OIRN Interviews: Finding The Signal In Corporate Event Noise

• Guest: Barry Star, CEO - Wall Street Horizon

Mark and Barry discuss:

• What is Wall Street Horizon?
• How the pandemic is impacting the corporate events calendar.
• How do you find meaningful signals amidst the noise of corporate data?
• How do options traders use corporate event data in their trading?
• Can you truly get the full enchilada?
• and much more...

OIR interviews: Are You Ready For A Bullish Risk Reversal ETF?

• Guest: Mike Loukas, CEO - TrueMark Investments. 

Mark and Mike discuss:

• What are TrueShares structured outcome ETFs?
• How are these ETFs constructed?
• Why did TrueMark opt for a bullish risk reversal strategy as opposed to the more common collar strategy?
• Will there be any adjustments made to the options positions due to market fluctuations?
• How has the market responded to these new options-oriented ETFs?
• And much more...

OIR Interviews: How is the Pandemic Impacting the Securities Industry?

• Guest: Jim Toes, President & CEO - Securities Traders Association (STA)

Mark and Jim discuss:

• How the pandemic is impacting the securities industry.
• The challenges, and benefits, of moving the annual STA market structure conference to a virtual format.
• Helping industry members who have lost jobs during the pandemic.
• The unique challenges posed by the proposed transaction tax in New Jersey.
• and much more...

OIR Interviews: Helping Cool Kids During a Pandemic with ALTSO

• Guest: Mead Welles, Co-Founder, Chairman & Treasurer - A Leg to Stand On

Mark and Mead discuss:

• What is ALTSO?
• How do you raise funds for a financial-oriented charity during a pandemic?
• How do you continue your mission to help kids in the developing world during a pandemic?
• The crazy developments on the commodity front during the pandemic. 
• And much more...

Learn more about ALTSO and attend Rocktoberfest live via https://www.altso.org/

OIR Interviews: Bringing Hedging to the Masses With Grey Swan Digital

• Guest: Peter Harrigan, CEO & Co-Founder -  Grey Swan Digital

Mark and Peter discuss:

• The joys of hedging gamma at 5am.
• What the heck is price sharing?
• How do you build a derivatives-oriented hedging platform during a pandemic?
• The impact of negative crude oil and high volatility on the demand for risk hedging. 
• Is crypto poised to be the next big addition to the price sharing platform?
• and much more...

OIR Interviews: The Return of the Mini VIX with Cboe

On this episode, Mark is joined by:

• Arianne Criqui, SVP Head of Derivatives and Global Client Services, Cboe

Mark and Arianne discuss:

• The rise of retail options traders during the pandemic
• What an options trading floor looks like in the middle of a pandemic
• The new mini-VIX futures at Cboe
• Why VIX futures volume has languished during a very volatile period for the markets
• If VIX futures need a return of XIV or launch of SVIX to get volume back to 2018 levels
• How Cboe views the dramatic election "bump" in VIX futures
• The new CMEGroup volatility product
• And much more.

OIR Interviews: Talking Pandemics, FANG Plus and More with NYSE

On this episode, Mark is joined by:

• Ivan Brown, Head of Options - NYSE

Mark and Ivan discuss:

• How the pandemic has impacted NYSE's options markets. 
• Handling the transition to 100% electronic markets in the midst of unprecedented global turmoil. 
• The surprising renaissance of retail options traders in the midst of the pandemic. 
• What the heck are Fang Plus options?
• Does NYSE plan to launch a VIX competitor?
• And much more...

OIR Interviews: Buying Puts When The House Is On Fire

On this episode, Mark is joined by:

• Gary Franklin, VP of Retail Options Trading and Strategies at Raymond James

Mark and Gary discuss:

• How the pandemic has impacted options clients at Raymond James. 
• Which options strategies are dominating the tape right now at Raymond James?
• Has the pandemic altered the way advisors and clients use options?
• Outlook on current market valuation and volatility levels. 
• And much more...

OIR Interviews: Going Bite-Size With the Small Exchange

On this episode, Mark is joined by:

• Donnie Roberts, CEO - The Small Exchange

Mark and Donnie discuss:

• What the heck is the Small Exchange?
• Why small futures?
• How do you convince retail to migrate from ETFs back into futures?
• What are the challenges of launching a new exchange during a global pandemic. 
• Are there lessons to be learned from the failure of other stock futures ventures?
• And much more?

OIR Interviews: Getting Geeky with Options Education

MARK IS JOINED ON THIS EPISODE BY FELIX FREY, FOUNDER AND CREATOR OF OPTIONSGEEK. MARK AND FELIX DISCUSS:

• WHAT IS OPTIONSGEEK?
• WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO FIND OPTIONS EDUCATION ABOUT BUYING OPTIONS?
• ARE THE GREEKS WORTHLESS?
• HOW DO YOU AVOID BEING "DECAYED TO DEATH" WHEN TRADING LONG OPTIONS?
• AND MUCH MORE...