Options Insider Special Events

Moderator: Paul Jiganti, Managing Director, Business Development and Market Structure Strategy, IMC Panelists: Andrej Bolkovic, Chief Executive Officer, OCC Nick LaMaina, Global Head of Broker Dealer Solutions, eToro Tony Zhang, Chief Strategy Officer, OptionsPlay

Fireside Chat: Jill Sommers, Chair, Derivatives Practice Group, Patomak Global Partners: Lule Demmissie, U.S. Chief Executive Officer, eToro

Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Summer K. Mersinger, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Moderator: Julie Bauer, Chief External Relations Officer, OCC

Keynote Speaker: Greg Williams, Editor, WIRED

Moderator: Steve Luparello, Former Director, Division of Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Panelists: Gregg Berman, Managing Director, Market Analytics and Regulatory Structure, Citadel Mark Davies, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, S3 Meaghan Dugan, Head of Options, NYSE

Moderator: Greg Stevens, Vice President, Fidelity Investments Panelists: Sean Feeney, Head of Options, Nasdaq Ravi Jain, Chief Product Officer, Sterling Trading Tech Ming Zhao, Chief Executive Officer, Atomic Vaults

Market Outlook 2022 Moderator: Kaitlin Meyer, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, MIAX Panelists: Shawn Cruz, Director of Derivative Strategy and Trading, TD Ameritrade Ravi Jain, Chief Product Officer, Sterling Trading Tech Tommy Martin, Co-Head of Options, Dash (an ION Company) Patrick Zielinski, Interim Chief Executive Officer, BOX Options

Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Dawn DeBerry Stump Former Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission The Honorable Dawn DeBerry Stump was nominated by President Trump to serve as a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on June 12, 2017. She was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on August 28, 2018 and sworn into office on September 5, 2018 for the remainder of a five-year term that expired in April 2022. Moderator: Julie Bauer, Chief External Relations Officer, OCC

Washington Perspectives Moderator: Jim Toes, President & CEO, Security Traders Association Panelists: Jameel Aalim-Johnson, Vice President of Government Relations, Nasdaq Gene DeMaio, Executive Vice President, Options Regulation & Trading Execution, FINRA Ellen Greene, Managing Director, Equity and Options Market Structure, SIFMA

Secure Markets: Tackling Cybersecurity Challenges Moderator: John P. Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, OCC Panelists: Andrew Derboben, AVP, Global Security Operations and Incident Response, Nasdaq Erik Dries, Executive Director Cyber Defense, OCC David Harris, Co-Founder, Manetu, Inc.

New Frontiers: Innovations Changing the Industry Moderator: Paul Jiganti, Managing Director, Business Development and Market Structure Strategy, IMC Panelists: Thomas Gallagher, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, MIAX Jeanine Hightower-Sellitto, Chief Executive Officer, Atomyze Steve Quirk, Chief Brokerage Officer, Robinhood

Institutional Perspectives on Today's Options Markets Moderator: Jason Roelker, Head of Institutional Equity Derivative Sales, Citadel Securities Panelists: Arianne Adams, Senior Vice President, Head of Derivatives & Global Client Services, Cboe Meaghan Dugan, Head of Product & Competitive Strategy, NYSE Jason Hedberg, Global Head of Equity Derivatives Flow Distribution, UBS

Current Issues in Market Structure Moderator: Alicia Crighton, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Panelists: Steve Luparello, Former Director of Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Scot Warren, Chief Operating Officer, OCC Slade Winchester, Director, Derivatives Trading Platforms, Citigroup Global Markets

On this episode, we are joined by: John Davidson, CEO - The Options Clearing Corporation Mark and John discuss: Looking back on the meme stock palooza? Are we pricing calls wrong? Will we ever see extended hours trading in options? Why does open interest only update once a day? What is the OCC Ovation technology overhaul? Can the Options volume party continue in 2022? Will we see daily expirations in single-name options in the near future? and much more...

Rise of Retail: What's Next? Moderator: JJ Kinahan, Vice President and Chief Market Strategist, tastytrade Panelists: Greg Ferrari, Head of U.S. Options, Nasdaq Ovidio Montemayor, Managing Director, Trading Operations, Charles Schwab Greg Stevens, Vice President, Options Experience Independent Investing, Fidelity Investments

State of The Industry Moderator: Henry Schwartz, Senior Director, Head of Product Intelligence, Cboe Panelists: Annabelle Baldwin, Chief Revenue Officer, SpiderRock Jeff Chiappetta, Managing Director, Digital Investor Services, Charles Schwab Antonio Goncalves, Senior Vice President Americas, Board Advisor Devexperts and dxFeed Data Solutions, Devexperts, Inc.

Our Founder Mark Longo hosted the options panel at this year's Securities Traders Association of Chicago (STAC) conference. Joining mark on the panel were: Henry Schwartz - Sr. Director, Head of Product Intelligence, Data & Access Solutions, Cboe Global Markets Bill Looney - Managing Director - Head of Global Business Development, XFA Jordan Naylor - CEO, Matrix Executions Greg Magadini - Co-Founder and CEO, Genesis Volatility   They discuss: The insane year that was 2021.  Can the volume continue in 2022? The impact of the retail trading tsunami The impact of so many call buyers on volatility skew The growing wave of crypto options traders and much more...

OIC 2021 Exclusive Panel Audio: Market Outlook

The Honorable Randal Quarles, Vice Chair for Supervision at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the keynote speaker at this year's virtual conference.        

Lori J. Schock, Director, SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, moderates a discussion that explores the industry's efforts to provide meaningful education to investors.    

Keynote speaker Acting Chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Allison Herren Lee, discusses her views on current market issues and priorities for the SEC this year.

In this exclusive session from OIC 2021 - The Sullivan award is presented for significant contributions to the options industry. 

Enjoy this exclusive panel audio from OIC 2021. In this session, options industry experts break down the rise of the retail trader and its impact on the options market. 

Enjoy another exclusive session from OIC 2021 as industry experts provide their outlook on regulation for the coming year. 

In this exclusive panel audio from the 2021 Options Industry Conference, industry experts give an update on the state of the options industry during the pandemic. 

It's finally here! The first ever Options Insider Pro Q and A Session. This is where our Pro members have the chance to pick the brains of leading options and derivatives experts. We kicked things off with the "Oracle of New Hampshire" himself: Matt Amberson, Founder: Options Research and Technology Services.  Matt answers your questions about: The proper way to structure your options trades When to close/roll your covered calls The most effective, and cheapest, ways to protect your gains using options.  How to incorporate skew data into your options trading.  The best ways to trade options on MEME stocks.  The optimal way to trade options on VIX.  When to trade calendar spreads.  Iron Condors vs. Iron Butterflies vs. Diagonals.  And much more... Want to participate in future Pro Q and A Sessions? Then check out www.TheOptionsInsider.com/shop today. 

On the final part of our epic Election Night Special we are FINALLY joined by the "Once and Future Dr. VIX" - aka Russell Rhoads. Enjoy!

On Part 7 of our epic Election Night Special we are joined by: Mark "The Greasy Meatball/Texan" Sebastian - Option Pit

On Part 6 of our epic Election Night Spectacular we are joined by: - "Uncle" Mike Tosaw - St. Charles Wealth Management - Eric Metz - SpiderRock Advisors

On this segment we are joined by: Dan Passarelli - Founder, Market Taker Mentoring Luke Rahbari - CEO, Equity Armor Investments

On Part 4 of our epic Election Night Special we are joined by: HENRY SCHWARTZ, FOUNDER - TRADE ALERT BRIAN OVERBY, SENIOR OPTIONS ANALYST - ALLY INVEST

On part 3 of our epic Election Night Special we are joined by: Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi from Option Pit Dave "Short Vol" Lincoln from The Short Vol Show

On this episode we're joined by: Dan Gramza, President - Gramza Capital Management Sean Smith, MD of Derivatives Licensing - FTSE Russell  

On Part 1 of our Election Night Special we are joined by: Chris Hausman, aka The Director of Risk from Swan Global Investments Matt Amberson, aka The Oracle of New Hampshire from ORATS

Talking Backtesting, Volatility, Liquidity and More with ORATS It's time to catch up with ORATS about options liquidity, volatility and, of course, backtesting.

TALKING ADVISORS AND OPTIONS WITH RAYMOND JAMES Our guest for this episode is Gary Franklin, VP - Retail Options Trading and Strategies for Raymond James. Mark and Gary discuss: Overall options penetrations with advisors - is it growing or shrinking? What is the level of options interest at Raymond James? The challenges of finding liquidity for clients in the options market. The options wish list for advisors. And much more...

  What the Heck is Gatsby? Did you ever ask yourself - what the heck is Gatsby? We decided to find out at OIC 2019. Here's the answer...  

Getting Back In The Trading Job Market with STA Our guest for this episode is Jim Toes, President of the Securities Traders Association. Mark and Jim discuss What is STA doing at the Options Industry Conference? What options initiatives is STA working on currently? Is strike mitigation the solution to the problems facing options market makers? What is on the docket for the STA 2019 Market Structure Conference? How can we help traders who may be looking for new jobs? STA might have an answer for that. And much more...

Passing of the Hammer and Closing Remarks from MIAX.