Options Insider Radio Interviews

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tom Sosnoff, Co-CEO at Tasty Trade. They discuss: Winning the Options Broker Madness tournament in their first year participating What sets Tasty Trade apart from the competition? The first year in the live of Tasty Trade New entrants shaking up the options space No charge for closing trades! Is there any intention of going public? The challenge of creating compelling content Listener questions: When can I trade futures options in an IRA account on Tasty Works? Does Tasty Works offer portfolio margin and API access? What is his option of portfolio margining? What about the lack of after-hours trading for options? Tom talks about Market making Liquidity Naked calls in an IRA

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tony Kolton, Founder and CEO of Prognos Analytics. They discuss: Tony's background in the options industry Surviving the crash of '87 The genesis of his research methodology Options Geiger counter Determining what the "smart" money is doing WYNN, TSLA Crypto, crypto, crypto What is the purest asset class? How to learn more about Prognos

In this episode, Mark is joined by Yuriy Shterk, the Head of Product Management for Derivatives - Americas at Fidessa. They discuss: Is there a particular product the are focusing on these days? How has the increase in volatility impacted their clients? Volatility is bringing in new participants to the market Where is the biggest up-tick in activity? Any plans to enter the crypto space? Fidessa's options trading tools Post-trade work flow optimization Fighting for screen real estate And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tony Saliba, author and CEO of Matrix Holdings. They discuss: The book on the Chinese options market and resulting educational tour Is there another book in the works? Updates on the ChiX deal What is Matrix Holdings? Why get back into financial technology? Potential partnerships with futures and options users Bots with persona Potential in cryptos The crypto / options time line comparison When might there be crypto options? And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by Geoff Sharp, Managing Director and Head of Sales for the Eris Exchange. They discuss: What is Eris Exchange What are the benefits of using Eris Exchange? What are Eris swap futures? Growth in open interest Challenges they have faced bringing transparency to the swaps market Building the ecosystem Their patent award How the return of volatility impacted activity And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by Sean Smith, Managing Director of Derivatives Licensing & Exchange Data, and Ron Bundy, Global Head of Strategic Accounts at FTSE Russell. They discuss: What are some highlights from the past month from FTSE Russell? The return of volatility Where have volumes grown? What brought them to FIA Boca? A check in on RVX And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by John Deters Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Multi Asset Solutions, Cboe Global Markets. They discuss: John's background in financial services What are multi asset solutions? How is the integration with BATS unfolding? The VIX manipulation study Will they bring back VXO? Thoughts about XIV and SVXY Responsible use of volatility products The possibility of options on crypto currencies And more...   Some of the stats Derek and Blu mentioned:  

In this episode, Mark is joined by Derek Sammann, Global Head of Commodities and Options Products and Blu Putnam Chief Economist at CME Group. They discuss: Looking at options at the FIA conference Volatility spike is a great opportunity to use options Interesting move in the flight to quality The global use for options Globalizing participation Re-defining who CME Group is and who they want to be And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by Jon Cherry, Head of U.S. Options at Northern Trust Capital Markets. They discuss: What does Northern Trust do in options? Who are their clients? What services do they provide? What are the most common uses of options for Northern Trust clients? How have clients responded to the recent changes in the market? The benefits of the consultative approach What products do they use most often? The explosion and implosion of inverse volatility products What's to come from Northern Trust in options?

In this episode, Mark is joined by Jonathan Molchan Portfolio Manager, Horizons ETF Management (US), LLC. They discuss: What is Horizon's ETF Management? Jonathan's background in financial services The Horizon's flagship product: QYLD Current and upcoming products, including using Russell Indexes Why cap the upside? What about commodities? Passive versus active portfolio management To learn more, visit the Horizons website