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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: TIM MCCOURT, CME GROUP ON THIS EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND TIM DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS BITCOIN - LAUNCH OF MICRO BITCOIN FUTURES EQUITIES CLOSING OF TRADING PITS AGS AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT ON THIS EPISODE MARK, UNCLE MIKE AND THE ROCK LOBSTER BREAK DOWN: BOREDOM IN THE MARKETS THE OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM APRIL MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS TODAY INCLUDING RKT, UBER UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY UBER, BILL, YPF THE GAMIFICATION OF TRADING CLOSING OF THE TRADING PITS AND MUCH MORE...

In this episode, Brian looks at last week's Amazon (Ticker AMZN) earnings play. This week he does a back spread in Coinbase (Ticker COIN) ahead of earnings. The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com, or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

In this episode, Mark and Dan revisit the covered call strategy: Pros/Cons Examples Potential Outcomes Collars, Covered Call Verticals, Covered Call with Put Kicker And Much More...

OIRN INTERVIEWS: Exploring the Mysteries of Options Market Making Today's guest is Rory O'Kane, Managing Director - Simplex Trading Mark and Rory discuss: What is Simplex Trading? How difficult was it to be an options market maker during the height of the pandemic and meme stock madness? Why did Simplex decide to get into options market making business when so many firms are getting out? Are OTM calls mispriced? Do we need to put more obstacles in the way of retail traders? Can the 2021 options volume party continue? And more...

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group On this episode, Mark does a quick overview of the volume, volatility, skew, unusual activity, open interest and more across a broad spectrum of crypto derivatives ranging from Bitcoin to the explosion in Ether.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT ON THIS EPISODE MARK, UNCLE MIKE AND THE GREASY MEATBALL BREAK DOWN: THE AGS SPACE GOING BANANAS. LOOKING AT ADM, TSN, JBHT MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS TODAY INCLUDING F, FB, PFE, PLTR, AMZN, NIO, TWTR, AMD, TSLA, AAPL EARNINGS IN PETS, EL, CHGG, PFE, GM UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY BBD, COUP, ABBV LOOKING FOR YIELD IN AN UNYIELD ENVIRONMENT WHAT WOULD BE THE ADVANTAGE TO SELLING A STRADDLE AND MUCH MORE...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP MATRIX HOT SEAT: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: MATT MCFARLAND, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS RED TO END THE WEEK VOLATILITY HAS STOPPED DROPPING FOR THE MOMENT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY LOOKING AT THE EARNINGS SEASON MIAX AND SIG INDEX LICENSING TO LAUNCH CORPORATE TAX RATE FUTURES ON MGEX ON MAY 24, 2021 CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUESTS: STEVE SEARS AND MICHAEL OYSTER, OPTIONS SOLUTIONS THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ROBINHOOD STILL HAS AN EFFECT ON THE MARKETPLACE ARE WE ENTERING A NEW VOLATILITY REGIME EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE OPTIONS 101 - THE COVERED CALL THE GO-TO OPTIONS STRATEGY FOR MOST FINANCIAL ADVISORS - WHAT IS IT PROS AND CONS THE COVERED CALL AS A DIVIDEND DOESN'T GET THE RESPECT THAT IT DESERVES THE BUZZ SEGMENT AUTO TRADING AND PAPER TRADING STRATEGIES TOTAL OPTIONS VOLUME FOR MARCH OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION WHY SELL COVERED CALS SHORTER TERM

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL ON THIS EPISODE, MARK AND SEAN DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS TOP VOLATILITY MOVERS LUMBER EQUITIES NAT GAS SOYBEAN MEAL / SOYBEAN OIL RATES COPPER AND MUCH MORE