
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

Jun 6, 2024 • 59min
TWIFO 405: The Wrong Thing At The Wrong Time
We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including FX (euro), metals (gold, silver), energy (nat gas), and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Rich Excell, Gies School of Business - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

May 30, 2024 • 56min
TWIFO 404: Metals, FX and AC/DC
Financial analyst Mike Tosaw from St. Charles Wealth Management joins to discuss silver, FX, and market movements. They explore silver's spike, gold comparison, FX volatility, and upcoming events. They also touch on portfolio strategies, options trading, and upcoming webinars.

May 24, 2024 • 1h 1min
TWIFO 403: An Equal and Opposite Week
We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (nat gas, crude oil), and equities (E-mini Dow, E-mini S&P 500). With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management

May 17, 2024 • 1h 1min
TWIFO 402: Dr. Copper and Explosive Nat Gas
We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (gold, copper), energy (nat gas), and equities (Russell 2000). With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Rich Excell, Gies School of Business - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

May 9, 2024 • 55min
TWIFO 401: Head-Scratching Silver Puts and the Death of Volatility
We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (nat gas, crude oil), metals (silver) and ags (Chicago wheat). With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Carley Garner, DeCarley Trading

May 3, 2024 • 14min
TWIFO 400: Live from the Options Industry Conference 2024
Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week.

Apr 25, 2024 • 37min
TWIFO 399: The Thief In the Night Makes His Escape
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including ags (class III milk, Chicago wheat, corn) and metals (silver).

Apr 18, 2024 • 60min
TWIFO 398: Let's Talk Metals, Crypto and Crude!
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management Mark and Dan discuss: The movers and shakers in the futures options markets this week The movers in CVOL this week The price action and the fundamentals in copper The puts lighting up the tape in silver The fixatation with crude oil right now And much more

Apr 11, 2024 • 59min
TWIFO 397: Getting Shiny and Explosive
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy Mark and Scott discuss: The action in nat gas Gold and silver moving in CVOL And much more

Apr 4, 2024 • 56min
TWIFO 396: It's All About the Metals Baby
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business - Indiana University Mark and Russell take a deep dive into metals (gold, silver, copper) this week as they are moving the futures options markets and the CVOL indexes this week.