• HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
• CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, PRINCIPAL, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
• CO-HOST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RISK, SWAN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

THE BUZZ

• THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET/VOLATILITY CONDITIONS
• EARNINGS VOLATILITY: EARNINGS SEASON IS BACK
• MATT’S RECENT APPEARANCE AT THE DALLAS ALTS CONFERENCE
• FREE TRADING SHAKES UP THE BROKERAGE/OPTIONS WORLD
• ZERO COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORS

OPTIONS 101:  EXPENSIVE COMMISSION TRADES

 

• INSPIRED BY THIS QUESTION FROM ROBERT: Now that commissions are gone are there any trades that are back on the table that would have previously been just too expensive
  • BUTTERFLY
  • IRON BUTTERFLY
  • IRON CONDOR

 

OFFICE HOURS 

• QUESTION FROM Erik Norstedt: Hi Mark, Great show! With some of the major brokers offering no trading fees do you think this will lead to an increase in volatility since traders can trade more?
• QUESTION FROM PICODEGAULLO: Has matt from orats ever thought about putting out some sort of tradeable earnings vol product? I for one would use it.
• QUESTION FROM MALLE: Are the swan crew planning to expand drs to crypto when the options list in Q1?