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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: TREY JARRELL, ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT WELCOME TO THE GAME - FIDELITY JOINS THE ZERO FEE BANDWAGON. DOES THAT INCLUDE OPTIONS? MARKET BACK IN RALLY MODE. VIX BACK OVER A 20 HANDLE ON TUES - HIGH OF 20.30 on WEDS. VIX 18 - UP 1 PT FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 100- UP 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 24.5 - UP .5 FROM LAST SHOW - HIT A HIGH OF 26.84 EARLIER THIS WEEK ODD BLOCK PUMP LITS PUTS DAL NOV CALL VERTICAL ECA CALL PALOOZA MAIL BLOCK FIDELITY CUSTOMER QUESTION: If I want to buy options for an earnings play, should I buy now or wait? AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

OPR 281: Trading Volatility With SPX Butterflies Today we will explore trading volatility using butterflies in SPX. 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.

OIR Interviews: Talking Options and OTC ADRs with INTL FCStone Host: Mark Longo, Founder & CEO - The Options Insider Media Group Guest: Robert Boylan, MD Institutional Equities & Derivatives - INTL FCStone Mark and Robert discuss: What is INTL FCStone? Are they really "the largest financial institution you've never heard of?" The wild world of OTC ADR trading. INTL FC Stone's plans to launch a new electronic options offering. Are they planning to enter the crypto markets? How does the firm view the recent commission wars unfolding in the brokerage space? And much more...

OIR Interviews: Talking Crypto, Cons and Derivatives with Tabb Group On this episode, Mark is joined by the new(ish) CEO of Tabb Group Bruce Morris. Mark and Bruce discuss: What is Tabb Group? How did Bruce transition from the world of financial media to research? Is crypto the next big area of research for Tabb Group? What's the difference between a Con and a Festival? Which derivatives markets are currently the most compelling for Tabb's clients? And much more...

OIR Interviews: Talking Options, Crypto and Free Commissions with TradeStation Host: Mark Longo, Founder & CEO - The Options Insider Media Group Guest: Nick LaMaina, SVP Product Management and Strategy - TradeStation Securities, Inc. Mark and Nick discuss: Recent upgrades to TradeStation's options offering, The launch of TradeStation Crypto, TradeStation's thoughts on the race to zero commissions and much more...

TCR 33: Crashing the Crypto Party With Distributed Clearing HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT GUEST: Darshan Vaidya, CEO and Founder, X-Margin BACKGROUND? WHAT IS XMARGIN? CAN THE CRYPTO MARKET HANDLE CENTRAL CLEARING? WHY IS OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT STILL SO LIGHT? AND MORE.. BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BTC ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW - BUT IT HAD A CRAZY WEEK Bitcoin Is 2019's Best-Performing Asset, Even After Recent Price Downturn BTC VOLATILITY 30 DAY REALIZED: UNCHD AROUND 54% FROM 56% LAST WEEK BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT LIGHT VOLUME WEEK ONLY ONE DAY ABOVE $30M THIS PAST WEEK OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK BUY 500 MAR 16,000 CALLS SELL 250 MARCH 12000 CALLS BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE SIMILAR TO LAST SHOW BTC CALL/PUT RATIO CALLS BACK UP TO 57% FROM 47% THIS WEEK BTC OPEN INTEREST OI UP FROM $352M TO $371M CME BTC FUTURES LIGHT VOLUME WEEK - MOST DAYS BELOW 2000 CONTRACTS THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ETH: UP $3 THIS WEEK RIPPLE - GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE AGAIN THIS WEEK UP NEARLY $.02 LTC - UP $2 FROM LAST WEEK BITCOIN CASH - UP $8 LAST WEEK CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM ALLIANZ: Are the same firms making markets in regular options like SIG also making the markets on deribit and other crypto markets? QUESTION FROM CHARLES: Why do you think btc options volume remains lite despight big swings in the spot QUESTION FROM JLEE: Can we proclaim it now that Bakkt was the nail in the crypto coffin?

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: KONSTANTIN VRANDOPULO, ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKET UNCHD AFTER A WEIRD WEEK MASSIVE SELLOFF ON WEDS. LARGEST SINCE 8/23. VIX BACK OVER A 20 HANDLE ON WEDS. HIGH OF 21.40 on WEDS. VIX 17 - DOWN NEARLY 3 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 96.5 - DOWN 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 24 - DOWN 2 FROM LAST SHOW FIDELITY REVIEW: AAPL, NVDA, AMD, UBER ODD BLOCK HIGH OPTIONS VOLUME IN WWE RIG PUTS ETRN LONGER TERM CALL LOVE OPK PUTS STRATEGY BLOCK Refresher on different risk/reward approaches - Straddles and Strangles vs. Iron Flies and Condors AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? DPZ and DAL earnings, J. Powell speaks Tuesday and Wednesday with FOMC minutes and CPI releases around the corner

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Mark Sebastian, Option Pit VOLATILITY REVIEW Update on the latest trades, trends and developments in the world of volatility including: ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE MARKET AGAIN VIX cash, Spikes,VIX Futures and VVIX overview. Spikes options breakdown - 18- UNCHD. FROM LAST SHOW VIX cash - 17.75 - UP .25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX - 96 - DOWN NEARLY 8 PTS FROM LAST SHOW VIX Futures Curve - STILL IN CONTANGO And much more… VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM TINTIN:Why do you the market isn't pricing in more volatility as a result of the saudi oil attacks? COMMENT FROM SIDELOASD: I found that vxst/vix ratio discussed on last show extremely interesting. Thank you. QUESTION FROM JERRY BANKS: Do you have any insight into whether cboe will ever bring back rvx? I miss that product. THE CRYSTAL BALL Where will VIX/SPIKES be next week? MARK: 16.65 MEATBALL: 15.79

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CO-HOST: Sean Smith, MD - Derivatives Licensing, FTSE Russell CME HOT SEAT GUEST: Derek Sammann, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Commodities & Options Products at CME Group WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES VIX BACK OVER A 20 HANDLE ON WEDS. HIGH OF 21.40 on WEDS. VIX 19.5 - UP 3. FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 100 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 26 - UP 2.3 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 21.90 - UP .9 PTS FROM LAST WEEK VIX/RVX SPREAD - 2.4 - MUCH TIGHTER THAN LAST WEEK SEAN - ANY INTERESTING RUSSELL DEVELOPMENTS/STUDIES? RUSSELL 2000 FOCUS PANEL - ANY TAKEAWAYS ANY INTEREST FROM EUROPEAN CLIENTELE ON U.S. SMALLCAP STOCKS? SOME INTERESTING NUGGETS FROM CBOE ON RVX Research by Blu Putnam - Seven Themes to Ponder as We Head for 2020 CRUDE Rogue Oil Trader Causes $320 Million Loss at Mitsubishi Corp. Unit METALS Research by Erik Norland - Is Gold About to Outperform Equities? FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM EL DOCTORO: It seems like when a company from the Russell1000 moves into the Russell2000, its stock price rises. True? If so, why? What happens when a stock moves the opposite way? Futures Options and STA Interview with Derek Sammann, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Commodities & Options Products at CME Group, at the Security Traders Association Market Structure Conference in Washington DC.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP 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 MASSIVE SELLOFF ON WEDS. LARGEST SINCE 8/23. VIX BACK OVER A 20 HANDLE ON WEDS. HIGH OF 21.40 on WEDS. VIX 19.75 - UP 3.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 100 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 26 - UP 2.3 FROM LAST SHOW FIDELITY REVIEW: TSLA, AAPL, TVIX, AMZN, SPY ODD BLOCK CHECKING IN ON ETRN SEP CALL LOVE REVIEWING SIZE CALL PALOOZA IN SIRIUS XM LOOKING AT GOPRO CALL PALOOZA MAIL BLOCK COMMENT FROM Robert Rouse VIA YOUTUBE: Thanks guys. I'm listening every day. And looking up the stuff I don't understand COMMENT FROM NINJY: Looks like Brian won the crystal ball this week. QUESTION FROM JERRY: Is fidelity going free to play like the rest of the big brokers? AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? employment situation, SPX going to meet up with 200 ma