Options Insider Radio Interviews

In this episode, Mark is joined by Josh Greenwald, CEO of LXDX. They discuss: What is LXDX? What makes LXDX different? Making crypto more palatable to institutional investors What is the goal of attending FIA? Crypto finding traction in Chicago What will LXDX offer at launch? What's the difference between the LXDX and CME methodologies? How can they put out so many trades per second? Routing orders away How has the response been? Thoughts on wash trading And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Eric Cott, Director of Financial Advisor Education at OIC. They discuss: What's happening at OIC for financial advisors? What has been the response to the uptick in volatility? Supporting advisors to support clients Alternative investments Online strategy course Working with MIAX Updates to the website Studies to look for And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Henry Schwartz from Trade Alert and What's Trading They discuss: What brings him to the FIA Conference Interesting trends in vendor presence What's going on in the market? What are people looking for these days? What are popular strategies right now? What new bells or whistles have they added? Plans for crypto? Linking to CME or ICE platforms? Will 2018 be a record-breaking year? And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Marie Swift and Mike Avila. They discuss: The upcoming Advisor Thought Leader Summit The celebrity platform day on November 9 Who should attend? How to build a brand And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by Mike Avila and Michael Flores. They discuss: Working in documentary film making What is making documentaries so hot these days? Why invest in a documentary? The power of three Exploring the Chicago trading scene as a documentary topic Why Chicago? How to participate? And more...  

In this episode, Mark is joined by Dave Weisberger, Co-Founder / CEO at CoinRoutes They discuss: What is CoinRoutes? Taking steps to bring crypto to institutional investors Crypto NBBO? Bid/ask spreads versus fees Dearth of data Does CoinRoutes have the secret sauce? Do they facilitate relationships between clients and exchanges? Regulation Being an early adopter of technology And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Cathy Clay, Global Head of Information Solutions at Cboe. They discuss: Speaking to equities traders from an options perspective Implementing CAT (consolidated audit trail) in the options space Have we reached the point where technology is sufficient to handle options data? Quote mitigation is an inefficiency problem, not a data problem Improvements to LiveVol Cboe DataShop Thoughts on crypto And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Sahak Manuelian, Managing Director of Equity Trading at Wedbush Securities. They discuss: What services does Wedbush offer? Covering the healthcare, consumers, tech and financial sectors Biotech's insulation from trade war concerns Is it a stock-pickers market? Passive investing versus active stock selection The explosion of ETF offerings Market fragmentation The importance of talking to policymakers Tick pilot And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Ravi Jain and Andrew Actman from Sterling Trading Tech. They discuss: What's new in Sterling Vol Trader? Integrations and subsequent challenges What is driving growth? Taking on real-time risk analytics Cloud-based services Keeping costs down Thoughts on crypto Potential crypto partnerships Advanced trading simulator And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Peter Maragos, CEO of Dash Financial. They discuss: Coming up for air after integration The Advanced Portfolio Trading Solution What brings Peter to STA? Ensuring a level playing field Transparency by design Best execution is an art, not a science How important is open outcry to their business? And more...