

This Week in Futures Options
The Options Insider Radio Network
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...
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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.

Aug 20, 2020 • 1h 7min
TWIFO 213: Surging Equities, Mysterious FX, Monstrous Metals and More
TWIFO 213: SURGING EQUITIES, MYSTERIOUS FX, MONSTROUS METALS AND MORE HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: DAN GRAMZA, GRAMZA CAPITAL ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND DAN DISCUSS: EQUITIES RUSSELL 2000 INDEXES SURGING FTSE RUSSELL TEAMS WITH SGX FOR MULTI ASSET DERIVATIVES PRODUCTS EQUITY VOLATILITY METALS PUZZLING COOPER PAY ATTENTION TO SILVER FX HOT OPTIONS ACTION FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK BREAKING DOWN WHEN YOU SHOULD BUY CALLS, AND WHEN YOU SHOULDN'T. DO THE GREEKS LIKE DELTA AND THETA MATTER IN THE CALCULATION?

Aug 13, 2020 • 1h 11min
TWIFO 212: Driven By The Dollar
TWIFO 212: DRIVEN BY THE DOLLAR HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: JOHN BRADY, RJ O’BRIEN ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND JOHN DISCUSS: EQUITIES RUSSELL 2000 INDEXES SURGING CME GROUP LAUNCHING FUTURES ON NASDAQ 100 VOL INDEX RATES TREASURY VOLATILITY METALS RECORD PRECIOUS METALS VOLUME AT CME GROUP WHY ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON WTI AND FUTURES OPTIONS BROKERS

Aug 6, 2020 • 1h 3min
TWIFO 211: Feeling Precious About Nat Gas
TWIFO 211: FEELING PRECIOUS ABOUT NAT GAS 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: EQUITIES SILVER GOLD NAT GAS FX AND MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON COMMODITY ETFS, RUSSELL 2000 AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOL TRADERS

Jul 30, 2020 • 1h 6min
TWIFO 210: Where’s the Beef?
TWIFO 210: WHERE’S THE BEEF? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND SEAN DISCUSS: EQUITIES SILVER GOLD CRUDE OIL LIVE CATTLE EURODOLLARS AND MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON SMALL CAPS AND THE QUIKSTRIKE TOOL

Jul 23, 2020 • 1h 8min
TWIFO 209: Excuse Metals, Loonie FX and Friendly Volatility
TWIFO 209: Excuse Metals, Loonie FX and Friendly Volatility HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOT SEAT: DAN GRAMZA, GRAMZA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND DMG ADVISORS ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND DAN DISCUSS: FUTURES AND OPTIONS WORLD WIDE DATA SILVER GOLD CRUDE OIL LOONIE FX AND MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ON CASH POSITIONS IN COMMODITIES

Jul 16, 2020 • 1h 5min
TWIFO 208: A Crowded Hot Seat
TWIFO 208: A CROWDED HOT SEAT HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CME HOT SEAT: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN, ANDREW AND MIKE DISCUSS: EQUITIES CRUDE OIL CORN SILVER AND MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON RUSSELL INDICES, SILVER COLLARS, FUTURE OPTIONS BROKERS

Jul 9, 2020 • 55min
TWIFO 207: The Surprising Volatility of Wheat and Dividends
TWIFO 207: The Surprising Volatility of Wheat and Dividends HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND SEAN DISCUSS: The surprising volatility of equity dividend expectations WTI fading below $40 - just like the volatility skew predicted last week Wheat is lighting up the tape today so we break down the volume, volatility, skew and more. You asked for copper and you got it! Plus we answer your questions about skew, recon volume, OIV, COT reports and more...