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Options Insider Radio Interviews: Going Binary With Nadex We kick off a new decade with the return of an old friend of the network - Dan Cook, Vice President of Business Development at Nadex. Mark and Dan discuss: New platform and product upgrades at Nadex The challenges of binary options including Google and Facebook banning binary advertising Getting more market makers to trade binaries Dealing with the explosive final minutes of a binary contract Binaries and volatility Crypto binary contracts The future of political and sports wagering And more...

TCR 43: A New Decade of Crypto HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: BILL ULIVIERI, Principal /Owner - Cenacle Capital Management BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BIGGEST CRYPTO PRICE MOVEMENTS OF 2019 BAKKT FUTURES VOLUME THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, YEAR END DATA AND MORE RIPPLE CEO: WE CAN'T CONTROL XRP PRICE ANY MORE THAN BITCOIN WHALES CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM CENACLE CAPITAL: BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGY ACT(HB 3575/PA 101-0514): CREATES THE BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGY ACT. PROVIDES WHEN A RECORD CONTAINED IN A BLOCK CHAIN CAN BE USED IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING OR TRANSACTION. ESTABLISHES THE TYPES OF SITUATIONS IN WHICH A BLOCK CHAIN MAY NOT BE USED. PROHIBITS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM PLACING RESTRICTIONS TAXES ON BLOCK CHAIN USAGE. DOES NOT PREEMPT HOME RULE. YOUR THOUGHTS? QUESTION FROM JEFF: ANY PARTICULAR THOUGHTS ON POTENTIAL FOR CME BTC OPTIONS AND BAKKT BTC OPTIONS? QUESTION FROM AZAZ: WHAT IS OPTIONS SKEW TELLING US ABOUT BTC RIGHT NOW? COMMENT FROM ALATTLE: THX. FOR MAKING THIS SHOW. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. LOVING CRYPTO AND THE NETWORK OVERALL. NOT AN OPTIONS GUY BUT YOU ARE LURING ME TO THE DARK SIDE. HAPPY 2020!

Option Block 867: Kicking Off A New Decade HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS MIXED AS MIDEAST TENSIONS ESCALATE: APPARENTLY THE TRADE WAR WASN'T ENOUGH VIX: 14.5 - UNCHD VVIX: 93.65 - DOWN 6 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 15.30 - DOWN .3 FROM LAST SHOW OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION NUMBERS IN FOR DECEMBER AND FOR ALL OF 2019 ODD BLOCK REVIEW - VIAC WEEKLY CALLS REVIEW - APA CALL LOVE MAIL BLOCK QUESTION FROM OPTIONCBOE: HELLO, FIRST I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE BEST OPTIONS PODCASTS. TOP NOTCH AND EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS OF PODCASTS THAT YOU GUYS OFFER. IF SOMEONE WANTED TO LEARN FROM A TO Z ABOUT OPTIONS WITH THE END RESULT LEARNING MORE ABOUT TRADING VOL THE OPTION PIT WAY. WHICH PODCAST SHOW WOULD YOU RECOMMEND. THERE ARE SO MANY EPISODES AND SHOW OPTIONS THAT I AM JUST CONFUSED ON WHERE TO START BUT ALSO WASN'T SURE ABOUT STARTING WITH EPISODES THAT ARE SEVERAL YEARS OLD. NOT THAT THEY ARE IRRELEVANT BUT MAYBE VIEWS HAVE CHANGED ON TRADING VOL NOW FROM THEN. IF YOU CAN HELP ME NARROW DOWN ON THE BEST SHOW AND EPISODE TO START WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. I WANT TO START FROM THE BEGINNING AND LEARN IT ALL. THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AND THANKS AGAIN FOR OFFERING SUCH AN AMAZING PODCAST/WEBSITE. QUESTION FROM PLC4: IS THERE SUCH A THING AS TOO MUCH HEDGING? HOW MANY PUTS OR HOW MUCH OF MY PORTFOLIO SHOULD I ALLOCATE TOWARD THIS STRATEGY? AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

VV 382: ASSASSINATION VOLATILITY The new year is off with a bang (sort of) as the markets grapple with the latest wave of headline risk. We break it all down, answer a whole slew of listener questions and attempt to nail down where $VIX and Spikes will close in 2020.

OPR 293: NEW YEARS HUDDLE EXTRAVAGANZA Welcome to your New Years Huddle Extravaganza where Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: The return of short volatility / VIX products Does govt. info leak into the options market? Why do we call it premium? And 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 them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.

Options Boot Camp 80: Holiday Options Mythbusting HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CO-HOST: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring Should you write ITM covered calls? The old saw of covered calls vs. nake short puts Busting the most common options myth and more...

OBC 78: New Years Mail Call Palooza On this special episode, Mark and Dan ring in the new year by answering your questions about: Funky Time Spreads Crypto Options Credit Spreads Do Options Pros prefer to sell premium and much more... Brought to you by: www.Tradier.com

OB 866: 2019 Review Spectacular Plus 2020 Predictions It's our Year End Spectacular as we look back on a crazy 2019. Plus we venture boldly into the future with our predictions for 2020. Additionally, in our Trading Block Segment, Fidelity provides technical analysis and options activity on NIO, TSLA, SVRA, and AAPL. Enjoy!

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, PRINCIPAL, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CO-HOST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RISK, SWAN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS CO-HOST: ERIC COTT: DIRECTOR OF ADVISOR EDUCATION, OIC LOOKING BACK ON 2019 PAYING OFF OUR 2019 PREDICTIONS FROM LAST YEAR'S SHOW: WHAT WERE THE HOTTEST OPTIONS STORIES/DEVELOPMENTS/EVENTS OF 2019 FOR ADVISORS? MUTUAL FUNDS THAT USE OPTIONS | BLACK SZADO STUDY - HTTPS://WWW.BORNTOSELL.COM/COVERED-CALL-BLOG/MUTUAL-FUNDS-THAT-USE-OPTIONS - THE NUMBER OF OPTIONS-BASED FUNDS GREW FROM 10 IN 2000 TO 119 IN 2014. IN 2019, BELIEVE IT'S OVER 140. DO WE HIT OVER 200 IN 2020? OPTIONS VOLUME CAN'T MATCH THE RECORD PACE OF 2018 THE COMMISSION WAR HIT NEW HEIGHTS IN 2019 FEWER HEADLINE-MAKING IMPLOSIONS OF OPTIONS-ORIENTED FUNDS DUE TO POOR RISK CONTROLS. LOOKING AHEAD TO 2020? OPTIONS-BASED FUNDS OFFER SUCCOR TO INVESTORS WARY OF VOLATILITY - HTTPS://WWW.REUTERS.COM/ARTICLE/US-USA-FUNDS-VOLATILITY-IDUSKCN1RF2HF - MORE OPTIONS CENTRIC FUNDS TO BE LAUNCHED ?? 2020 VOLATILITY OUTLOOK: CME SENIOR ECONOMIST RECENTLY CAME ON THIS NETWORK AND PREDICTED "MUCH MUCH HIGHER VOLATILITY FOR THE 2020'S VS THE 2010'S". AGREE? DISAGREE? THOUGHTS ON 202 OPTIONS VOLUME - HIGHER OR LOWER THAN 2018? OFFICE HOURS QUESTION FROM LAMBERT: IS THERE A GOOD PLACE FOR A LIST OF OPTIONS-ORIENTED ADVISORS? QUESTION FROM DAVE MARTIN: WHY NO POSTS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RISK ON WWW.SWANGLOBALINVESTMENTS.COM QUESTION FROM SAMUELSON: HELLO AO! I KNOW YOU ALL HAD OPINIONS ON THE DEMISE OF XIV AND THE SHORT VOLATILITY TRADING THAT LED TO IT. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS POTENTIAL NEW PRODUCT? DOES THIS THING HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING LISTED? RE: THIS ARTICLE - HTTPS://WWW.BLOOMBERG.COM/NEWS/ARTICLES/2019-12-12/GHOST-OF-XIV-RISES-A-NEW-SHORT-VOL-PRODUCT-IS-IN-THE-PIPELINE QUESTION FROM BWARD: ANY PLANS FROM THE OIC TEAM TO REVISIT THEIR COLLAR STUDY? GREAT SHOW. QUESTION FROM EL IDOLO: HOW DO I GAIN ACCESS TO THE STUDY OF ADVISORS USE CASES FOR OPTIONS MENTIONED ON THE PROGRAM? OIC COLLAR STUDY ACROSS ASSETS - HTTPS://WWW.OPTIONSEDUCATION.ORG/DOCUMENTS/LITERATURE/FILES/OPTIONS-BASED-RISK-MGMT-SUMMARY.PDF

OPTIONS BOOT CAMP 77: Hunting for Income in A Low Rate Environment - Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group - Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring Basic Training Segment Options Boot Camp is back! In this episode, Mark and Dan explore how to get aggressive with your income when rates are low. The topics discussed include: - Covered Calls - Short Puts/Put Spreads - Collars - Covered Combos/Strangles - ITM vs. OTM Covered Calls - and More