Schaeffer’s Market Mashup

Tony Battista of Tastytrade and Tastyworks returns to unpack all of the Reddit-fueled retail madness

Patrick and Tony chop it up about how options traders can navigate this new terrain (3:50), a golf analogy for the Reddit craze (12:40), and whether this new normal is here to stay (15:45).

He also has a grim outlook on the Bears (Chicago, not options), an underrated pizza state, and cryptocurrency at Tasty!

Patrick sits down with Senior Quantitative Analyst Chris Prybal to talk his two recent GameStop (GME) options trades that netted 706% and 655% returns, respectively.

Chris walks through what made GME an intriguing bullish pick (4:14), how options traders are impacted by it all (9:30), historical context and future ramifications (17:29), plus other sectors and industries that caught his eye for 2021 and beyond (21:50).

The last Market Mashup of the year brings in Scott Phillips, Lavaca Capital’s Founder and Chief Investment Officer and Matt Moran, Head of Index Insights at Cboe Global Markets

Patrick, Scott, and Matt chat about risk-on/risk-off environments in 2020 (1:30), "Greek" talk (10:20), and options strategies amid volatility spikes (16:02)

The volatile market environment has seen explosive growth in the options marketplace. To unpack it all, Patrick is joined by John Angelos, Head of North American Derivatives Sales, and Anthony Monaco, Account Coverage Director at Cboe, and Dan Powers, Vice President of Portfolio Management at Vector Wealth Management.

The three experts discuss how work-from-home has created huge demand for options trading (3:20), the differences between standard and mini contracts (9:55), and how Mini S&P 500 Index (XSP) options differ from other contracts (17:23).

We wrap up with a broader discussion: is the "mini" trend here to stay? (22:11)

**Disclaimer**: The views and opinions expressed on today’s podcast are that of Bill Looney and not XFA.

Schaeffer's Market Mashup makes its triumphant return with Bill Looney, Managing Director at X-Change Financial Access (XFA).

Patrick and Bill talk how brokers facilitate trading flow (7:05), open outcry (14:23), and market positioning before and after the election (24:02).

A really fun chat that provides valuable insight into the functions of a floor-based agency broker.

Four days from the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, Patrick sits down with Dave Kovtun, Institutional Sales and Options Specialist at Jane Street and Henry Schwartz, Head of Product Intelligence at Cboe Global Markets 

Dave, Henry, and Patrick talk what the options market is implying about the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (7:45), scheduled volatility and unscheduled volatility (20:08), and what to expect once the election is over and we enter 2021 (27:40)

Schaeffer's Market Mashup is back for a deep dive into exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Patrick enlists Graham Day, Vice President of Product and Research for Innovator ETFs, and Sumit Roy, ETF Analyst for ETF.com

They talk about ETF popularity (2:35), the trend toward the thematic (6:34), desired outcome ETFs (11:35), and their importance to the upcoming election and beyond (19:31)

Patrick is back for a solo episode of Market Mashup! He tackles:

The stimulus gridlock in D.C. (0:52)

The Tweeter-in-Chief (2:30)

Amazon.com's Prime Day options trading (6:17)

Options traders unfazed by vaccine problems for JNJ and LLY (8:15)

And, earnings szn! (11:21)

Schaeffer's Market Mashup is back with another esteemed guest from Cboe Global Markets.

Michael Izhaky, Vice President of Derivatives Strategy stops by to explain just what Mini VIX futures are

Patrick and Michael talk about the utility of Mini VIX futures, the environments they could thrive in, and the growing preference for "mini" contracts

On the latest Market Mashup, Patrick sits down with Cboe Global Markets' Jermal Chandler, one of the Senior Instructors at the Options Institute and the Senior Instructor of Market Insights. 

Patrick and Jermal chop it up about the COVID-19 impact on various sectors including retail, real estate, and travel (2:39)

Jermal also breaks down what Select Sector Indices can do to a trading portfolio (13:10), plus how its volatility stacks up with the S&P 500 (15:35)

They close with a look at what the November 2020 election can do to sector performance and dispersion (20:56)