
This Week in Futures Options
Gold, crude oil, corn, soybeans and more - with so many tradeable products the futures options market is an intimidating place. How can you possibly keep track of the latest trading activity across so many different products? Don’t worry - we’ve got you covered. Welcome to This Week in Futures Options - the program designed to help active futures options traders stay on top of this ever-changing marketplace. Each week we’ll break down the top trades, hot products, volatility explosions and much more. Whether you’re an experienced veteran or a newcomer looking to separate the wheat from the lean hogs, This Week in Futures Options has the information you can’t find anywhere else...
Latest episodes

Oct 15, 2021 • 1h 1min
TWIFO 271: The Shiny Stuff, Tsunami of Equities and More
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP HOT SEAT: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE, MARK AND MIKE DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS METALS EQUITIES RATES AND MUCH MORE

Oct 7, 2021 • 1h 3min
TWIFO 270: The Russell 2000 Squid Game
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP HOT SEAT: TIM MCCOURT, MD, GLOBAL HEAD OF EQUITY PRODUCTS AT CME GROUP IN THIS EPISODE, MARK AND TIM TAKE A DEEP DIVE IN EQUITIES THIS WEEK. THEY ALSO DISCUSS THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS, BITCOIN, ENERGY, METALS AND MUCH MORE.

Oct 1, 2021 • 1h 3min
TWIFO 269: Mercurial Metals, Small Cap Santa and...James Bond
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP HOT SEAT: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES AND KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN THIS EPISODE, MARK AND JOHN DISCUSSES: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS METALS EQUITIES ENERGY AND MUCH MORE

Sep 23, 2021 • 56min
TWIFO 268: Debunking $100 Natgas and Mystery E-mini Puts
In this episode, we discuss the movers and shakers this week in futures options including energy, equities, metals, and much more.

Sep 16, 2021 • 1h 5min
TWIFO 267: Taking the Punchbowl Away At the End of the Party
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP HOT SEAT: JOHN BRADY, RJ O'BRIEN IN THIS EPISODE, MARK AND JOHN DISCUSSES: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS RATES EURODOLLARS NATGAS EQUITIES AND MUCH MORE

Sep 10, 2021 • 1h 5min
TWIFO 266: Time To Measure The Corn
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP HOT SEAT: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES AND KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN THIS EPISODE, MARK AND RUSSELL DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS COPPER CORN RUSSELL 2000 VOLQ EURODOLLARS CRYPTO AND MUCH MORE

Sep 2, 2021 • 58min
TWIFO 265: Everything Small Is Big Again
On this episode of This Week in Futures Options, we talk with Tim McCourt, MD, Global Head of Equity Products at CME Group. We discuss Basis Trade at Index Close (BTIC) on cryptocurrency futures. We also take a deep dive into equities and look at micro futures and options, Nasdaq-100 M&W weekly options, and VOLQ. Plus, we talked ags by looking at soybeans, soybean meal, and soybean oil. And, we help a listener who just opened a futures account and doesn't know where to start trading.

Aug 26, 2021 • 1h 3min
TWIFO 264: Lumber Algos and the Field of Dreams
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP HOT SEAT: VIRGINIA MCGATHEY, MCGATHEY COMMODITIES CORPORATION IN THIS EPISODE, MARK AND VIRGINIA DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS LUMBER AGS EQUITIES RATES AND MUCH MORE

Aug 19, 2021 • 1h 4min
TWIFO 263: Digging Deep Into Crude, Copper and Volatility
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP HOT SEAT: DAN GRAMZA, GRAMZA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE, MARK AND DAN DISCUSSES: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS CRUDE OIL LEAN HOGS EQUITIES COPPER AND MUCH MORE

Aug 13, 2021 • 1h 2min
TWIFO 262: A Metals Odyssey With Stops In Energy, Equities and More..
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP IN THIS EPISODE, MARK DISCUSSES: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS GOLD SILVER EQUITIES NATGAS BITCOIN AND MUCH MORE