
Options Insider Radio Interviews
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.
Latest episodes

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...

Oct 13, 2020 • 33min
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Volatility with Dr. VIX
GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, EQ DERIVATIVES AND PROFESSOR AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARK AND RUSSELL DISCUSS: HIS NEW BOOK THE VIX TRADERS HANDBOOK WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE VOLATILITY SURFACE LEADING INTO THE ELECTION A STRATEGY SHORTING BOTH LEVERED LONG AND SHORT ETFS TO CAPTURE THE UNDERPERFORMANCE OF EACH WHEN HELD LONG-TERM WHAT DRIVES INTRADAY PRICES IN VIX ETFS AND MUCH MORE...

Oct 6, 2020 • 22min
OIRN Interviews: Turning Up the Options Volume
GUEST: Tommy Martin, Managing Director, Head of Sales Strategy & Operations - DASH Financial Technologies Mark and Tommy discuss: How the pandemic has impacted Dash Financial. How customers are navigating the explosion of volume and volatility in 2020. Was 2020 the best year in history to launch an options ATS? (and Is Dash now the Peleton of the options market as a result?) How the retail explosion has impacted the options market. The upcoming "Listed Options Turn Up The Volume" panel at the annual STA Market Structure Conference. And much more...

Sep 29, 2020 • 29min
OIRN Interviews: Finding The Signal In Corporate Event Noise
OIRN Interviews: Finding The Signal In Corporate Event Noise Guest: Barry Star, CEO - Wall Street Horizon Mark and Barry discuss: What is Wall Street Horizon? How the pandemic is impacting the corporate events calendar. How do you find meaningful signals amidst the noise of corporate data? How do options traders use corporate event data in their trading? Can you truly get the full enchilada? and much more...

Sep 22, 2020 • 29min
OIR interviews: Are You Ready For A Bullish Risk Reversal ETF?
OIR interviews: Are You Ready For A Bullish Risk Reversal ETF? Guest: Mike Loukas, CEO - TrueMark Investments. Mark and Mike discuss: What are TrueShares structured outcome ETFs? How are these ETFs constructed? Why did TrueMark opt for a bullish risk reversal strategy as opposed to the more common collar strategy? Will there be any adjustments made to the options positions due to market fluctuations? How has the market responded to these new options-oriented ETFs? And much more...

Sep 16, 2020 • 25min
OIR Interviews: How is the Pandemic Impacting the Securities Industry?
OIR Interviews: How is the Pandemic Impacting the Securities Industry? Guest: Jim Toes, President & CEO - Securities Traders Association (STA) Mark and Jim discuss: How the pandemic is impacting the securities industry. The challenges, and benefits, of moving the annual STA market structure conference to a virtual format. Helping industry members who have lost jobs during the pandemic. The unique challenges posed by the proposed transaction tax in New Jersey. and much more...

Sep 15, 2020 • 28min
OIR Interviews: Helping Cool Kids During a Pandemic with ALTSO
OIR Interviews: Helping Cool Kids During a Pandemic with ALTSO Guest: Mead Welles, Co-Founder, Chairman & Treasurer - A Leg to Stand On Mark and Mead discuss: What is ALTSO? How do you raise funds for a financial-oriented charity during a pandemic? How do you continue your mission to help kids in the developing world during a pandemic? The crazy developments on the commodity front during the pandemic. And much more... Learn more about ALTSO and attend Rocktoberfest live via https://www.altso.org/