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 29, 2020 • 1h 3min
TWIFO 223: FX Options Tools, Trades and Trends
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP COHOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: CRAIG LEVEILLE, ED - FX PRODUCTS, CME GROUP ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND CRAIG DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS FX OPTIONS COMPLEX FX VOLATILITY CONVERTER TOOL EQUITIES / VOLATILITY / RUSSELL 2000 AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON FUTURES OPTIONS TRADING AND FX OPTIONS.
Oct 22, 2020 • 1h 9min
TWIFO 222: An Epic Historical Perspective on The Election
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP COHOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: DAN GRAMZA, GRAMZA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND DAN DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS EQUITIES / VOLATILITY ELECTION TRADE CORN LEAN HOGS AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT PUT SPREADS IN ES OPTIONS, WTI AND RUSSELL 2000.
Oct 15, 2020 • 1h 7min
TWIFO 221: Exploding Nat Gas, Quiet Crude and Melting Volatility
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP COHOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: JEFF WHITT, SIMPLY DERIVATIVES ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND JEFF DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS ENERGY / CRUDE OIL EQUITIES / VOLATILITY METALS / GOLD AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT FUTURES OPTIONS SPREADS, COT REPORTS AND SMALL CAPS VS. LARGE CAPS.
Oct 8, 2020 • 58min
TWIFO 220: Listless Gold, Rising Wheat and an Equity Shakeup
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP COHOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: CATHERINE YOSHIMOTO, FTSE RUSSELL ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND CATHERINE DISCUSS: THE GREAT EQUITY SHAKEUP CRUDE OIL BACK OVER $40 DESPITE THE OPTONS ACTIVITY LISTLESS GOLD RISING WHEAT AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT DAIRY OPTIONS, SMALL CAPS DURING COVID AND MORE...
Oct 1, 2020 • 1h 9min
TWIFO 219: The Great Nat Gas Coin Flip
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP COHOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: DAN GRAMZA, GRAMZA CAPITAL ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND DAN DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS EQUITIES CRUDE OIL GOLD ENERGY AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT 30 FED FUND FUTURES AND TRADING FUTURES OPTIONS
Sep 24, 2020 • 1h 5min
TWIFO 218: What The Heck Is Rates Volatility?
TWIFO 218: What The Heck Is Rates Volatility? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOT SEAT: TODD COLVIN, AMBROSINO BROTHERS ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND TODD DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS EQUITIES GOLD CRUDE OIL EURODOLLARS AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT COT REPORTS, QUIKSTRIKE TOOL, CA GAS CAR BAN AND CME BITCOIN CORRELATION
Sep 17, 2020 • 1h 6min
TWIFO 217: Crazy Crude and Exploding Equity Volatility
TWIFO 217: CRAZY CRUDE AND EXPLODING EQUITY VOLATILITY HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND ANDREW DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS CRUDE OIL EQUITIES EURODOLLARS FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT FUTURE FTSE RUSSELL WEBINARS, COLLARS IN GOLD AND OPTIONS ON TREASURY BONDS.
Sep 11, 2020 • 1h 3min
TWIFO 216: Terrifying Truckloads of Corn
TWIFO 216: TERRIFYING TRUCKLOADS OF CORN HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND RUSSELL DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS EQUITIES CRUDE OIL LEAN HOGS FX FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT HOLDING OPTIONS ON FUTURES UNTIL EXPIRATION AND WHERE THE COLLARS ARE LINING UP THIS WEEK.
Sep 3, 2020 • 1h 2min
TWIFO 215: Mixing It Up In Equities, Crypto, Soybean Meal and More
TWIFO 215: MIXING IT UP IN EQUITIES, CRYPTO, SOYBEAN MEAL AND MORE HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: TIM MCCOURT, CMEGROUP ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND TIM DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS CME’S VOLUME NUMBERS FOR AUGUST EQUITIES OPTIONS ON MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 AND NASDAQ-100 FUTURES CONTRACTS LAUNCHED BY CME ON AUGUST 31 APPLE VS. THE RUSSELL 2000 UPCOMING CME/NASDAQ VOLATILITY PRODUCT - VOLQ AGS SOYBEAN MEAL OPTIONS VOLUME FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT CRYPTO FUTURES AND OPTIONS, MICRO OPTIONS ON RUT AND THE RETURN OF THE OIV CRUDE OIL VIX
Aug 27, 2020 • 1h 2min
TWIFO 214: Fed vs. Inflation, Plus Vol Breakdown in Metals, Equities and Ags
TWIFO 214: Fed vs. Inflation, Plus Vol Breakdown in Metals, Equities and Ags HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND SEAN DISCUSS: EQUITIES FED CHANGES ITS OUTLOOK ON INFLATION CME LAUNCHES OPTIONS ON MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 AND NASDAQ-100 FUTURES CONTRACTS ON AUGUST 31 NOTABLE GAINS IN THE RUSSELL 1000 AND THE RUSSELL 2000 IN RECENT MONTHS US STOCKS SUMMERTIME SIZZLE - https://www.ftserussell.com/blogs/us-stocks-summertime-sizzle METALS GOLD VOLATILITY SILVER VOLATILITY COPPER VOLATILITY AGS CORN OPTIONS ACTIVITY FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK BREAKING DOWN FTSE RUSSELL WEBINARS, FUTURES SYMBOLS, IMPLIED VOLATILITY, CROSS-ASSET CORRELATION AND THE QUIKSTRIKE TOOL.
