IBKR Podcasts

Will McBride and Dmitry Pargamanik cofounders of Market Chameleon join IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss the five equity market trading sessions and why they exist. Contact Information: https://marketchameleon.com/ support@marketchameleon.com Corresponding Webinar: https://ibkrcampus.com/webinars/market-trading-sessions/ DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Interactive Brokers’ chief strategist, Steve Sosnick, and senior economist, Jose Torres, sit down with Andrew Wilkinson, director of education, to discuss how last week’s employment report and recent geopolitical event affect equity and fixed income markets.

Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss GDP and GDI and how they are used to gauge the economy. Email:  Michael.Normyle@nasdaq.com Web:   www.nasdaq.com Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (September 18, 2023).

Neil Azous sets the landscape ahead of the September FOMC meeting. In this podcast Neil sounds a word of caution on treasuries at current levels and warns not to ignore typically bullish fourth quarter seasonals when it comes to stocks. Sponsor Information: Email:  nazous@rareviewcapital.com    Web:   www.rareviewcapital.com   Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (September 14, 2023).

Are breakfast cereals getting too expensive? The price of sugar futures may be to blame. Find out, as Sean McGovern, vice president of research at McAlinden Research Partners, Jeff Praissman, IBKR’s senior trading education specialist, and IBKR senior market analyst Steven Levine explore the global economics of the sugar trade, its affects on producer and consumer prices, and its influence on the stocks of certain consumer staples companies. Also, what can traders and investors learn about India’s role as a global exporter? What risks does El Niño pose to the sugar industry? And how much could the next box of your favorite breakfast cereal cost? All this and more as our agricultural commodity series continues….  Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (August 28, 2023).

Erik Norland – CME’s Economist joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss some of the biggest contributors having positive and negative effects on the Eurozone economy and the possibility of further ECB rate hikes. Contact Information: Email: erik.norland@cmegroup.com; Web: www.cmegroup.com

Discussion on surge in US credit card debt and its effects on consumers and the economy. Impact of reduced savings on spending behavior. Analysis of delinquency rates, variable rate debt, and student debt payments.

Mat Cashman Mat Cashman, Principal of Investor Education at the OCC joins IBKRs Senior Trading Education Specialist Jeff Praissman to discuss the concept of implied volatility and duration in pricing  time spreads. Contact Information: For more free options education from The Options Industry Council (OIC), an industry resource provided by OCC, visit OptionsEducation.org. Have an options-related question? Contact the OCC Investor Education team at options@theocc.com or via live chat on OptionsEducation.org. Connect with OIC Instructor, Mat Cashman. DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS (WITH MULTIPLE LEGS) Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For information on the uses and risks of options, you can obtain a copy of the Options Clearing Corporation risk disclosure document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options by visiting ibkr.com/occ. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple transaction costs.

A confluence of factors has put paid to calm within the US bond market: Joe Burke and Andrew Wilkinson discuss a mountain of new issuance by the US government, strength across the US economy and the impact of Bank of Japan policy causing domestic investors to favor local debt over the traditional safe haven of US debt.

Topics discussed include volatility, correlation, bonds, 0DTE options, Volmageddon, institutional investor strategies, role of VIX, dispersion index, investor complacency, tail hedge, options trading risks and opportunities, systemic risk, correlation between duration and credit risk in corporate bond market, advantages of trading options on futures.