Options Insider Radio Interviews

TALKING ADVISORS AND OPTIONS WITH RAYMOND JAMESOur guest for this episode is Gary Franklin, VP - Retail Options Trading and Strategies for Raymond James. Mark and Gary discuss: Overall options penetrations with advisors - is it growing or shrinking? What is the level of options interest at Raymond James? The challenges of finding liquidity for clients in the options market. The options wish list for advisors. And much more...

Talking Renaissance, Risk and Real-Time OI With OCC Our guest for this episode is John Davidson, CEO of the Options Clearing Corporation. Mark and John discuss: What is the Renaissance Initiative? Looking back at a turbulent 2018 for the options market. The challenges of modeling risk for volatility products OIC carrying the torch for education in the options markets After-Hours options trading Crypto Currencies Why can't we have real-time open interest updates. And much more...

What the Heck is Gatsby? Did you ever ask yourself - what is Gatsby? We decided to find out at OIC 2019. Here's the answer...

UPDATE ON ORATS? NEW OFFERINGS? UPDATE ON EARNINGS SEASON? ANY SURPRISES? WHAT BRINGS YOU TO OIC THIS YEAR? ANY SURPRISES FROM THE CONFERENCE THIS YEAR? HOW ARE THE CIGARS?

Talking After-Hours, Trading Floors and More with NYSE WHAT’S NEW AT NYSE/AMEX OPTIONS? - WALK US THROUGH THE VOLUME BREAKDOWN - NYSE VS AMEX. WHO IS USING WHICH EXCHANGE AND FOR WHAT? HOW ARE THE TRADING FLOORS FARING IN 2019? What is NYSE WEST? - Today NYSE ushered in a new era on the West Coast when we cut the ribbon on NYSE West - our new home base for the NYSE Arca Options trading floor in downtown San Francisco. Have we reached peak exchange in the options market? FANG PLUS INDEX OPTIONS - WHAT ARE THEY? AFTER HOURS OPTIONS TRADING - will we ever see it? What can we do to help options market makers? WHAT’S THE NEXT BIG INNOVATION COMING TO THE OPTIONS MARKET? WHAT BRINGS YOU TO OIC THIS YEAR? ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?

Options Insider Radio Live From OIC 2019GUEST: Craig Iseli, Chief Operating Officer of SpiderRock What is Spider Rock What are the origins of that interesting name? Have we reached the point of danger with too many options exchanges? Are options really penetrating to the financial advisor market? Are options the silver bullet for advisors looking to fight back against robo advisors? Where are the biggest opportunities in the options market - advisors, asset management, software or something else entirely? What can the options market do to bring more market makers back into the fold? How are auctions impacting the liquidity landscape? And much more...

CATCHING UP WITH AN OPTIONS ICON - Thomas Peterffy Our CEO had a chance to catch up with an options icon at OIC 2019. Their far-reaching conversation covered: - Highlights from Thomas's 42-year career in the options market - What is the enduring legacy of Interactive Brokers? - Thomas's views on the new wave of zero commission brokerage firms invading the space. - Why he decided to exit the options market-making business. - Does he feel the options markets were irreparably harmed when exchanges became for-profit companies? - Is he pleased with the performance of his stock on IEX? - Is he still a proponent of a randomized speed bump for stocks and options? - Did the options market drop the ball by allowing esoteric products like XIV to become prevalent with retail traders? - His thoughts about crypto as an asset class? - What excites him about the future of the options market? - And much more...  

Options Insider Radio Interviews: The Dark Art of Real-Time Margin - Host: Mark S. Longo, Founder - The Options Insider Media Group - Guest: Alex Lamb, Global Head of Marketing -The Technancial Company On this episode Mark and Alex discuss: - The dark art of real-time margin - How did Technancial weather the storm of MIFID 2 as well as the current Brexit furor? - The importance of risk management in volatile markets. - And much more...