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OPR 316: Huddling Up About Butterflies, Time Spreads, Straddles, Trading Floors and More On this episode, Mark and Brian huddle up to answer all of your questions. Mark and Brian discuss: Has the change in commission structure caused a bit change in the types of trades that Ally's clients are doing? Do we ever trade traditional butterflies or only skip strike butterflies? What is the right environment for a time spread? Preference to take off multi-leg trades like straddles and condors as a unit or by legging out of the individual components based on performance. What we think will happen to options when the trading floors come back. And much more… 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 89: Mail Call - Even More Questions About Time Spreads HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING NASDAQ HOT SEAT: MATT AMBERSON, FOUNDER, ORATS MAIL CALL QUESTION FROM SCOTT SOMER: IF YOU CHOOSE TO DIAGONALIZE YOUR TIME (CALENDAR SPREAD) DO YOU PREFER TO MOVE ONE OPTION TO CREATE "CREDIT SPREAD DIAGONAL" OR "DEBIT SPREAD DIAGONAL?" QUESTION FROM INDELIA: WHAT IS THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT FOR A TIME SPREAD? QUESTION FROM B6: I'VE MOSTLY HEARD IT SAID THAT THE MOST YOU CAN LOSE ON A TIME SPREAD IS THE AMOUNT YOU PAY FOR IT. BUT SINCE YOU'RE SHORT MORE GAMMA THAN YOU ARE LONG CAN'T YOU POTENTIALLY GET HIT IN AN EXTREME MARKET DOWNTURN WHERE YOU ARE LOSING MORE ON FRONT CONTRACT THAN MAKING ON SECOND CONTRACT QUESTION FROM CARMELA: WE'RE ALL LIVING IN A POST-WTI WORLD RIGHT NOW. DO YOU THINK WE'LL SEE MORE COMMODITY PRODUCTS TRADE NEGATIVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE? IF SO, DOES THAT CHANGE HOW WE THINK ABOUT RISK FOR SUPPOSEDLY "LIMITED RISK" TRADES LIKE TIME SPREADS?

OIR Interviews: Going Binary With Nadex Mark is joined on this episode by Todd Rich, Head of Education at Nadex. Mark and Todd discuss: What can you trade on the Nadex platform? How did the recent market volatility impact Nadex? How did negative crude oil impact Nadex's binary options? What are the hot products on Nadex right now? What can listeners look forward to from Nadex in the near future? And much more...

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 61: CATCHING UP WITH GEMINI GUEST: JEANINE HIGHTOWER-SELLITTO, MANAGING DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS, GEMINI WE DISCUSS GEMINI INTEGRATING WITH SAMSUNG BLOCKCHAIN WALLET. WE ALSO ASK ABOUT GEMINI PAY. WHAT IS IT AND WHERE CAN YOU USE IT? WHAT IS THE GEMINI DOLLAR? HOW DID THE HALVING IMPACT GEMINI'S VOLUME? MARK AND JEANINE ALSO DISCUSS: BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN. ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE. CME BITCOIN FUTURES AND BAKKT FUTURES CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM ANDREW: WHY DO YOU ALWAYS BREAK DOWN REALIZED AND IMPLIED VOLATILITY ON THE PROGRAM? ISN'T IMPLIED MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO OPTION PRICING?

OPTION BLOCK 905: MARKET RALLIES WHILE THE U.S. BURNS 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 THE STOCK MARKET ISN'T REFLECTING REALITY YET, BUT CITIGROUP WARNS THAT PAIN AND 'COLLATERAL DAMAGE' ARE ON THE WAY AMERICAN CITIES ARE BURNING, THERE'S A LETHAL PANDEMIC, AND WE'RE IN A NEW GREAT DEPRESSION. OF COURSE, THE STOCK MARKET IS UP. WHY DO WE PERSIST IN CALLING IT A "MARKET?" S&P 500 IS REALLY THE S&P 6, STOCKS ARE TRADED BY ROBOTS AND FINANCED BY $5 TRILLION OF PRINTED MONEY AT 0%. - JIM RICKARDS VIX: 28.75 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 107 - DOWN 1.25 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 33.5 - DOWN .1 FROM LAST SHOW ODD BLOCK REVIEW RUTH LITS PUTS REVIEW UNP LITS PUTS STRATEGY BLOCK ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO WITH STOCKS, WE CAN DO IT BETTER WITH OPTIONS. IS THIS THE TIME TO SELL YOUR STOCKS AND INSTEAD BUY CALLS TO REDUCE YOUR OVERALL PORTFOLIO RISK? AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

Volatility Views 401: The Return of Volatility? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT CAN TRUMP/CHINA/TAIWAN DO WHAT A TRADE WAR AND A PANDEMIC COULD NOT - DERAIL THE BULL? A MIXED END TO A MOSTLY POSITIVE WEEK. SPIKES: 30 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 29.75 - DOWN .25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 108.5 - DOWN 11.5 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON VXX PUTS AND CRUDE VOLATILITY. CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

TWIFO 201: NEGATIVE RATES, EQUITY RALLIES AND CRUDE KERFUFFLES HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL GUEST: JOHN BRADY, RJ O'BRIEN ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND JOHN: TALK ABOUT THE TOP PRODUCTS TRADED AT RJO DISCUSS THE REOPENING OF THE TRADING FLOORS LOOK AT BLU PUTNAM'S PAPER ON NEGATIVE RATES DISCUSS RUSSELL RECON: INITIAL ADDITION AND DELETIONS FOR RECON JUNE 5 MENTION MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 AND MICRO E-MINI NASDAQ-100 FUTURES LAUNCHING IN THE FALL LOOK AT OIL PRICES STABILIZING ON RUMORS OF AN OPEC EXTENSION FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK VIEWPOINT ON STRADDLES AS A SENTIMENT INDICATOR

OPTION BLOCK 904: IS THIS RALLY FOR REAL? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADESTATION HOT SEAT: ANDREW ROCCO, MANAGER, EDUCATIONAL CONTENT STRATEGY TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT THIS RALLY IS UNSTOPPABLE: IN THE GREEN PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY THIS WEEK. VIX: 27.75 - DOWN 1.35 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 108.25 - DOWN 15.25 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 33.6 - DOWN 1.3 FROM LAST SHOW ODD BLOCK NVDA SDC SLV MAIL BLOCK QUESTION ABOUT USING OPTIONS ON LEVERAGED ETFS SUCH AS TQQQ AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

OPR 315: Time to Try Out an Airline Doppelganger Straddle On this episode, Brian tries out an airline doppelganger straddle in United Airlines (UAL) and Southwest Airlines (LUV). 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.

AO 91: The End of the V-Shaped Recovery? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CO-HOST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, SWAN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS CO-HOST: ERIC COTT, OPTIONS INDUSTRY COUNCIL THE BUZZ THE MARKETS ARE ALMOST BACK TO PRE-CORONA LEVELS THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET/VOLATILITY REGIME OVERVIEW OF NEW VOLUME RECORDS SET BY OCC - OCC APRIL 2020 TOTAL VOLUME UP 42.9 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO DISCUSSION ON RIAS AND FAS INTEREST IN ALPHA STRATEGIES WITH MARKETS ON THE RISE BUT ALSO INQUIRING ABOUT PROTECTIVE SOLUTIONS. COVERED CALL STUDY ON THE SP500 - WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS TO SELL COVERED CALLS THREE WAYS TO RETAIN CLIENTS DURING A CRISIS EARNINGS GROWTH CONSENSUS ESTIMATES CONTINUE TO TUMBLE JP MORGAN CLOSING ALTS ETF LINEUP OFFICE HOURS QUESTION FROM NIELSEN: HAS THE RISK DIRECTOR EVER TRIED TO IMPLEMENT THE DEFINED RISK STRATEGY ON OTHER INDICES ASIDE FROM THE SPX? HOW DOES IT PERFORM ON MORE VOLATILE INDICES LIKE NASDAQ AND RUSSELL 2000? SEEMS LIKE THERE WOULD BE LOTS OF DEMAND IN THOSE PRODUCTS. QUESTION FROM MILTON: WILL WE SEE MORE FLOW NOW THAT THE FLOORS ARE COMING BACK?