Option Block 875: Options Origin Stories

• HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER
• CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT
• CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

• THIS VIRUS IS CONSUMING LARGE SWATHES OF CHINA AND THE MARKET DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE
• VIX: 15 - DOWN 2.65 FROM LAST SHOW
• VVIX: 91.3 - DOWN NEARLY 10 FROM LAST SHOW
• VXX: 14.1 - DOWN 1.6 FROM LAST SHOW
• OCC ANNOUNCED THAT JANUARY 2020 TOTAL CLEARED CONTRACT VOLUME WAS 521,727,816 CONTRACTS, THE INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST JANUARY EVER – UP 23.5 PERCENT FROM JANUARY 2019, AND THE THIRD HIGHEST MONTH OVERALL.

ODD BLOCK

• HL CALL PALOOZA
• DBX PUT LOVE
• TSG LONG TERM CALL LOVE

MAIL BLOCK

• QUESTION FROM JOHNK: WHAT MADE YOU GET INTO OPTIONS?
• QUESTION FROM RECIPE3Z: WHY DOESN'T ANYONE BECOME A MARKET MAKER IN OPTIONS ANYMORE? I BELIEVE ANDREW EVEN SAID THEY TRAINED A STUDENT TO BECOME A MARKET MAKER AND THAT IS EXTREMELY RARE NOW. WHY?

AROUND THE BLOCK

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