The Buzz: A rundown of CBOE RMC Asia conference with Russell Rhoads.

• What is it?
• Who attends it?
• What compelling options research came out of the conference?
• What is the asian perspective on volatility?

#QuestionOfTheWeek: Financial advisors represent the last options frontier. What level of options knowledge do you expect from your advisor?

• None: I will do it myself
• Level 1: Buy Puts/Calls
• Level 2: Income & Vol
• Level 3: Option Specialist

Trump watch

• The Republican House finance chair plans to kill the Department of Labr rule
• Trump pick for DOL Chief said to be Andrew Puzder.
• Financial advisors voted overwhelmingly for Trump, finds an FSI poll.
• Investors flood U.S. stock ETFs with most cash ever on Trump win

Office Hours: Listeners have their say

• Question from Zachary - I am learning a lot about options from your program. I am a relativity new convert so I apologize if you have discusses this on past episodes, but exactly how much of my portfolio should I allocate to defensive strategies like puts? Thank you for providing so much great free content!
• Question from Rice Landa - Did you guys see this? Is Mark Cuban talking about buying puts or something else? Guess he has a savvy financial advisor?
• Question from FundConsept: Do you think activist investors will encounter more opportunities in the U.S? seems like they are in the UK