THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 54: Moving On Up

• HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT

• GUEST:  JAMES PUTRA, TRADESTATION CRYPTO, HEAD OF PRODUCT STRATEGY
  • WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND?
  • WHY LAUNCH TRADESTATION CRYPTO?
  • WHAT DO YOU TRADE AT TRADESTATION CRYPTO?
  • CRYPTO EXCHANGES VS. BROKERS

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

• ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE
• BITCOIN IS ON FIRE

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

• ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE

CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT

• QUESTION FROM E: WHILE I AM AT HOME DURING THIS QUARANTINE, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT ME DAY TRADING CRYPTO? FUTURES, OPTIONS OR JUST PLAIN SPOT?
• QUESTION FROM VICTOR: ARE THE MULTIPLIERS THE SAME FOR CRYPTO OPTIONS? SO IF I SELL ONE PUT DO I GET 100 COINS? WHAT ABOUT THE CONTRACT SPECS? DO THEY ALLOW EARLY EXERCISE? ALSO - DO THEY WORK THE SAME. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I SELL A PUT SHORT CAN I USE THAT TO GET INTO A LONG $BTC POSITION OR ARE THEY CASH SETTLED? INTRIGUED BUT SO MUCH CONFUSION ON MY END. 
• QUESTION FROM ELE5: WHAT IS GOING ON WITH BAKKT CRYPTO? THEY LAUNCHED TO A LOT OF FANFARE AND HAVE RAISED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYONE WAS INTO THE PHYSICALLY-SETTLED CONTRACTS BUT THAT HASN’T TRANSLATED INTO VOLUME?
• QUESTION FROM JJLC:  WHICH OF THE MAJOR BROKERS DO YOU FEEL HAS THE BEST CRYPTO PRESENCE?
• COMMENT FROM BIGSIZE: THX FOR THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN. I TUNE IN RELIGIOUSLY EVERY WEEK FOR MY FIX. WHY IS NO ONE ELSE OUT THERE TALKING ABOUT CRYPTO DERIVATIVES?