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OBC 88: Time Spread Mt. Vesuvius HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING NASDAQ HOT SEAT: MATT AMBERSON, FOUNDER, ORATS BASIC TRAINING SEGMENT - TIME SPREADS WHAT IS A TIME SPREAD/CALENDAR SPREAD? EXAMPLES OF TIME SPREADS WHY TRADE TIME SPREADS? WHAT IS THE OPTIMAL SCENARIO FOR A TIME SPREAD? WHAT IS A DIAGONAL? EXAMPLES OF A DIAGONAL MAIL CALL WE ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT TIME SPREADS/CALENDAR SPREADS.

Volatility Views 400: When it Comes to Vol We've Done it All HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, VOLATILITY PRODUCTS SPECIALIST, MIAX VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT ANOTHER MIXED END TO A MIXED WEEK THE STREET CONTINUES HAVING A HARD TIME COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT CHINESE CRACKDOWN ON HONG KONG WEIGHING ON THE MARKET TODAY. SPIKES: 30 - DOWN 3 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 29.6 - DOWN 2.9 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 120 - DOWN 16 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL CONGRATS FROM MAC: Sending you well wishes on your epic 400th episode. This is my favorite podcast. QUESTION FROM MJAFARI FROM CHAT: VXN of the last 30 days has encompassed the forward 30 days for the last 14 days. Meaning that the forward daily ndx moves did not exceed what the average back 30 days said the daily moves would be. This has happened 5 times since '07. Given this do you think a 30 day ATM straddle in NDX would be wise? Worth mentioning that the last 2 times this happens it also lasted 14 days QUESTION FROM MADMEN: Loving the show. Can't believe I didn't know about it before. Shame on me. Any color on OTC var/vol trades this week? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

TWIFO: 200th Episode Extravaganza HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND SEAN: CELEBRATE THE 200TH EPISODE FROM APRIL 2016 DISCUSS WHAT HAVE BEEN THE BIGGEST MOVERS AND SHAKERS ON THE PROGRAM SO FAR TALK THE ENERGY COMPLEX LOOK AT EQUITIES AND THE UPCOMING RUSSELL RECON FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM OPTIONSGAME: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUYING A FUTURE AND 2 CALLS WITH 50% DELTA VS BUYING A STRADDLE? QUESTION FROM TIM: WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN TO OPTIONS WHEN THE TRADING FLOORS COME BACK?

OPTION BLOCK 903: PRELUDE TO MADNESS 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 THE LOVE FEST IS FINALLY OVER: STIMULUS AND VACCINE OPTIMISM FINALLY WANING IN LIGHT OF MORE TERRIBLE ECONOMIC NUMBERS VIX: 29.1 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 123.5 - DOWN 2 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 34.9 - UP .2 FROM LAST SHOW ODD BLOCK CRAZY CALLS IN BA UPSIDE CALL ACTIVITY IN TWTR XOM CALL LOVE MAIL BLOCK QUESTION FROM MICHAEL HENDRICKS: I AM INTERESTED IN LEARNING OPTIONS I'M A VERY I'M A BEGINNER AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE TO START AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

OPR 314: SPX Call Spread With A Twist On this episode, Brian reviews the successful skip strike butterfly in Google (Stock Symbol: GOOGL) trade from last week and then he looks at a long call spread in the S&P 500 Index. 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 87: Your Qs About Time Spreads, Closing Calls and More HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING. NASDAQ HOT SEAT: LUKE RAHBARI, EQUITY ARMOR INVESTMENTS MAIL CALL SEGMENT Today we answer your Qs about: Closing long calls When to trade time spreads Weekly gamma vs. vega - round 2 and more..

OIR Interviews: The Rise of Demand Derivatives GUESTS: BOB KRAUSE - CEO, DEMAND DERIVATIVES DON SCHLESINGER - PRESIDENT, DEMAND DERIVATIVES TOPICS DISCUSSED: WHAT IS DEMAND DERIVATIVES? WAS THIS BORN OUT OF THE FRUSTRATION OF TRYING TO LAUNCH A NEW VOLATILITY PRODUCT? THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT VOLATILITY. THIS ENCOMPASSES A NEW EXCHANGE, CLEARING HOUSE AND MORE? WHY FOCUS ON SHORT DURATION? HOW CAN LISTENERS PARTICIPATE IN THE LAUNCH? AND MUCH MORE... FIND OUT MORE AT DEMANDDERIVATIVES.COM

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 60: How Did the Halving Impact the Bitcoin Options Market? THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN. ETHER OPTIONS VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN. GENESIS VOLATILITY NEWSLETTER DISCUSSION ON BITCOIN HALVING ALTCOIN BREAKDOWN CME BITCOIN FUTURES AND BAKKT FUTURES

OPTION BLOCK 902: PLAGUES, FLOODS AND MURDER HORNETS 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 MARKETS ARE FEELING THE LOVE AGAIN:MORE STIMULUS AND OPTIMISM OVER VACCINE ARE BOOSTING MARKETS VIX: 29.25 - DOWN 7.4 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 125.5 - DOWN 20.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 34.7 - DOWN 6 FROM LAST SHOW ODD BLOCK GE CALL ROLL COF LITS PUTS MDLA LITS PUTS STRATEGY BLOCK HOW TO TRADE OPTIONS IN A 401K AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

Volatility Views 399: Volatility Fun-Ness Abounds HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: HENRY SCHWARTZ, TRADE ALERT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT A MIXED END TO A MIXED WEEK THE STREET HAVING A HARD TIME COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT - WEAK EARNINGS, DIRE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, GROWING ISSUES WITH CHINA. YET THE BULL IS STILL FIGHTING TO SHOW ITSELF. OPEN TABLE SAYING ¼ OF RESTAURANTS WILL NEVER REOPEN. VOL FIRMING UP EVEN AS MARKETS REMAIN SOMEWHAT MIXED SPIKES: 33 - UP 2.8 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 32.5 - UP 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 136 - UP 20 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM PLAYBOOK3: WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK FLOORS OPENING UP AGAIN WILL HAVE ON VOLATILITY? RELATED QUESTION FROM NELLE: WOULD VIX HAVE HIT 80 IF THE MARKET WASN'T FULLY ELECTRONIC? QUESTION FROM TIM: HOW IS THE EARNINGS SEASON SHAPING UP? QUESTION FROM 56IT: WHAT IS THE STATUS OF SVIX? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?