AO 91: The End of the V-Shaped Recovery?

• HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
• CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
• CO-HOST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, SWAN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS
• CO-HOST: ERIC COTT, OPTIONS INDUSTRY COUNCIL

THE BUZZ

• THE MARKETS ARE ALMOST BACK TO PRE-CORONA LEVELS
• THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET/VOLATILITY REGIME
• OVERVIEW OF NEW VOLUME RECORDS SET BY OCC - APRIL 2020 TOTAL VOLUME UP 42.9% FROM A YEAR AGO
• DISCUSSION ON RIAS AND FAS INTEREST IN ALPHA STRATEGIES WITH MARKETS ON THE RISE BUT ALSO INQUIRING ABOUT PROTECTIVE SOLUTIONS.  
• COVERED CALL STUDY ON THE SP500 - WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS TO SELL COVERED CALLS
• THREE WAYS TO RETAIN CLIENTS DURING A CRISIS
• EARNINGS GROWTH CONSENSUS ESTIMATES CONTINUE TO TUMBLE
• JP MORGAN CLOSING ALTS ETF LINEUP

OFFICE HOURS

• QUESTION FROM NIELSEN: HAS THE RISK DIRECTOR EVER TRIED TO IMPLEMENT THE DEFINED RISK STRATEGY ON OTHER INDICES ASIDE FROM THE SPX? HOW DOES IT PERFORM ON MORE VOLATILE INDICES LIKE NASDAQ AND RUSSELL 2000? SEEMS LIKE THERE WOULD BE LOTS OF DEMAND IN THOSE PRODUCTS. 

• QUESTION FROM MILTON: WILL WE SEE MORE FLOW NOW THAT THE FLOORS ARE COMING BACK?