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Welcome to your Holiday Huddle Palooza where Brian and Mark answer your questions about: Asking more questions. How time decay really works. Fading market skew. 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.

OPTION BLOCK 865: REIT Put Palooza Revisted Plus Nuances of DNE Orders HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: KONSTANTIN VRANDOPULO, TRADING STRATEGY DESK, FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS RALLYING AFTER TRUMP IS IMPEACHED VIX: 12.7 - UP .2 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 99.75 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 15 - EFFECTIVELY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND OPTIONS ACTIVITY AT FIDELITY IN ITCI/ BA/ TSLA/ AAPL S&P IS THE DECADE'S RUNAWAY WINNER ODD BLOCK REVIEW - NIKE PRE-EARNINGS CALL LOVE REVIEW - REIT PUT PALOOZA TO BE WATCHED - Macerich Co LITS PUTS MAIL BLOCK QUESTION FROM FIDELITY CUSTOMER: What happens when you put DNE (Do Not Exercise) instructions on your option contracts? AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? LOOKING TO SEE HOW THE MARKETS CLOSE OUT 2019, JOBLESS CLAIMS ON THURSDAY

Volatility Views 381: The Dark Side Has Yet To Reveal Itself HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT IMPEACHMENT - THE MARKET COULDN'T CARE LESS TRADE WAR - APPARENTLY EVERYTHING IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK SPIKES: 12.25 - DOWN 1.05 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 12.2 - DOWN 1 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 98.25 - DOWN 2.75 PTS FROM LAST SHOW HOT VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM morisboris: @Options Hello and a follow for you. If I may ask a question. Is there a site I can look to see what options are open call or puts on a certain equity? Tia OUR AUDIENCE IS MIXED ON SVIX COMMENT FROM ELLEN: I think the new SVIX product will be vaporware. I have no idea why it's getting so much ink. COMMENT FROM JVIZ: No way this new $XIV thing gets approved. These guys just want attention. QUESTION FROM IAN MADDEN: Do you really think this new inverse volatility product has a chance of becoming a reality? QUESTION FROM VINTER: How can a startup have a chance where barclays failed? How can they possibly have the capital to bankroll another market meltdown when barclays couldn't weather the storm? COMMENT FROM JAIDEN: Can't wait for the new XIV to hit my trading screens. I've missed fading all that juicy volatility. COMMENT FROM CHRISTIAN GARCIA: Put me down for a ten lot when $SVIX starts trading. Long-term call obviously. CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK? MARK: 11.55? ROCKLOBSTER: 12.75?

TWIFO 181: The Highs and Lows of 2019 HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOTSEAT GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, HEAD OF DERIVATIVES RESEARCH, TABB GROUP WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS FOR THE YEAR? TOP 5 PALLADIUM: + 58% NASDAQ 100 EMINI: + 35.8% CLASS 3 MILK: +35.5% EURODOLLARS: 34.5% WTI: +31.5% EQUITIES TRADE WAR OPTIMISM LIFTING MARKETS, CRUSHING VOLATILITY VIX: 12.5 - DOWN 2 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 98.75 - DOWN 4.75 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 14.25 - DOWN 2.75 FROM LAST SHOW VIX/RVX SPREAD: 1.75 - MUCH NARROWER FROM LAST SHOW DON'T LOOK NOW BUT SMALL CAPS ARE BREAKING OUT CRYPTO CME Bitcoin futures (BTC) turn two on Wednesday, December 18. FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM AVAST!: What were your surprises for the year in fut-opts? QUESTION FROM ANGEL: Is there a level at which the rvx/vix trade becomes particularly attractive.

OPTION BLOCK 864: Where Is The Impeachment Premium? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: KONSTANTIN VRANDOPULO, TRADING STRATEGY DESK, FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS RALLYING AFTER TRUMP IS IMPEACHED VIX: 12.5 - UP .75 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 98.75 - UP 4.75 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 15 - EFFECTIVELY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND OPTIONS ACTIVITY AT FIDELITY IN MU, TSLA, RAD, AAPL XLE SUCKED THIS DECADE XLF BACK TO 2007 ODD BLOCK MID-MARKET VIAC WEEKLY CALLS DISCA LITS PUTS SKT ROLL TO JUNE MAIL BLOCK QUESTION: When IV is at an extreme does that always suggest that premium buying is a bad idea? AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? LOOKING TO SEE HOW THE MARKETS CLOSE OUT 2019, GDP AND PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS TOMORROW MORNING

OPR 291: ROKU Straddles and SPY Pay-Later Puts On this episode we review the blockbuster performance of our ROKU trades and also examine SPY pay-later puts. You can learn more about this strategy in The Options Playbook. 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.

Option Block 863: The Dangers of SPY Dividends HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: COLIN SONGER, TRADING STRATEGY DESK, FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS RALLYING AFTER TRUMP TWEET ON TRADE DEAL BRITAIN VOTING YET AGAIN AROUND BREXIT VIX: 11.75 - DOWN 2.75 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 94 - DOWN 9.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 14.90 - DOWN 1.7 FROM LAST SHOW TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND OPTIONS ACTIVITY AT FIDELITY IN BA, AMRN, AAPL, ROKU, TSLA ODD BLOCK NIKE PRE-EARNINGS CALL LOVE CORPORATE ACTION DRIVES PUT ACTION IN IFF MEDALLIA INC LITS PUTS STRATEGY BLOCK THE DANGERS OF SPY DIVIDENDS AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? SPX 3200 IMPEACHMENT VOTE THIS WEEK VIX BELOW 12

TCR 42: HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT GUEST: SIMON HO, CEO, T3 INDEX WHAT IS THE BITVOL INDEX? HOW IS IT CONSTRUCTED? ANY SURPRISES?: BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BACK DOWN FOR CRYPTO - DOWN APPROX. $550 FROM LAST SHOW SELLING OFF EVEN MORE PRE-SHOW - ANOTHER $200 BITCOIN HIT ITS LOW 1 YEAR AGO THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM SILVERKING: What are you hearing about bakkt options? QUESTION FROM TEDESCHI: How does bitcoin volatility compare to other major asset classes? QUESTION FROM JAN TOMAS: Why does bitcoin have the impression out there that it is so volatile when it isn't really more volatile than your average volatile stock? QUESTION FROM KONVERT: Do you foresee major players listing eth options anytime soon? QUESTION FROM CHARLES RIVERA: Do BTC Options or volatility show any signs of bottoming out here?

Volatility Views 380: The Long Shadow of XIV HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS MIXED AFTER EARLY TRADE DEAL, BREXIT VOTE SPIKES: 13.3 - DOWN .95 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 13.2 - DOWN .3 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 101 - UP 6.5 PTS FROM LAST SHOW NEW XIV IN THE WORKS? Ghost of XIV Rises: A New Short Vol Product Is in the Pipeline HOT VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM RUNTHROUGH: It sounds like you guys are down on UVXY and for good reasons. Last week's guest didn't exactly raise my hopes. Is there anything they could do to get you back into the fold? QUESTION FROM MIGS: Will we ever see XIV again? QUESTION FROM TROMS: Will there ever be a way to buy just the $VIX index itself as an etf or something rather than just futures? COMMENT FROM MARS: Happy holidays to the vol views crew. You guys always wrap up my week in style. Here's to a great next decade of volatility. CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK? MARK: 12.25? SEBASTIAN: 13.25?

In this edition of the Coffee With Cott podcast series, Eric Cott, along with Marc Chaikin of Chaikin Analytics and Tony Zhang of OptionsPlay, discuss the impact of financial technology and the opportunities it might provide to advisors. Listen in to find out about how and why fintech is being used around client portfolios and options strategies.