Options Insider Radio Interviews

When Mark was at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, he was able to interview several industry leaders. In this episode, he is joined by Aash Vyas, Director of Portfolio Strategy and Overlays, Swan Global Investments. They discuss: Big picture takeaways from the conference Integrating the needs of financial advisors into the program What are the objections to using options for RIAs? The impact of millennials on the options space The two sides of the political spectrum The concentration of volume in a few names

Mark recently attended the 2017 Options Industry Conference, where he was joined by Craig Donohue, Executive Chairman and CEO of the Options Clearing Corporation. They discuss: What brought Craig back to derivatives and The OCC? The evolution of OCC into regulatory and oversight roles Craig's history with leading large transformations within existing companies The possiblility of rolling back regulations Migrating other products to central counterparty clearing The difference between regulated and unregulated derivatives The fight to allow listed options in IRAs and other regulatory struggles What are the origin for leaving options off the list? What is on his radar for the future? Potential taxation implications with transaction taxes and more How many exchanges are too many exchanges? The concentration of liquidity in a few names The need for investor education

In this episode, Mark is joined by Dylan Ratigan. You may be familiar with Dylan from: Being Chief Skeptic at Tastytrade Bloomberg News where he is the global managing editor CNBC where he created many programs you're probably familiar with, including Fast Money MSNBC where he hosted the Dylan Rattigan Show (MSNBC's highest-rated program outside of prime time from 2009 - 2012) Co-founder of Helical Holdings Political commentary work with the Young Turks His book, Greedy Bastards: How We Can Stop Corporate Communists, Banksters, and Other Vampires from Sucking America Dry They discuss: Covering the 2008 financial crisis in real-time The role in financial media in the lead-up and aftermath of the financial crisis Who is responsible for the financial crisis? Resigning from Fast Money and going to MSNBC President Obama's missed opportunity His book, Greedy Bastards: How We Can Stop Corporate Communists, Banksters, and Other Vampires from Sucking America Dry Will he write another book? His thoughts on the Trump administration's tax policy What would he tax instead of income? Are we heading toward an American oligarchy? How does he feel about transaction taxes? What is Helical Holdings, and how did he become involved? How his travel for Helical has changed his worldview How can people get involved? (Visit the website) His role with Tastytrade Is he an options guy?

In this episode, Mark is joined by Kevin Ott, Co-President of Lightspeed Trading. They discuss: Lightspeed winning the Options Insider Broker Madness trophy Their road to victory Will exchanges be next? We only need one more! What is new at Lightspeed? Who is their target audience? How are they finding new clients? The need for options education

In this episode, Mark is joined by Kevin Kennedy, Senior Vice President and Head of U.S. Options at Nasdaq. They discuss: Everything old is new again: new PHLX trading floor opens Why update a physical trading floor? Fifteen legs! Smaller footprint, larger impact Happy 227th anniversary! What products are available? What has the response been from the industry? Strong marketshare on the PHLX What's next for Nasdaq? Is six exchanges enough for Nasdaq? Education outreach efforts Is there a visitors gallery for the new floor?

In this episode, Mark is joined by Sterling Trading Tech's President Jim Nevotti and Ravi Jain, Director of Risk & Derivatives. They discuss: What is Sterling Trading Tech? The Sterling Trading Tech platform The delineation of Lightspeed and Sterling Trading Tech The LiveVol acquisition, and what remained at CBOE What are future plans for the platform? Who is the target audience? Sterling Trader and Sterling Trader Elite Exchange fragmentation Options BrokerMadness

Today Mark is joined by Paul Jiganti, Managing Director at IMC. They discuss: Paul's history in the options industry What is IMC? What is an options wholesaler? How IMC helps lower the barrier to entry Fighting to give the best price to the end user Taking a dive into the Flash Boys rabbit hole The evolving regulatory environment Incentivizing liquidity The perfect hedge And more

Today, Mark is joined by Tony Saliba, Managing Director of Saliba Venture Management. He discusses: His forthcoming book, Managing Expectations: Driving Profitable Option Trading Outcomes through Knowledge, Discipline, and Risk Management How did Tony end up in the first Market Wizards book? How are things with entering the Chinese options market? Is this the moment that the Chinese options market will take off? The Chicago Stock Exchange acquisiton The Dash-Liquidpoint Merger And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade. They discuss: The forthcoming Scottrade merger Was the options business a key driver in the merger? What is the timeline for the deal? What are the new things on the docket for TD Ameritrade? Social analysis and trading opportunities Adding futures options to the platform JJ's book, Essential Options Strategies JJ takes on the question of the week

In this episode, Mark is joined by Villi Iltchev of August Capital They discuss: Villi's background in the fintech space What is August Capital? What are the barriers to entry in the fintech space? Success breeds success The market data albatross The life of the venture capitalist And more