The Options Insider Radio Network

Our guest today is Ian Rosen the CEO of Stocktwits. Mark and Ian discuss: - Why the heck is StockTwits launching a brokerage service? - What sets TradeApp apart from the many other brokers out there? - How do they plan to make money with zero commissions and zero payment for order flow? - What products will be available on Trade App at launch? - When can we expect to trade options? -How are the new Premium Rooms faring? Are people lining up to pay for rooms? - Why did they raise the StockTwits character limit from 140 to 1000? - And much more...

Options news you can use for Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

CRYPTO HOT SEAT Guest: David Nuelle, Managing Director, Hehmeyer Trading BITCOIN BREAKDOWN A deep dive into the Bitcoin market ALTCOIN UNIVERSE Top coins by market cap: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin CRYPTO QUESTIONS Question from Eli Murphy - The SEC shoots down another ETF, yet volume and price action remain robust. Does this just put the lie to the notion that we need an ETF for this market to become a "real boy?" Question from Valar Morghulis - What's your favorite data source for crypto? The freer the better. Question from Albert - Why do you think the CBOE futures never really caught on?

Is Bitsian the Kayak for Crypto? Our guest today is Raakhee Miller, CEO of Bitsian. Mark and Raakhee discuss: - What the heck is Bitsian? - How are they the Kayak for Crypto? - Are institutions really trading crypto right now? - Has the end of the Crypto Winter sparked a new wave of institutional interest in crypto? - Why can't aggregators connect you directly to the trading venues without intermediary steps? - Why do excel spreadsheets still dominate the crypto analytics market? - And much more...

Talking Crypto, Political Intrigue and Coconut Water with Tony Saliba Tony Saliba is back in the studio. Mark and Tony have a fascinating conversation covering a wide range of topics including: Tony's Crowd of Fame award A turbulent year and the end of Crypto Winter The new crypto offerings from Mercury Digital Assets and the San Juan Mercantile Exchange The prospects for crypto options in the U.S. The future of options in China. Devious political intrigue around the CHX acquisition. Tasty delicious coconut water! And much more. You need to tune into this one...

TALKING ADVISORS AND OPTIONS WITH RAYMOND JAMESOur guest for this episode is Gary Franklin, VP - Retail Options Trading and Strategies for Raymond James. Mark and Gary discuss: Overall options penetrations with advisors - is it growing or shrinking? What is the level of options interest at Raymond James? The challenges of finding liquidity for clients in the options market. The options wish list for advisors. And much more...

Options news you can use for Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

TRADING BLOCK Trade war premium was fleeting. Most active indices - VIX - 238k, SPY - 1.15M, SPX - 450k Most active equity options - AAPL, TSLA, BABA, T, AMD, S, MU, QCOM, BAC, FB Option Pit stock of the day - NVDA Earnings: Tuesday - Home Depot, JCPenney, Kohl's, Nordstrom Wednesday - Target, Lowe's Thursday - Best Buy Friday - Foot Locker ODD BLOCK Puts trading in Kroger Co (KR) Call love in Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (BZH) Rolling calls in Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) STRATEGY BLOCK Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses options strategy. MAIL BLOCK #QOTW: In honor of #GameOfThronesFinale we'll have a special edition of our #options #QuestionOfTheWeek. If you could have bought calls on one character to win the #IronThrone - who would it have been? Quite simply - who did you want to end up on the #IronThrone - Tyrion Lannister - Jon Snow - Daenerys Targaryen - Arya Stark AROUND THE BLOCK

Options news you can use for Monday, May 20, 2019.

VOLATILITY REVIEW Trade war premium came and went. SPIKES - 15.75, down 4.25-points from last show VIX Cash - 15.5, 4-points lower than last week VVIX - 95, 8-points lower than last show VIX Options - ADV: 668k, Total 10.2m (7.42m Calls, 2.73m Puts) VXX - 28, 2-points lower than last show Earnings Highlights: Thursday - Walmart, Nvidia, Pinterest Friday - John Deere VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL Comment from J3Dingle - I saw on Bloomberg that one of the 20+ Democrats running for president owes UVXY in size in his portfolio. That alone should be a disqualifying factor. Question from T Lima - Heard you guys hitting on 1x2 put spreads in vix. What about VXX? There are lots of juicy puts 1x2s lining up for small outlays and maybe even credits. I'm looking at Dec 28-23 1x2 that I can do for around $.45-$.65. There are similar spreads lining up across the term structure. Also - Do you have a preference to longer term or shorter term when trading 1x2 put spreads in these products? CRYSTAL BALL Next week: MARK: 14.75 Andrew - 14.25 Dave - 16.00