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The election is over...or is it? Either way Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Deep ITM Call Spreads After-Hours Options Trading VIX Post-election hedging Options and diversification Your quiz questions and more..

On Part 1 of our Election Night Special we are joined by: Chris Hausman, aka The Director of Risk from Swan Global Investments Matt Amberson, aka The Oracle of New Hampshire from ORATS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT GUEST: KAPIL RATHI, CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT CROSSTOWER CRYPTO EXCHANGE UPDATE ON CROSSTOWER ARE INSTITUTIONS STARTING TO PLAY MORE IN THE CRYPTO DERIVATIVES MARKETS? HOW DOES THE MELTDOWN OF BITMEX IMPACT THE INSTITUTIONAL CRYPTO DERIVATIVES MARKET? WHAT DOES BANKING SYSTEM OF FUTURE LOOK LIKE? WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CENTRAL DIGITAL BANK CURRENCIES (CBDCS) WORLD? DISCUSSING THE DEFI MARKET DIVING INTO STABLECOINS WHAT IS THE CRYPTO RATING COUNCIL? HOW IS THE CRYPTO REGULATION SHAPING UP? HOW SHOULD WE BALANCE INNOVATION WITH REGULATION? AND MUCH MORE BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN DEREBIT, CME BITCOIN FUTURES AND BAKKT FUTURES THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT NASDAQ HOT SEAT: JAMES MCDONALD, CEO & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER - HERCULES INVESTMENTS TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT A LOT OF GREEN ON THE SCREEN DESPITE LOCKDOWN NEWS FROM EUROPE MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS DISCUSSION ON VOLATILITY IN THE MARKETS AND THE IMPACT OF THE ELECTION THE UVXY WHALE EARNINGS VOLATILITY ODD BLOCK GPN LINE IN THE SAND PUTS ING CALL LOVE STRATEGY BLOCK HEDGING THE ELECTION MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ON THE NASDAQ PHLX TRADING FLOOR AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX CO-HOST: TOM JARCK, MIAX GUEST CO-HOST: BRIAN OVERBY, ALLY VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS RED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 39 - UP 10.25 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 38.5 - UP 10.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 150 - UP 30.5 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY BREAKING DOWN A TON OF EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN FB, AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, TWTR AND MORE VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT EXPECTED/IMPLIED OPTIONS MOVES CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

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.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT A LITTLE GREEN ON THE SCREEN TODAY BUT A LOT OF RED MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS DISCUSSION ON VOLATILITY IN THE MARKETS EARNINGS VOLATILITY: MSFT, EBAY, PINS, GILD, ETSY, GRUB ODD BLOCK HUM LINE IN THE SAND PUTS RLGY POST EARNINGS CALL LOVE REVIEW MTCH PUTS MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON GETTING BULLISH WITHOUT MUCH RISK, HOW VIX AND SPX CAN BOTH BE UP, ROBINHOOD OPTIONS NOT FILLED AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

Brian kicks things off by reviewing his Microsoft (MSFT) backspread from last episode. Spoiler alert! It worked out pretty well! Then he follows it up with some rinse-and-repeat backspreads in Facebook (FB) and Apple (AAPL). The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want 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.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING BASIC TRAINING: TOP 5 THINGS TO KNOW/UNDERSTAND BEFORE TRADING OPTIONS MARK'S LIST THE GREEKS SYNTHETICS/PUT CALL PARITY (AKA COV. CALL VS. SHORT PUT) EVENT RISK/SKEW (AKA - BUYING OPTIONS BEFORE EARNINGS) LONG PREMIUM IS RISKY AS WELL -DEATH BY 1000 CUTS HOW EXERCISE/ASSIGNMENT WORKS (AVOID TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES) DAN'S LIST KNOW YOUR RISK PROFILE KNOW YOUR GREEKS KNOW YOUR BROKERAGE PLATFORM KNOW WHERE TO GET HELP HOW EXERCISE/ASSIGNMENT WORKS (AVOID TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES)

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CO-HOST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, SWAN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT PRE/POST ELECTION VOLATILITY EARNINGS VOLATILITY BREAKDOWN OPTIONS 101: HEDGING EVENT RISK EXPLORING HOW ADVISORS AND ASSET MANAGERS SHOULD HEDGE THE ELECTION AND OTHER SPECIFIC EVENT RISK SECRET TIPS FOR HOW TO PROTECT YOUR PORTFOLIO AGAINST MARKET SHOCKS OFFICE HOURS ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON ELECTION MOVE RESULTS AND ELECTION VOLATILITY HEDGING