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THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 64: Exploring The Exploding Crypto Exchange Space with CrossTower CRYPTO HOT SEAT GUEST: KAPIL RATHI, CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT CROSSTOWER WHAT IS CROSSTOWER? WHAT PRODUCTS DO YOU TRADE AT CROSSTOWER? WHY ENTER THE THE EXTREMELY CROWDED CRYPTO EXCHANGE SPACE? HOW DOES CROSSTOWER STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD? ANY PLANS TO OFFER OPTIONS ON BITCOIN? TELL US ABOUT YOUR COMPLETION TODAY OF $6 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING AND MUCH MORE BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN CME BITCOIN FUTURES AND BAKKT FUTURES THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM ZELINA: IS THERE ANY SORT OF BITCOIN "VIX" YET? QUESTION FROM MYTHER: I TRADE OPTIONS ON EQUITIES, BUT THINKING ABOUT TRADING CRYPTO. WHERE DO YOU SUGGEST THAT I BEGIN?

OPTION BLOCK 911: AN EXCITING ROAD TO NOWHERE 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 CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS CONTINUE TO WEIGH ON THE MARKET VIX: 32.75 - DOWN .5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 132.5 - DOWN 5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 35.75 - DOWN 1.5 FROM LAST SHOW TVIX IS NO MORE OPTIONS SEARCH INTEREST AT A 12-MONTH HIGH OPTIONS TRADING INTEREST AT PEAK AS WELL ODD BLOCK INCOME PLAY IN A HARVESTING THE RISK PREMIUM IN SBSW TRAIN TRADE IN FSM STRATEGY BLOCK USING OPTIONS IN YOUR IRA ACCOUNT AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

VOLATILITY VIEWS 404: LAUNCHING NEW VOL PRODUCTS IN A PANDEMIC HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, VOLATILITY PRODUCTS SPECIALIST, MIAX GUESTS: MATT AND MIKE THOMPSON, MANAGING PARTNERS, THOMPSON CAPITAL VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT A MIXED END TO ANOTHER STRANGE WEEK: A STRANGE END TO A STRANGE WEEK WHERE NEITHER BULLS NOR BEARS COULD REALLY FIND THEIR FOOTING TRADERS COULD BE IN FOR A WILD RIDE ON FRIDAY BECAUSE OF A COUPLE TECHNICAL FACTORS. THE S&P 500 WILL HAVE ITS FIRST REBALANCING OF THE YEAR AT FRIDAY'S CLOSE AND VOLATILITY COULD ALSO BE HEIGHTENED FRIDAY BY QUADRUPLE WITCHING. SPIKES: 33.25 - DOWN 7.25 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 33.5 - DOWN 6.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 137 - DOWN 18 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM MELLON: HAVE YOU SEEN AN UPTICK IN SPX AND VIX PAPER SINCE THE PITS CAME BACK? QUESTION FROM PEAR A SOL: WHY ARE VIX FUTURES TRADING SO LITTLE THESE DAYS? WOULD SEEM TO BE A BOOM TIME FOR VOLATILITY TRADING AND VOLATILITY PRODUCTS? QUESTION FROM DAVID LINCOLN: QUESTION FOR ALL YOU $VIX EXPERTS: HOW HIGH DOES THE MARKET NEED TO RIP TO THE UPSIDE FOR THE VIX TO GO TO UNCHED ON THE DAY? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

TWIFO 204: CRUDE CORRELATION AND THE RISE OF RECON HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL GUEST: RICK ROSENTHAL, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, FTSE RUSSELL INDICES - CBOE ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND RICK DISCUSS: THE RUSSELL INDEX RECONSTITUTION - FINAL NEXT FRIDAY, JUNE 26 AFTER CLOSE OF THE MARKETS A SIZABLE PUT BUTTERFLY IN RUT FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM HENRY: IS THERE AN EXPECTATION FOR AN EVEN GREATER FLOW OF STOCKS AROUND THIS YEAR'S RUSSELL RECONSTITUTION COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS? THANKS FOR THIS SHOW AND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT SMALL CAP VOLATILITY. NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO DISCUSS THIS STUFF. KEEP IT UP. QUESTION FROM MBD1101: YOU TALK ABOUT THE RUSSELL RECON COMING UP A LOT. HOW SHOULD THAT IMPACT MY TRADING? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I SHOULD DO BECAUSE OF IT? QUESTION FROM LILTO: IS OIV EVER GOING TO COME BACK? I MISS IT. QUESTION FROM EDWARD THE TRADER: HOW CLOSE ARE RVX OPTIONS TO BECOMING TRADABLE AGAIN? THX FOR ALL YOUR SHOWS. QUESTION FROM MELIN: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON CROSS CORRELATION ACROSS THE MAJOR INDICES AND COMMODITIES? THANK YOU!

OPTION BLOCK 910: THE TRAGIC IMPORTANCE OF OPTIONS EDUCATION HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT VIX: 33.25 - DOWN 4 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 137.5 - DOWN 13.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 37.25 - DOWN 2.25 FROM LAST SHOW ODD BLOCK CLDR CALL PALOOZA CAMP LITS PUTS GLPI PUTS REVIEW NIO CALL LOVE MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRAGIC STORY OF THE INEXPERIENCED ROBINHOOD TRADER AND HOW TO MANAGE YOUR SPY PORTFOLIO. AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

OPR 318: Skip Strike Butterfly in UAL On this episode, Brian first checks in on his bearish trade in US Global Jets ETF (JETS) from last week. Then he does a skip strike butterfly in United Airlines Holdings (UAL). 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.

OBC 91: YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT DIAGONALS, NEGATIVE RATES, USO AND MORE HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING NASDAQ HOT SEAT: BRIAN OVERBY, ALLY INVEST MAIL CALL SEGMENT Today we answer your Qs about: Diagonals / Strike Price Placement Option Prices and Negative Interest Rates The USO Adjustment and more..

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 63: CATCHING UP WITH ERISX CRYPTO HOT SEAT GUEST: IAN GRIEVES, MANAGING DIRECTOR - HEAD OF PRODUCT AT ERISX WE DISCUSS ERISX PARTNERSHIPS WITH FIDELITY AND TRADESTATION CRYPTO. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT ETHER FUTURES AND THE BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL DELIVERY. WE ASKED ABOUT EVENTUAL OPTIONS ON THE FUTURES. AND MUCH MORE BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN. CME BITCOIN FUTURES AND BAKKT FUTURES THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM NICHOLAS: CAN YOU TRADE SPREADS LIKE IRON CONDORS AND SIMILAR IN BITCOIN OPTION

OPTION BLOCK 909: AS THE WORM TURNS HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT IS THE BULL FINALLY WAKING UP TO THE CORONAVIRUS?: RENEWED CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NY GOV THREATENING TO RESTORE LOCKDOWN, INDIA AND BRAZIL FACING MAJOR WAVE OF CASES ALL SEEM TO BE SPOOKING THE MARKET VIX: 37.25 - UP 1.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 151 - UP 21.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 39.5 - UP 4.5 FROM LAST SHOW CBOE REOPENING THE TRADING FLOOR TODAY ODD BLOCK DISH CALL LOVE ZUO PUT LOVE TXT CALL LOVE STRATEGY BLOCK SELLING PREMIUM ON TREASURIES AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

VOLATILITY VIEWS 403: SCREAMING INDECISION HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JIM CARROLL, TOROSO ADVISORS VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT THE RALLY TOOK A DARK TURN THIS WEEK: THE MARKET SEEMINGLY COLLECTIVELY AWAKENED TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT POSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS. FED SPOOKS THE BULL: JEROME POWELL SAID WE HAVE "A LONG ROAD AHEAD" AND " WE'RE NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT THINKING ABOUT RAISING RATES" SPIKES: 40.5 - UP 19 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 39.75 - UP 18.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 155 - UP 48 FROM LAST SHOW CBOE PLANS TO RELAUNCH MINI VIX FUTURES VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM TONY WEBER: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT SELLING JUL21 VIX, BUYING NOV17 VIX 60 STRIKE CALENDAR FOR 1.0 CREDIT? AM I HEADING FOR A HTZ DOUGHNUT? QUESTION FROM NEALS2: DO YOU THINK THE IMPLOSION OF THE CANADIAN VOL FUND WILL SPOOK OTHER PENSION AND HEDGE FUNDS AND KEEP THEM FROM ENTERING THE VOLATILITY MARKET? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?