In this episode, our hosts Mark Longo and Dan Passarelli dive into listener questions and hot topics shaping the options market. They break down a recent VIX trade, discuss the fascinating and volatile world of a popular new options stock, and answer a question about the increasing prevalence of exotic "event markets" on brokerage platforms.

Timestamps

• 4:21 Mailbag: A review of a recent VIX flash poll.
• 5:34 The final outcome of the VIX 25 calls.
• 7:18 OPEN stock volatility and listener trades.
• 9:53 Results of a flash poll on trading OPEN.
• 11:00 The question of the week: Are you comfortable buying and holding the SPX right now?
• 13:41 Market Taker Question of the Week: How special cash dividends can lead to strike price adjustments, using an example from Pilgrim's Pride.
• 16:47 Listener question on the possibility of exotic options on major brokerage platforms.
• 21:48 Listener question about the rise of "event markets" (football binaries) on brokerage platforms.