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Mark is joined on this episode by: Mike Wisnefski, CEO of MaterialsXchange (MX) Mark and Mike discuss: What MaterialsXchange is. Why they chose to list wood products. The products that you can currently trade. The response from the lumber trading community. Their plans to list other materials products. What the value is of bringing transparency to the opaque world of lumber market data. And much more..

OB 853: Mysterious Puts and Infinite Covered Calls 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, Active Trader Strategy Desk TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT TRADE WAR OPTIMISM CONTINUES TO BOOST MARKET VIX 12.4 - DOWN .5 VVIX: 89 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 19 - UNCHD FROM LAST MOST ACTIVE INDICES MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS OTHER TRADING BLOCK DISCUSSION TOPICS Monday - Uber, Shake Shack, Hertz, Marriott, Groupon Tuesday - Chesapeake Energy, Allergan, Tapestry, Weight Watchers, Match Wednesday - CVS Health, Roku, Qualcomm, fitbit, Wynn Thursday - Teva, Cardinal Health, AMC Entertainment, Walt Disney Company, Activision/Blizzard, Yelp Friday - Duke Energy ODD BLOCK SEGMENT MEGA SPRINT CALL LOVE TEVA PUT LOVE KOHL'S CORP PUT LOVE MAIL BLOCK QUESTION FROM deletethisaccount1: I have a quick question for you, if your option contract becomes in the money and worth something can you sell it on friday of expiration? The example is a paper trade i did with sirius xm and had bought 6.5 calls at .07 (x10) and on earnings it was worth .23 (er was on thursday). on paper i sold but it went up another ten cents on friday. Would i have been able to sell that as long as there was a bid? QUESTION FROM NATCH: You guys see the infinite money covered call "glitch" on RobinHood? AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? Trade deal, uber post lock up, spx at all time highs, silver and gold will be interesting to watch

OPR 285: Slinging High Noon Straddles On ROKU Today we kick things up a notch with "High Noon" straddles on perennial high-flyer ROKU. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always 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.

TCR 37: Taking A Deep Dive Into Crypto Analytics with Skew HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT Guest: Emmanuel Goh, co-founder of skew It seems like a lot has happened since your last appearance on March 25. Congratulations on raising new funding. You also bought skew.com. What's new on the analytics side? What are the most popular analytics at skew these days? We have been using the platform for a while and we're still finding new things. Tell us about the spreads tab, liquidity tab and the heatmaps. Have you seen a big uptick in interest since the worm turned in Q1? Is the insights tab coming soon? Will you offer a premium version soon? Is data the end game for profitability? And more. BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT QUIETER WEEK FOR CRYPTO - ALMOST UNCHD ON THE WEEK. DOWN ABOUT $65. ONLY ABOUT $450 RANGE BTC VOLATILITY 30 DAY REALIZED: UNCHD AT 75.5% BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT MILD VOLUME WEEK OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK MARCH CALL VERTICAL? MARCH 12000/16000 CALL SPREAD - PAPER BOUGHT? BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE FAR LESS BACKWARD THAN LAST WEEK BTC CALL/PUT RATIO BACK UP TO 64.3% FROM 40% CALLS BACK IN CHARGE BTC OPEN INTEREST KEEPS GROWING UP TO $555M FROM $514M CME BTC FUTURES LIGHT VOLUME DAY/WEEK THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ETH: UP $8 THIS WEEK XRP - ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD - WHAT'S NEXT IN THE SECURITIES CASE AGAINST RIPPLE OVER XRP LTC - UP APPROX. $5 FROM LAST WEEK BITCOIN CASH - DOWN APPROX. $25 FROM LAST WEEK CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM ELLIOT: Does skew offer metrics from bitmex options or only deribit? QUESTION FROM BGTFG: Does sk3w have bakkt data? QUESTION FROM TALSO: Best place for altcoin stats and analytics? QUESTION FROM 560L: If bitcoin eventually becomes the alternate currency that everyone hopes do you think the skew will line up like the S&P 500 skew? Funds will sell calls and buy puts in large numbers. Thank you for this fine program. We need more content on crypto derivatives out there.

OB 852: Funky Puts, Ratio Rolldowns and More HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: KONSTANTIN VRANDOPULO, TRADING STRATEGY DESK, FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT TRADE WAR OPTIMISM CONTINUES TO BOOST MARKET - MCDONALD'S DRAGGING ON DOW BUT STILL THREATENING RECORD HIGH VIX 12.95 - DOWN .4 VVIX: 88 - UP 1.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 19 - DOWN 1PT FROM LAST SHOW FIDELITY REVIEW?: AAPL/ MCD/ BABA/ SPY ODD BLOCK REVIEWING MT CALL LOVE FROM LAST WEEK MNK PUT LOVE KNX CALL OVERWRITE STRATEGY BLOCK Discussing a 1x2 Ratio Rolldown. AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? Roku and DIS earnings, International trade report on Nov 5th, and Jobless claims on 7th

VV 375: We've Seen Stupider Stupids HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT S&P 500, Nasdaq hit new records after October jobs numbers beat expectations SPIKES: 13.50 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 12.5 - DOWN .5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 85.2 - UP 1.2 FROM LAST SHOW VIX FUTURES CURVE: STILL IN CONTANGO SPIKES FUTURES EARNINGS VOLATILITY HOT VOLATILITY TRADES VIX OPTION VXX VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM HEATHER: Since you guys don't like TVIX what else do you recommend? QUESTION FROM ELI: Is there one strategy that is the silver bullet in vxx that works over the others. Should I really just buy 1yr plus puts and then set it and forget it? Seems like anything much shorter term is a bit of a crap shoot. QUESTION FROM 78RT: What's the real set-it-and-forget-it vol trade? VXX long-term puts? QUESTION FROM OPTIONSGAME: What kind of IV should we expect from CMEGroup options on bitcoin futures? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK? MARK: 12.55 MEATBALL - 13.07

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? RATES FED CUTS RATES FOR THIRD TIME THIS YEAR FED CUT BY A QUARTER POINT WAS EXPECTED BY THE MARKET - FEDWATCH TOOL WAS AT 95% QUESTION FROM NEIL: What is fedwatch saying now about cut in Dec? QUESTION FROM NTILL: Did you guy see the recent issue with eurodollar quotes? Maybe this is what's driving some of the volume in the options lately? RE: THIS STORY - Futures Exchange Reins In Runaway Trading Algorithms EQUITIES DOUBTS ON THE TRADE DEAL SPOOK THE MARKET IN THE WAKE OF FED DECISION VIX 13.35 - UP .35 VVIX: 86.5- UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 19.95 - NEARLY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 17.40 - DOWN .3 FROM LAST WEEK VIX/RVX SPREAD - 4.05 - SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN LAST WEEK WTI Oil falls 1% as US inventory rises NAT GAS Natural Gas Experts: 'Follow The Money, Forget The Cold' METALS Gold futures climb above $1,500 to log highest finish in 5 weeks FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM JAKE: Why do products like dairy and iron ore that move quite a bit have such light or nonexistent options volume? QUESTION FROM LILEANTHAL: What's the answer as to why weekly WTI options don't trade? QUESTION FROM BEAMS: I think the long-term russell 2000 put trader is a seller taking advantage of inflated put skew to generate higher premiums than comparable spy strikes. Thoughts? QUESTION FROM ELTIM: Do you buy that metals only selloff when the calls are bid?

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: TREY JARRELL, TRADING STRATEGY DESK, FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT DOUBTS ON THE TRADE DEAL SPOOK THE MARKET VIX 13.35 - UP .35 VVIX: 86.5- UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 19.95 - NEARLY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW FIDELITY REVIEW?: AAPL, FB, TWLO EARNINGS SEASON IS BACK BABY!!! Monday - AT&T, Spotify TODAY AFTER THE BELL: Hexo, Beyond Meat, Alphabet, TMobile Tuesday - Shopify, Merck, GrubHub, Pfizer, GM, AMD, Herbalife Nutrition Wednesday - GE, Sony, CME Group, Apple, FB, Lyft, Etsy, Starbucks Thursday - WWE, Funko, Pinterest, Marathon, Abiomed Friday - Alibaba, Chevron, ExxonMobil, abbvie ODD BLOCK SAND CALL LOVE VAL CALL OVERWRITE MT CALL LOVE MAIL BLOCK FIDELITY QUESTION OF THE WEEK: I bought calls on AAPL/FB today and am losing money even though the stock is up, what's happening? QUESTION FROM CANONNIER: Do you think the elimination of commissions will change the way people trade options? COMMENT FROM KLEE: Happy Halloween to the OB All Stars. Never miss a show. AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? - BABA and ABBV

OPR 284: Boeing Review Plus Getting Bullish In SPY Today we look back on the performance of our Boeing trade and then explore ways to get bullish in SPY using long calls. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always 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.

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 THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET/VOLATILITY CONDITIONS EARNINGS VOLATILITY: EARNINGS SEASON IS BACK MATT'S RECENT APPEARANCE AT THE DALLAS ALTS CONFERENCE FREE TRADING SHAKES UP THE BROKERAGE/OPTIONS WORLD ZERO COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORS OPTIONS 101: EXPENSIVE COMMISSION TRADES INSPIRED BY THIS QUESTION FROM ROBERT: Now that commissions are gone are there any trades that are back on the table that would have previously been just too expensive BUTTERFLY IRON BUTTERFLY IRON CONDOR OFFICE HOURS QUESTION FROM Erik Norstedt: Hi Mark, Great show! With some of the major brokers offering no trading fees do you think this will lead to an increase in volatility since traders can trade more? QUESTION FROM PICODEGAULLO: Has matt from orats ever thought about putting out some sort of tradeable earnings vol product? I for one would use it. QUESTION FROM MALLE: Are the swan crew planning to expand drs to crypto when the options list in Q1?