Options Insider Radio Interviews

In this episode of Options Insider Radio Special Events, we sent Mark Sebastian on assignment to the CBOE’s 31st annual Risk Management Conference. He took an audio recorder with him and interviews ensued. This one is with Jason Ferrell, Managing Director at Gateway Partners. They discussed: What is Gateway Partners? What causes a red flag between the trading desk and the risk desk? How have regulatory changes impacted their work? What products produce the most need for their help? What he thinks will drive business going forward

Mark Sebastian was at the CBOE’s Risk Management Conference and he brought an audio recorder. Today’s feature is a discussion with Berlinda Liu, Director of Research & Development at S&P Dow Jones Indexes. They discuss: Parallel versus twisting moves in volatility futures Possible reasons for a move towards parallel shifts The S&P 500

In this episode, Mark is joined by Steve Crutchfield, Head of U.S. Options at NYSE. They discuss: The integration with ICE from an options perspective ICE Chat: message-based order tickets and execution Fragmentation of liquidity in the options space Penny pilot program: is it time to retire it? Technological failures: are they related to fragmentation? When do the benefits outweigh the risks for adding new trading venues The little-discussed aspects of Flash Boys The reasons mini options are failing

Options Insider Radio: A Year in the Life at BATS In this episode, Mark is joined by Jeromee Johnson, Vice President of Market Development and Head of Options at the BATS Exchange. They discuss: A year in the life of the BATS Exchange BATS + Direct Edge Where are growth opportunities? Will there be a second BATS options exchange? Complexity and fragmentation, and the consequences thereof What happens if exchanges offered different levels of pricing? Flash Boys and the myriad mentions of the BATS Exchange And much, much more

Options Insider Radio: Talking When to Trade, and When Not to, with Hedgeable In this episode, Mark is joined by Mike Kane, co-founder of Hedgeable. They discuss: What is Hedgeable? What sets them apart? The perception of options Their reactive approach to the market Capturing the upside, avoiding the downside How they use no market timing or predictions Their programs for customers Who are their clients, and where are they coming from? And more…

In this episode, Mark is joined by Joy Rosenstein, Derivatives Business Development Manager at Fidessa. They discuss: The latest developments at Fidessa Automation of trading systems The Fragulator Migratory order flow and fee schedules Retail trading platforms SEFs and the swaps space Joy's take on Flash Boys And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by Dan Sacks from Actant. They discuss: What is Actant? Who uses it? The value-added services Actant provides What is top of mind for new Actant clients? Regulatory initiatives, risk management, and the race to zero Cost effective order flow routing The partnership with LiquidPoint And more

Options Insider Radio: Talking Vega Blocks, Complex Spreads and Delta Hedges with Flextrade In this episode, Mark is joined by Rob Brougan, Vice President of option sales at FlexTrade. They discuss: What FlexTrade does, and who their clients are Their volatility-oriented products How customers are using their vol products Rob’s reaction to Flash Boys Mini options and the lack of adoption What’s on Rob’s radar? And more

Options Insider Radio: Talking Spreads, Cancel Fees, and the Death of Minis with ISE In this episode, Mark is joined by Gary Katz, CEO of ISE. They discuss: The addition of Gemini to the ISE family The unintended consequences of market expansion What happens when technology fails? Technology’s impact on spread orders Flash Boys The history of payment for order flow Mini options And more…

Options Insider Radio: The Secretive World of Options Symbology In this episode, Mark is joined by Lee Clifford, Owner & President of Symbol Master, and Mark Woolfenden, Managing Director of FOW Trade Data. They discuss: What is Symbol Master and FOW Trade Data? How they create a clean data feed Who are their clients? Determining the impact of corporate actions on symbology Multiple exchanges, OPRA feed, and futures symbols Technology failures And more…