Options Insider Radio Interviews

Our guest for this episode is John Davidson, CEO of the Options Clearing Corporation. Mark and John discuss:

• Stock loans and the latest on GameStop
• The historic options volume records in 2020
• The completely electronic markets in March 2020
• Thoughts on the retail revolution that upended the options markets in 2020
• Clearing crypto products
• Next big initiatives
• And much more…

On this episode we are joined by:

• Jim Toes, CEO & President, Securities Traders Association

Mark and Jim discuss:

• How did short sellers build up over 100% short interest in Gamestop?
• Was the options market maker exemption to blame for the massive short interest in Gamestop?
• Do we need new stock loan regulations to prevent this in the future?
• Why did so many brokers bungle the messaging around Gamestop-related trading adjustments?
• How is the retail revolution reshaping the financial markets?
• How does STA view the exploding crypto market?
• and much more...

ON THIS EPISODE OF OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO WE ARE JOINED BY GREG FERRARI, VICE PRESIDENT, HEAD OF US OPTIONS AT NASDAQ.

WE DISCUSS:

• HOW THE YEAR WAS FOR NASDAQ OPTIONS
• IF THE RETAIL OPTIONS EXPLOSION IN 2020 SURPRISED HIM
• WHAT'S NEW AT NASDAQ OPTIONS
• WHY TRADERS SHOULD ENTER THE VOLATILITY MARKET NOW
• WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE PHILLY FLOOR
• AND MUCH MORE...

ON THIS EPISODE OF OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO WE ARE JOINED BY PAUL JIGANTI, MANAGING DIRECTOR AT IMC

WE DISCUSS:

• PAUL'S THOUGHTS ON THE INSANE YEAR THAT WAS 2020
• WHETHER OR NOT IT IS TOO EASY TO TRADE OPTIONS NOW
• TAKEAWAYS FROM THE RETAIL OPTIONS PANEL AT STA MID WINTER MEETING THIS YEAR
• WILL THESE NEW CUSTOMERS STAY OR BLOW OUT
• THOUGHTS ON CRYPTO OPTIONS FOR RETAIL TRADERS
• AND MUCH MORE...

ON THIS EPISODE OF OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO WE ARE JOINED BY MARK PHILLIPS, CEO OF HARVESTED FINANCIAL

WE DISCUSS:

• HOW YOU GO FROM A VIX MARKET MAKER TO LAUNCHING AN OPTIONS FOCUSED RIA
• WHAT IS HARVESTED FINANCIAL
• ZERO COST COLLARS, STRATEGIC OVERLAYS AND"POOR MAN'S COVERED CALLS"
• AND MUCH MORE...

On this episode of Options Insider Radio we are joined by:

- Bob Krause - CEO, Demand Derivatives

- Don Schlesinger - President - Demand Derivatives

We discuss:

- Is it possible to crowdfund a new exchange?

- Is there a place for a new futures exchange in the US?

- What is Real Vol?

- How to make the switch from trading implied volatility to trading actual realized volatility

- Is there a way to cut the costs associated with futures trading

- And much more...

On this episode of Options Insider Radio we are joined by:

• Barry Martin - Portfolio Manager at Shelton Capital

Mark and Barry discuss:

• How does Shelton Capital approach the traditional covered call?
• What is their optimal structure for a covered call portfolio?
• Should a covered call approach differ for ETFs vs equities
• Are clients and advisors demanding covered calls right now?
• Was 2020 a favorable year for covered call traders? What is their outlook for 2021?
• What is their optimal collar structure?
• And much more...

On this episode of Options Insider Radio we are joined by:

• CC Lagator - Cofounder of Options AI

Mark and CC discuss:

• What is Options AI?
• Why launch yet another options brokerage?
• What sets Options AI apart from every other options-oriented brokerage?
• Why put AI in the name?
• Where does the AI come to play?
• And much more...

On this episode of Options Insider Radio we are pleased to be joined once again by Jack Schwager, co-founder of www.FundSeeder.com and the creator of the seminal Market Wizards book series. Mark and Jack discuss:

• How do you find unknown market wizards?
• Jack's views on the current Robin Hood retail trading explosion, crypto and the state of funding for new traders
• and much more...

On this episode of Options Insider Radio we are joined by:

• Todd Rich - Head of Education, Nadex

Mark and Todd discuss:

• The hot products in the binary options space right now
• What were people trading around the election?
• What are knockout options?
• Has the Robin Hood volume explosion spilled over to Nadex?
• Will we ever see an event contract around sports or politics?
• And much more...