Options Insider Radio Interviews

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...

OIR Interviews: Exploring Black Swans and Strike Zones with ARGI

MARK IS JOINED ON THIS EPISODE BY DAN CUPKOVIC, DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS AT ARGI. MARK AND DAN DISCUSS:

• WHAT IS ARGI?
• HOW THEIR OPTIONS ORIENTED PRODUCTS - STRIKE ZONE AND BLACK SWAN. -ARE STRUCTURED?
• HOW OVERALL DEMAND HAS BEEN FOR THEIR OPTIONS ORIENTED PRODUCTS VS. THE TRADITIONAL FUNDS?
• WHAT CAN LISTENERS LOOK FORWARD TO FROM ARGI IN THE NEAR FUTURE?
• AND MUCH MORE...

Respective services provided by ARGI Investment Services, LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser, ARGI CPAs & Advisors, PLLC, SCA CPAs & Advisors, PLLC, ARGI Business Services, LLC, and Advisor Insurance Solutions. All are affiliates of ARGI Financial Group.

ARGI was established in 1995, under the name R.D.B, Inc., a franchise of American Express Financial Advisors. In 2001, R.D.B., Inc., was renamed Advisor's Resource Group, Inc. In 2003, ARGI separated from American Express, teamed up with independent broker dealer National Planning Corporation, began using the name ARGI Financial Group, which became the official name in November, 2005. In January 2010, ARGI Investment Services LLC officially became a SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Amplify Investments LLC is the Investment Adviser to the Amplify BlackSwan Growth & Treasury Core ETF, and ARGI Investment Services, LLC serves as the Investment Sub-Adviser.

OIR Interviews: Going Binary With Nadex

Mark is joined on this episode by Todd Rich, Head of Education at Nadex. Mark and Todd discuss:

• What can you trade on the Nadex platform?
• How did the recent market volatility impact Nadex?
• How did negative crude oil impact Nadex's binary options?
• What are the hot products on Nadex right now?
• What can listeners look forward to from Nadex in the near future?
• And much more...

OIR Interviews: The Rise of Demand Derivatives

GUESTS

• BOB KRAUSE - CEO, DEMAND DERIVATIVES
• DON SCHLESINGER - PRESIDENT, DEMAND DERIVATIVES

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• WHAT IS DEMAND DERIVATIVES?
• WAS THIS BORN OUT OF THE FRUSTRATION OF TRYING TO LAUNCH A NEW VOLATILITY PRODUCT?
• THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT VOLATILITY. THIS ENCOMPASSES A NEW EXCHANGE, CLEARING HOUSE AND MORE?
• WHY FOCUS ON SHORT DURATION?
• HOW CAN LISTENERS PARTICIPATE IN THE LAUNCH?
• AND MUCH MORE...
• FIND OUT MORE AT DEMANDDERIVATIVES.COM

OIR interviews: Exploring The Opaque World of Hard Assets

On this episode, Mark is joined by John Vardis - AKA "The Diamond Analyst." Mark and John discuss:

• Are customers flocking to "hard assets" like diamonds in these troubled times?
• Do diamond prices correlate well with gold prices?
• Are there tradeable futures, ETPs or even structured products linked to diamonds?
• Is this opaque marketplace still dominated by monopolistic players like De Beers?
• How are lab-grown diamonds impacting the overall diamond market?
• What are the best points of entry into the diamond market for new traders and investors?
• and much more...

Learn more at http://thediamondanalyst.com/

Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Volatility And Portfolio Hedging With Northern Trust

In this episode, Mark is joined by Jon Cherry, Global Head of Options at Northern Trust. Mark and Jon discuss:

• The current extreme levels of volatility.
• How Northern Trust's options clients are responding to the recent market downturn.
• How much should clients really expect to pay to hedge their equity portfolios?
• And much more...

Guest: Stino Milito, Co-COO - Dash Financial Technologies

Mark and Stino discuss:

• The hidden world of an options ATS.
• How does an options ATS work?
• How much options volume actually trades through the Dash ATS?
• Why do we need an ATS in the options market?
• What about transparency and latency?
• Why haven't more firms launched ATS's in the options market?
• And much more

Options Insider Radio Interviews: Going Binary With Nadex

We kick off a new decade with the return of an old friend of the network - Dan Cook, Vice President of Business Development at Nadex. Mark and Dan discuss:

• New platform and product upgrades at Nadex

• The challenges of binary options including Google and Facebook banning binary advertising

• Getting more market makers to trade binaries

• Dealing with the explosive final minutes of a binary contract

• Binaries and volatility

• Crypto binary contracts

• The future of political and sports wagering

• And more...