
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

Aug 25, 2023 • 1h 6min
#TWIFO 366: Mixing It Up in Energy, Equities, Metals and More
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including energy (nat gas, WTI, crude oil), equities (Russell 2000), metals (silver, gold), and much more on this episode of This Week in Futures Options.

Aug 17, 2023 • 1h 1min
TWIFO 365: Rates Straddles, Energy Ratios and More
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Rich Excell, University of Illinois We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including rates (2-year), energy (WTI, nat gas), ags (soybean oil, wheat), and much more.

Aug 11, 2023 • 1h 5min
TWIFO 364: Exploring New Markets for Volatility Traders
The podcast discusses movers and shakers in the futures options markets, including energy and ags. They explore options trading strategies for Chicago wheat and volatility trading in commodity option markets. Listener feedback on VXX trading is discussed, along with performance and structural problems with VXX. The use of reverse splits in options trading and the attractiveness of leveraged ETFs are also explored.

Aug 3, 2023 • 33min
TWIFO 363: Ags with a Side of Crude
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including ags, energy, equities, and much more.

Jul 27, 2023 • 1h 2min
TWIFO 362: Energy and Equities Whiplash
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including energy (crude oil, nat gas), equities (communications sector), metals (gold) and much more.

Jul 20, 2023 • 1h
TWIFO 361: Saber Rattling and Ags PTSD
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Carley Garner, DeCarley Trading We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including ags (wheat, corn, soybeans, oats), energy (nat gas), equities (E-mini Dow) and much more.

Jul 14, 2023 • 1h 3min
TWIFO 360: A Comprehensive Tour of Metals and More
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management We have a nice comprehensive tour of metals (silver, copper, gold). Then we discuss equities, energy and much more.

Jul 6, 2023 • 47min
TWIFO 359: Holiday Fireworks
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including ags, energy, equities, and much more.

Jun 29, 2023 • 36min
TWIFO 358: Just the Ags, Ma'am
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We take a deep dive in the ags complex as we discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including corn, SRW wheat, soybean oil, soybean meal, feeder cattle, lean hogs and much more.

Jun 22, 2023 • 58min
TWIFO 357: Crypto, Ags, Metals and the Mysteries of Recon
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME HOT SEAT: Catherine Yoshimoto, FTSE Russell We take a deep dive into the Russell Recon. We also discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including crypto, ags, metals and much more.