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HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY LAST WEEK VIX 18.25 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 101.5 - DOWN 9 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 27 - DOWN 1.5 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 21.40 - UP 1.3 PTS FROM LAST WEEK VIX/RVX SPREAD - 3.15 UNCHD FROM LAST WEEK WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE RUSSELL 2000? METALS Silver Gold CRUDE OIL FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM JANISUS: Do you agree with eric's assertion on the last show that volatility is returning across all asset classes? QUESTION FROM HJ76: Why is Russell 2000 getting beaten up so badly lately? What are the options volatility and skew predicting going forward? QUESTION FROM GARY: Great chat with the crypto mom! I'm loving this network. After speaking with her what do you think our chances are of seeing options and an etf in the near future? QUESTION FROM MIGHTY TACO: What determines a shift vs. a slide on a skew curve?

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, TRADING STRATEGY DESK, FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC THE TRADING BLOCK MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY LAST WEEK VIX 18.25 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 101.5 - DOWN 9 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 27 - DOWN 1.5 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW MARK/ANDREW REVIEW? MIKE REVIEW? FIDELITY REVIEW?: TVIX/ AMZN AAPL/ BBY TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN AND MORE… THE ODD BLOCK REVIEW GPRO CALL LOVE ITW LINE IN THE SAND PUTS RLGY PUT LOVE MAIL BLOCK QUESTION FROM STEVJ556: ANY NEWS ON YELP? LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMETHING. QUESTION FROM GUY MCCLOSKEY: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON $PCG? AROUND THE BLOCK What is on our radar for the rest of the week? ULTA ER 08/29/19 after the close, Personal income and outlays 08/30/19 8:30 am ET

OPR 275: APPLYING OUR BOEING STRADDLE STRATEGY TO GE Why limit ourselves to Boeing straddles when we can apply that same strategy to other volatile stocks including General Electric? We break down that approach on this episode of Options Playbook Radio. 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.

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 FROM FIDELITY'S TRADING STRATEGY DESK THE TRADING BLOCK MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY LAST WEEK VIX 20.75 - UP 3.75 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 110.5 - UP 10.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 28.5 - UP NEARLY 3 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW MARK/ANDREW REVIEW? MIKE REVIEW? FIDELITY REVIEW?: AAPL, AMZN, ROKU, and SHOP TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN AND MORE… THE ODD BLOCK BED LONG-TERM LITS PUTS LONG-TERM PUT LOVE IN AXL FGEN JAN CALL LOVE STRATEGY BLOCK Breaking down when to roll up your short calls. MAIL BLOCK QUESTION FROM Robert Stoute: Mark, Just a little about the option trades/strategy that I use. I trade the Short Put Verticals and have been doing well but am getting hammered on the max losses. I am looking to get into other strategies that has a better win/loss ratio. A friend mentioned that your show and contacts would be helpful to me. AROUND THE BLOCK What is on our radar for the rest of the week?

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: China kicks the trade war back into high gear: major indices down over 2% across the board. VIX cash, Spikes,VIX Futures and VVIX overview. VIX options breakdown - crazy volume week Spikes options breakdown - 21.25 - UP APPROX. 1.5 PTS FROM LAST SHOW VIX cash - 20.60 - UP 4PTS TODAY AND UP 2PTS FROM LAST SHOW And much more... VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM NELY: Why do you guys hate $TVIX so much? QUESTION FROM TRADECAP: Seems like bullish risk reversals are the savvy play right now in volatility. Downside is limited - particularly if you sell put spreads - and the upside is unlimited. Why don't you talk about these more on your show? QUESTION FROM ORLND3: I trade my volatility almost exclusively through spy verticals and iron flies. Am I missing something by not having that vix or spikes exposure? COMMENT FROM j3dingle: Dear Mark, Have you ever had the managers of the ABR Mutual Fund ABRSX on Vol Views? If not, maybe they would be a good guest? Thanks, Joseph THE CRYSTAL BALL Where will VIX/SPIKES be next week? MARK: 19.30 Meatball: 18.50

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES VIX 17 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 100 - DOWN 3 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 25.8 - DOWN .7 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 20.1 - DOWN 4.1 PTS FROM LAST WEEK VIX/RVX SPREAD - 3.1 WIDER BY .5 POINT FROM LAST WEEK Is Higher Volatility Making a Comeback? METALS Gold Option Volatility May Have Hit Bottom and Could Begin Trending Upward. CRUDE OIL Oil rises further above $60, Jackson Hole summit in focus. FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM JACKTI: Can you do a rundown of GBP/USD option activity from this week. Thanks for this program. I wish it was every day. QUESTION FROM AVALANCHE: What's up in the wheat pit these days? Big volume with the trade war? Put love? Call love? QUESTION FROM TLTT: Have we seen any more love to wti skew given recent price rally?

Join host Ed Modla and Mark Benzaquen, Manager of the OCC Investor Services team, as they discuss the collar strategy and the many ways that it can be used for downside protection. Then, Ed will take a look back at the launch of the options industry in the 1970s and its evolution to present-day.

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, FIDELITY ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK THE TRADING BLOCK VIX: 17 - UNCHANGED FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 100 - DOWN 3 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 25.8 - DOWN .7 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW MARK/ANDREW REVIEW? MIKE REVIEW? WHAT ARE FIDELITY'S CUSTOMERS TRADING TODAY - SPLK/ TVIX/ AAPL/ TGT/ JWN TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN AND MORE… THE ODD BLOCK SRE UPSIDE CALL PREMIUM HARVESTING FOX CALL LOVE AEO CALL LOVE MAIL BLOCK QUESTION FROM FIDELITY CUSTOMER: VIX is up (x) amount and I am trading TVIX long that is supposed to be 2x VIX, why am I not up more sometimes even down money? AROUND THE BLOCK What is on our radar for the rest of the week? - Presser from Jackson Hole and its effect on US treasuries and equity markets Friday, CRM er after the close and BBY earnings on 8/29

OPR 274: Huddling Up About Risk-Free Credit Spreads, Young Trader Education and More On this episode, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: QUESTION Erik Norstedt: Just listened to the OPR 272 episode and had a question. When you say you want to "Do the entire trade at the midpoint for even" - what exactly do you mean? Thanks. QUESTION FROM Welch Kwong: Huge fan of your weekly podcast. I've asked a question before and you guys were extremely helpful with your response and expertise. I have another question wondering if you can help. Let's say the infamous underlying XYZ is at $50 on a Monday, and I sell a 60/65 Call Spread @ 1.00 exp Friday (5 days). I get 1.00 credit and my risk is 4.00 potential max loss per spread. If I continue to roll position out for a credit, rolling up I dont think really matters for this question, but with enough rolling and credits to add up to 5.00, would that mean that the trade overall was at zero risk (not taking into account commissions)?? QUESTION FROM Bob Randall: Brian, I have a 12 year old niece with a very bright mathematical mind that I am trying to get into options. I'm looking for either beginning games or age appropriate books or videos to teach her about options. I also have two editions of the Playbook and thought I might reach out to you for any suggestions. RELATED QUESTION FROM STEVEN PATEL: Do I need to be a math whiz to understand this options stuff? QUESTION FROM CHARLIEC: Quick Q for the show - What's the weirdest thing you've seen in the options market? 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.

The Crypto Rundown 28: Crazy BTC Calls, Crypto Technical Breakdown and More HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: Jon Pearlstone, Crypto Patterns BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT CRYPTO FLIGHT TO CRYPTO QUALITY IS OVER? - SOLD OFF NEARLY $700 FROM LAST SHOW (NOW $10,730) HIT A HIGH OF $11415 ON MONDAY 8/12 AND A LOW OF $9833 ON 8/15 DURING THE WORST OF THE EQUITY SELLOFF LAST WEEK BITCOIN AND THE EQUITIES MARKET - ARE THEY CORRELATED? IS CRYPTO REALLY A "FLIGHT TO QUALITY" ASSET NOW? BTC Volatility 30 day realized: almost unchdc from 93.80% to 94.27% this week. BTC Options Volume on Deribit finally an active week. BTC vol term structure same as last week. BTC call/put ratio peaked at 73.4% on 6/17. Up to 66% from 54.4% last week BTC OI slightly up to $543 from $528M. CME BTC Futures - another light volume day today. THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT TOP 10 COINS BY MARKET CAP? ETH - down $12 from last show XRP - down $.02 from last week LTC - down $10 from last week, down quite a bit in two weeks since we hit the halving mark BITCOIN CASH - bucking the trend up $10 from last week CRYPTO QUESTIONS QUESTION FROM JACKIE: Does the lack of options volume on deribit week after week prove that there really isn't a market for btc options? QUESTION FROM NAMDO: How far away are the crypto markets from being a real "big boy" market? QUESTION FROM SSQPC: Is halving in LTC the big bullish event everyone thinks? Can we expect the same for BTC? QUESTION FROM SOLTUD: Are there crypto vol products I can trade?