Options Insider Radio Interviews

Talking Crypto Algos with AlgoTraderOur guest today is Andy Flury, Founder and CEO of AlgoTrader. Mark and Andy discuss: What is AlgoTrader? What is happening on the algo front in crypto? Are we seeing the same degree of algo penetration in the crypto market that we see in equities or options? What types of algos are popular in the crypto market? And much more...

GUEST: ED SZADO - Associate Professor of Finance at the Providence College School of Business. Prof. Ed discusses his study Endowment Risk Management and Return Enhancement with Listed Index and ETF Options with Mark. He explains his findings to our listeners. Were there any surprises that he learned in doing the study? What takeaways does he have from the study?

Interview with Ed Boyle, CEO at BOX Options Exchange. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES! LAST YEAR WAS A RECORD FOR OPTIONS VOLUME. THIS YEAR NOT SO MUCH. DO YOU THINK WE'RE ON TRACK TO BEAT 2018? WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR FROM A VOLUME PERSPECTIVE? HEALTHY GROWTH? SAME? DECLINE? UPDATE ON THE TRADING FLOOR - WHAT IS TRADING ON IT? WHEN CAN I COME SEE IT? BOX & VOLATILITY: WHEN WILL WE SEE THE REALVOL PRODUCTS? REALVOL/REAL DAY ANY OTHER PROPRIETARY PRODUCTS ON THE DOCKET? ARE YOU LAUNCHING A BOX FUTURES EXCHANGE? 16 EXCHANGES - WHEN IS BOX GETTING INTO THE GAME? AFTER HOURS OPTIONS TRADING? WHAT'S THE NEXT BIG INNOVATION COMING TO THE OPTIONS MARKET? WHAT BRINGS YOU TO OIC THIS YEAR? ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP MARKET MAKERS? AUCTIONS? DISPLAYED QUOTES? COMPLEX ORDER BOOKS: HOW DO WE GET THEM TO TALK TO EACH OTHER? AFTER HOURS TRADING FOR OPTIONS? OTHER NEW BOX PRODUCTS? BOX AND CRYPTO?

Patrick McCreary - Executive Director, Volant Trading Give us an overview of Volant? Do you specialize in certain markets? False price improvements? What brings you to OIC this year? Any announcements? New Vol products - SPIKES, etc. Thought on current volatility landscape?

Greg Ferrari - Managing Director or Global Trading & Market Services, NASDAQ What's new at Nasdaq Options? You currently have six exchanges, any plans to add any more? VolDex/SkewDex update? After hours options trading? What's the next big innovation coming to the options market? What brings you to OIC this year? Any announcements? Client Experience Center?

Today's guest is Michael Ourabah, the CEO of BSO. Mark and Michael discuss: - What is BSO? - How is the race to zero shaping up overseas? - How are the market data and connectivity wars shaping up in the crypto marketplace? - How do we solve the inherent latency issues plaguing crypto right now? - Can you build a one-stop shop for crypto connectivity? - Is there still a strong institutional appetite for crypto? - How is the emerging crypto scene in the Middle East? - And much more...

Unlocking Volatility Secrets Using Data Science Our guests today are: Jay Schuren, GM Time Series Data Scientist at Data Robot Jimmy Heinz, Equity Volatility Trader at the Gelber Group. Mark, Jay and Jimmy discuss: Why does a volatility trading group need a data scientist? How does data science improve volatility trading? Which product classes yield the greatest benefit from data science analysis? How do outlier volatility events like February 2018 impact the analysis? Is data science the future of volatility trading? And much more...

Nick LaMaina - SVP, Product Management and Strategy Jeff Peters, Senior Product Manager What's new at Tradestation? An update on the new branding initiative? Mobile functionality Option Station Pro? How are your efforts progressing to target new basic retail clients? What's new for options traders at Tradestation? Is the App Store still active? What is the percentage of customers that use APIs? You did not have a great showing in our Options Broker Madness tournament this year. What can we do to improve your ranking in 2019? What brings you to OIC this year? Any announcements?

Henry Schwartz, Founder & President - Trade Alert Give us an update on the state of the industry. Any surprises this year? How many names comprise the top 50% of volume this year? Is there fragmentation across new exchanges? What's new at Trade Alert? New condition codes? Is this the death of passive?

Our guest today is Ian Rosen the CEO of Stocktwits. Mark and Ian discuss: - Why the heck is StockTwits launching a brokerage service? - What sets TradeApp apart from the many other brokers out there? - How do they plan to make money with zero commissions and zero payment for order flow? - What products will be available on Trade App at launch? - When can we expect options? -How are the new Premium Rooms faring? Are people lining up to pay for rooms? - Why did they raise the StockTwits character limit from 140 to 1000? -