

Options Insider Radio Interviews
The Options Insider Radio Network
Options Insider Radio is the longest-running options podcast and the flagship program on the Options Insider Radio Network. Options Insider Radio features unique and compelling interviews with the thought leaders, icons, radicals, movers and shakers that shape the options market. Whether you are an options professional looking for insightul discussion about your industry, or an active retail trader who wants a glimpse behind the scenes, this is the program for you.
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Feb 2, 2021 • 27min
OIR Interviews: Diving Into the Gamestop Debacle
On this episode we are joined by: Jim Toes, CEO & President, Securities Traders Association Mark and Jim discuss: How did short sellers build up over 100% short interest in Gamestop? Was the options market maker exemption to blame for the massive short interest in Gamestop? Do we need new stock loan regulations to prevent this in the future? Why did so many brokers bungle the messaging around Gamestop-related trading adjustments? How is the retail revolution reshaping the financial markets? How does STA view the exploding crypto market? and much more...

Jan 26, 2021 • 28min
OIR Interviews: Let's Talk Nasdaq!
ON THIS EPISODE OF OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO WE ARE JOINED BY GREG FERRARI, VICE PRESIDENT, HEAD OF US OPTIONS AT NASDAQ. WE DISCUSS: HOW THE YEAR WAS FOR NASDAQ OPTIONS IF THE RETAIL OPTIONS EXPLOSION IN 2020 SURPRISED HIM WHAT'S NEW AT NASDAQ OPTIONS WHY TRADERS SHOULD ENTER THE VOLATILITY MARKET NOW WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE PHILLY FLOOR AND MUCH MORE...

Jan 19, 2021 • 33min
OIR Interviews: Inside The Retail Options Explosion
ON THIS EPISODE OF OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO WE ARE JOINED BY PAUL JIGANTI, MANAGING DIRECTOR AT IMC WE DISCUSS: PAUL'S THOUGHTS ON THE INSANE YEAR THAT WAS 2020 WHETHER OR NOT IT IS TOO EASY TO TRADE OPTIONS NOW TAKEAWAYS FROM THE RETAIL OPTIONS PANEL AT STA MID WINTER MEETING THIS YEAR WILL THESE NEW CUSTOMERS STAY OR BLOW OUT THOUGHTS ON CRYPTO OPTIONS FOR RETAIL TRADERS AND MUCH MORE...

Jan 12, 2021 • 30min
OIR Interviews: Options Are for Everyone
ON THIS EPISODE OF OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO WE ARE JOINED BY MARK PHILLIPS, CEO OF HARVESTED FINANCIAL WE DISCUSS: HOW YOU GO FROM A VIX MARKET MAKER TO LAUNCHING AN OPTIONS FOCUSED RIA WHAT IS HARVESTED FINANCIAL ZERO COST COLLARS, STRATEGIC OVERLAYS AND"POOR MAN'S COVERED CALLS" AND MUCH MORE...

Dec 8, 2020 • 38min
OIR Interviews: Crowdfunding A New Exchange
On this episode of Options Insider Radio we are joined by: - Bob Krause - CEO, Demand Derivatives - Don Schlesinger - President - Demand Derivatives We discuss: - Is it possible to crowdfund a new exchange? - Is there a place for a new futures exchange in the US? - What is Real Vol? - How to make the switch from trading implied volatility to trading actual realized volatility - Is there a way to cut the costs associated with futures trading - And much more...

Dec 1, 2020 • 27min
OIRN Interviews: Selling Covered Calls In A Turbulent Market
On this episode of Options Insider Radio we are joined by: Barry Martin - Portfolio Manager at Shelton Capital Mark and Barry discuss: How does Shelton Capital approach the traditional covered call? What is their optimal structure for a covered call portfolio? Should a covered call approach differ for ETFs vs equities Are clients and advisors demanding covered calls right now? Was 2020 a favorable year for covered call traders? What is their outlook for 2021? What is their optimal collar structure? And much more...

Nov 24, 2020 • 36min
OIR Interviews: AI Invades The Options Brokerage World
On this episode of Options Insider Radio we are joined by: CC Lagator - Cofounder of Options AI Mark and CC discuss: What is Options AI? Why launch yet another options brokerage? What sets Options AI apart from every other options-oriented brokerage? Why put AI in the name? Where does the AI come to play? And much more...

Nov 17, 2020 • 34min
OIR Interviews: Finding Unknown Market Wizards with Jack Schwager
On this episode of Options Insider Radio we are pleased to be joined once again by Jack Schwager, co-founder of www.FundSeeder.com and the creator of the seminal Market Wizards book series. Mark and Jack discuss: How do you find unknown market wizards? Jack's views on the current Robin Hood retail trading explosion, crypto and the state of funding for new traders and much more...

Nov 10, 2020 • 38min
OIR Interviews: Knocking Out The Election
On this episode of Options Insider Radio we are joined by: Todd Rich - Head of Education, Nadex Mark and Todd discuss: The hot products in the binary options space right now What were people trading around the election? What are knockout options? Has the Robin Hood volume explosion spilled over to Nadex? Will we ever see an event contract around sports or politics? And much more...

Oct 20, 2020 • 37min
OIR Interviews: To Options And Beyond
Guest: Tom Gallagher, Chairman & CEO - Miami International Holdings. Mark and Tom discuss: How did MIAX pivot from a stock exchange aimed at Latin America to launching a tech-oriented options exchange? How did MIAX carve out a sizable portion of the U.S. options market? Why did MIH decide to enter the crowded equities market in the midst of a pandemic? Why did MIH break into the futures market by acquiring the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX)? Why did MIH expand into international equities by acquiring the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX)? What does MIH have planned for the crypto and digital asset markets? and much more...


