Options Insider Radio Interviews

Recorded live (to tape) at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Peter Maragos, Co-Founder and CEO of Dash Financial Technologies. They discuss: His background in the financial space What does Dash do? Joining forces with Liquidpoint Having all the right solutions Will trading floors come back? The shrinking pool of liquidity providers Modernizing the markets Where is the incremental value in multiple exchanges? Reaching out to new customers Huge volume in fewer names

Recorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Shelly Brown, Executive Vice President of Business Strategy at the Miami Options Exchange. They discuss: Rolling out the second exchange for the group How are the early numbers on Pearl? Playing with fees and managing flow What are the points of differentiation for the MIAX exchange group? What can the marketplace do to spur volume? Should the minis make a comeback? The need for public education How to incent market makers to come back to the fold? The concentration of liquidity in just a few names Predatory traders taking over flow Auctions: pro or con?

Recorded live (to tape) at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade. They discuss: The merger with Scottrade Where did the volume go? Is there a tax put under the market? Is the VIX working? Getting millennials into options Maximizing the mobile experience What can we do with stocks that are too expensive?

Recorded live (to tape) at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Jen Nayar, CEO of Vela Trading Technologies. They discuss: Her history in the trading technology space What does Vela do? What is Vela doing to make market data accessible? The trend of bespoke data Keeping one eye on potential competitors The myriad reasons for the slow adoption of cloud-based platforms Enhanced data feeds What are conference highlights? The proliferation of exchanges

Recorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Rob Brogan Vice President of Equity Derivative Services at Flextrade They discuss: What's going on at Flextrade? What does Flextrade do, and who is their typical end-user? What are they doing to counteract the trend of liquidity providers leaving the industry? Optimal data presentation: API or no? Major trends: cloud, mobile, hosted solutions What are highlights from the conference? Complex order books and the communication gap

Recorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Kapil Rathi, Senior Vice President of Options Business Development at CBOE. They discuss: What is Kapil's role at CBOE since the merger? How will the four options exchanges fit together? Thinking outside of the box Is he pro or con on auctions? The pressure on liquidity providers Complex order books and getting them to communicate with each other Innovations coming from CBOE

Recorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Matt Amberson, Principal and Founder of ORATS They discuss: His history in the options industry Unique gamma scalping applications for each underlying Is there a secret sauce to options backtesting? Forward testing backtesting Creating your own signals Getting RIAs to use options in their portfolios Getting past the gatekeepers What are the biggest requests they receive for backtesting Ongoing concentration of liquidity in just a few names Does exchange fragmentation perpetuate the liquidity crisis? Auctions: pro or con?

Recorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Kevin Kennedy, Senior Vice President and Head of US Options at Nasdaq. They discuss: Updates from the launch of the new PHLX trading floor Attracting more complex orders Will this spark a new floor revolution? How many exchanges are too many exchanges? The growing importance of complex order books Integrating the six exchanges together The trend towards passive investments Growing the pie Attracting new market participants Outreach efforts, especially with regard to education The concentration of liquidity in just a few names Leveraging the interest in ETFs into interest in ETF options The debate on auctions What can the industry do to safeguard market makers  

Live (to tape) from the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Cathy Clay, Global Head of Information Solutions at Multi Asset Solutions Group. They discuss: What comprises the Multi Asset Solutions Group? The move from San Francisco to Chicago The CBOE/Bats integration What is on the radar for the Multi Asset Solutions Group? The upcoming release of the volatility data suite through the Data Shop What LiveVol Pro upgrades can users expect? The shift from Flash to HTML5 The addition of futures to the platform What is the Data Shop and how is it being used?

In this episode, Mark is live (to tape) at the 2017 Options Industry Conference. He is joined by Jack Boyle, Vice President of Broker-Dealer Services at optionsXpress. They discuss: What does the vice president of broker-dealer services do? Updates on merging the trading platforms Reviewing commission structures What is behind the dhanges in the retail space The impact of low volatility The need for options education Expanding outreach Upgrades to the trading platform Mobile access Is there more broker M&A to be had?