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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...

What the Heck is Gatsby? Did you ever ask yourself - what the heck is Gatsby? We decided to ask them that very question at OIC 2019. Here's what they said...

UPDATE ON ORATS?NEW OFFERINGS?UPDATE ON EARNINGS SEASON? ANY SURPRISES?WHAT BRINGS YOU TO OIC THIS YEAR?ANY SURPRISES FROM THE CONFERENCE THIS YEAR?HOW ARE THE CIGARS?

WALK US THROUGH THE VOLUME BREAKDOWNNYSE WESTREBRANDING THE OLD PCOAST?FANG PLUS INDEX OPTIONSAFTER HOURS OPTIONS TRADING?Market makers?

Topics this week include: CME Group hits new OI record of 138.2M contracts. Crude Oil Equities Ags Metals FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from BOTB - What do you think of GOT this season? You feeling the hate like everyone else? Comment from Docer - How tasty is that CME Bacon? Question from Danan Ace - What’s the difference between realized and historical volatility? Question from Tank - Will we see Eth futures soon. Also how are Ag options shaping up here?

TRADING BLOCK Trade war premium was fleeting. The bulls are back in town. Most active indices - VIX: 577k, SPY: 1.51M, SPX: 629k Most active equity options - AAPL, AMZN, BABA, AMD, CSCO, MSFT, NVDA, FB, WMT, MU Uber struggling post IPO ODD BLOCK Call love in ServiceNow Inc. (NOW) Line-in-the-sand puts in TransDigm Group Incorporated (TDG) Put love in Qurate Retail Inc (QRTEA) MAIL BLOCK Comment from Tim Alfred - Love your show !! Keep up the good work Mark! Question from...

Options Insider Radio Live From OIC 2019 GUEST: Craig Iseli, Chief Operating Officer of SpiderRock

Today we are trading covered calls in Apple. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, in 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.

CRYPTO HOT SEAT Guest: Jeff Dorman, CIO and Partner - Arca ALTCOIN UNIVERSE Top coins by market cap: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin CRYPTO QUESTIONS Question from JBD - Is this the end of the #CryptoWinter? Question from May Diamond - Does the recent price rally for Bitcoin open the doors for major exchanges to start listing new derivatives products, like Ethereum Futures or Bitcoin Options. Thanks for this great program, you’re the only folks in the...

TRADING BLOCK Trade war premium is back VIX : 20.6 - 1.5-points lower than last show VVIX: Back up to 106 Most active indices - VIX: 764k, SPY: 1.9M, SPX: 776k Most active equity options - AAPL, AMD, TSLA, BAC, BABA, FB, NFLX, AMZN, NVDA, MSFT UBER struggles post IPO ODD BLOCK Call love in PagSeguro Digital Ltd (PAGS) - from 3/25 Call palooza in Mylan NV (MYL) Call overwrite in Cummins Inc (CMI) STRATEGY BLOCK Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses the advantages and disadvantages...

VOLATILITY REVIEW Trade was premium is back as Trump continues to ratchet up the tariffs. SPIKES - 20, up 7-points from last show VIX Cash - 19.5., 7-points higher than last week VVIX - 103, almost 20-points higher than last show VIX Options - ADV: 459k, very low. VXXB - 30.3, 5-points higher than last week, ADV: 167k SPIKES Versus VIX: How to Take Advantage of the Differences - ...

Options news you can use for Monday, May 13, 2019.

CATCHING UP WITH AN OPTIONS ICON - Thomas Peterffy Our CEO had a chance to catch up with an options icon at OIC 2019. Their far-reaching conversation covered: - Highlights from Thomas's 42-year career in the options market - What is the enduring legacy of Interactive Brokers? - Thomas's views on the new wave of zero commission brokerage firms invading the space. - Why he decided to exit the options market-making business. - Does he feel the options markets were irreparably harmed when...

Options news you can use for Friday, May 10, 2019.