The Advisors Option

In this episode of the Advisors Option, Mark Longo and Matt Anderson (ORATS) delve into the world of options trading with a focus on tools and strategies for advisors. They discuss the impact of market volatility and the ongoing trade war on options trading volume, highlighting that March 2024 set a new record with 1.23 billion contracts. The episode also explores earnings season performance and strategies like put calendars for hedging portfolios. Additionally, they address listener questions on trade war impacts, concentrated equity exposure, and using tools for calculating hedges, wrapping up with a giveaway for a pro trading crate.   01:25 Welcome to The Advisor's Option 06:08 Market Recap: P&L Statement 14:53 Earnings Volatility Report 20:49 Options Trading Volume Insights 27:26 Pro Trading Crate Giveaway 28:49 Office Hours: Listener Questions 30:54 Discussing Trade War Impacts on Options Market 33:07 Strategies for Trading in Volatile Markets 35:41 Earnings Season Trading Insights 38:28 Common Misconceptions About Options 43:25 Using Options for Portfolio Hedging 53:01 Advising Clients with Concentrated Equity Positions 59:19 Conclusion and Final Thoughts  

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Matt Amberson, ORATS   In this episode of The Advisor's Option, host Mark Longo and Matt Amberson discuss key trends in options trading, including the surge in long straddles, macro volatility impacts, and the record-setting options volume. The episode highlights the latest data on earnings volatility and significant macro events driving market movements. They also delve into trading strategies involving Nvidia's upcoming earnings and Schwab's 24-hour trading debut. Practical insights include the benefits of a new journaling tool and surprising backtest results, while answering listener questions about trading strategies and crypto assets.   01:25 Welcome to The Advisors Option 03:11 Meet the Hosts and Global Travels 06:11 Market Volatility and PNL Statement 17:40 Earnings Volatility Report 24:44 Options Market Trends and Insights 32:09 Expanded Pilot Program Overview 32:52 Options Trading 24/7: Pros and Cons 34:03 Audience Poll: 24/7 Options Trading 36:52 Tricks of the Trade: Practical Tips 37:22 Macro Events and Volatility 44:57 Office Hours: Answering Your Questions 46:00 Crypto Volatility and Market Trends 48:53 Backtesting Insights and Strategies 58:00 Final Thoughts and Resources  

On this episode,  We share our thoughts on current market volatility as well as our thoughts on volatility for the coming year. We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market and our thoughts on the earnings seasons in 2025. We examine the options volume numbers for 2025 from OCC. We discuss whether it better to fade VXX by selling call spreads or buying straight OTM puts. We answer a question as to whether calls in SPY over time is as draining as buying puts. We explain what it means that calls are bid in the Russell 2000 right now and why that is so unprecedented. We talk about advisor-oriented options conferences. And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services

On this episode,  We share our thoughts on current market volatility We discuss how advisors should utilize 0dte options  We talk about TSPY, the first true daily options ETF  We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We answer a listener question about utilizing the options on IBIT And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services Si Katara - TappAlpha

On this episode,  We share our thoughts on current market volatility We discuss what the markets are telling us ahead of the election We talk hedging specific event risk We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We answer a listener question about trading binary options on the election And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services Zed Francis - Convexitas

On this episode,  We discuss large moves expected for the election and Friday's unemployment report We talk time vs. Greeks We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We share our thoughts on overall options volume trends What we see in the RIA space and outlook for retail adoption of options We answer listener questions about long straddles, leap options, and taking advantage of high skew stocks like meme stocks And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services

On this episode,  We discuss how to navigate current market complexities and trends in the macro trading environment. We talk about hedging with index options vs. ETFs and the recently approved Margin Enhancement Rule for "protected options" We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. What we see in the RIA space and outlook for retail adoption of options And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services And guest: Rob Hocking - Cboe Global Markets

On this episode,  We discuss how to navigate current market complexities.  We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We talk about what is going on with META heading into earnings. Is there a fire-sale going on? What is the proper way to hedge the weekend risk in your portfolio? And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services

On this episode, we discuss how to navigate current market complexities and we provide insights into today's market volatility. We look at how the earnings season is shaping up. We provide our thoughts on the current options volume trends. We discuss derivative strategies in ETFs that allow investors to chase stock returns while also protecting against a potential market downturn (or as the WSJ refers to these hot new funds - Boomer Candy for retirees). We talk about how "junk" VIX calls are hot again, and much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services And guest: Arnim Holzer - Global Macro Strategist, Easterly EAB Risk Solutions  

We discuss our thoughts on the current market environment including skew in GME, AMC, NVDA, SPX and 0dte. We also look at how the earnings season is shaping up. In our Options 101 Segment, we talk about Buy & Hold 2.0. We also discuss whether it is a good time to purchase longer term protection clients with broad-based index portfolios, and much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services And guest: Philip Sun - Adaptive Investment Solutions  

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT IS VOLATILITY BACK HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP THE ZERO-SUM OPTIONS GAME MARCH OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OIC HEDGING USING OTM PUT CALENDAR SPREADS AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: NICK GRIEBENOW, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT GENERATING INCOME IN HIGH RATE ENVIRONMENTS EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE FEBRUARY OPTIONS VOLUME THE GREAT VOL DEBATE - WHAT IS KEEPING VOL SO LOW? SELLING COVERED PUTS AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: BILL ULIVIERI, CENACLE CAPITAL TAKEAWAYS FROM 2023 THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INCL THE POST-BITCOIN APPROVAL MARKET THE ESSENTIAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS TOOLKIT FOR RECOVERING CRYPTOCURRENCY EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE DECEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME AND 2023 RECORD OPTIONS NUMBERS THOUGHTS ON CONTINUED RESILIENCE OF THE OPTIONS MARKET HOW ODTE OPTIONS HAVE EFFECTED THE MARKETS AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: JOHN STEC, GLOBAL X THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INCL THE RECENT BULL MARKET IN CRYPTO & RUMORS OF THE APPROVAL OF THE BTC SPOT ETF TRICKS OF THE TRADE: DISCUSSION OF ADVISORS AND DIGITAL ASSETS OCTOBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE THOUGHTS ON THE CONTINUED RESILIENCE OF THE OPTIONS MARKET AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP TOP 5 SCARIEST OPTIONS STRATEGIES/TRADES SCARIEST OPTIONS STRATEGY NAME BACKTEST VOLATILITY OF INTRADAY SPX OPTIONS FOR PAST 18 MONTHS AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ANALYZING THE SURPRISING LACK OF IMPACT THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS HAVING ON VOLATILITY BASIC TRAINING: THE WHEEL STRATEGY SEPTEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE WHICH EXAM OFFERS THE BEST PREP FOR OPTIONS TRADING AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT JULY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC WHICH PRODUCT HAS HAD THE LARGEST OVERALL IMPACT ON THE OPTIONS MARKET? VIX, ODTE, WEEKLYS HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP OPTIONS 101: RISK REVERSAL REVIEW IS IT TIME TO RECONSIDER WRITING COVERED CALLS AT LEAST UNTIL VOLATILITY INCREASES

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: ERIC COTT, COTT CONSULTING THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT 3000 VS 5000 IN SPX JUNE OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS WILL WE SEE LOWER VOLATILITY IN SECOND HALF OF YEAR THOUGHTS ON PAST/UPCOMING OPTIONS CONFERENCES EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE USING CALENDARS IN A LOW VOL ENVIRONMENT TO GET LONG FOR A SMALL OUTLAY AND FOR PUT CALENDARS TO HEDGE A PORTFOLIO IS THERE AN UPTICK IN CLIENT INTEREST IN OPTIONS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT LOOK AT MAY OPTIONS VOLUME HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP IS IT TIME TO PURCHASE PORTFOLIO PROTECTION COMPARING SKEW ACROSS PRODUCTS THE SWEET SPOT FOR STOCK SUBSTITUTION STRATEGY CAN GARBAGE CALL/PUT CONCEPT BE APPLIED TO JUST ABOUT ANY EQUITY ARE BUTTERFLIES WORTH DOING WHEN VIX IS IN THE LOW TEENS OVERLAY TOOLS IN THE ORATS LIBRARY EFFECTIVE STRATEGY IN SHORT-DURATION CONTRACTS LIKE 0DTE SPX

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: BARRY MARTIN, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT GENERATING INCOME IN HIGH RATE ENVIRONMENTS APRIL OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS DOWN THOUGHTS ON OPTIONS INDUSTRY CONFERENCE EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE WHAT IS THE BIGGEST SURPRISE ABOUT OPTIONS LEARNED FROM YEARS OF BACK TESTING

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT HISTORIC MONTH FOR THE OPTIONS MARKET! HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP OPTIONS 101: WHAT ARE ZERO DAY OPTIONS CONTRACTS AND THOUGHTS ON THEIR EXPANSION COLLARS AS THE HOLY GRAIL FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS 101: BUTTERFLY OVERVIEW THE ORATS PHILOSOPHY OF TRADING USING BACKTESTING, PAPER TRADING, EXECUTION TOOLS ADVISOR TAKEAWAYS FROM THE FIA BOCA CONFERENCE FEBRUARY OPTIONS VOLUME FROM OPTIONS CLEARING WHAT OUR INDICATORS ARE SHOWING ABOUT THE SPX, THE BANKING INDUSTRY AND THE MARKETS ADVISOR WHO STOLE MONEY FROM DEMENTIA PATIENTS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: KEN KWALIK, CARRICK LANE THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INVESTING IN OPTIONS: PAST GROWTH AND 2023 POTENTIAL COLLATERALIZED PUT WRITING AND COVERED CALL WRITING JANUARY OPTIONS VOLUME FROM OPTIONS CLEARING

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT WHAT STANDS OUT FROM A MARKETS, VOLATILITY, OPTIONS AND ADVISORS PERSPECTIVE FROM LAST YEAR WHAT WERE THE MAJOR TRENDS/DEVELOPMENTS IN THE OPTIONS MARKET IN 2022 GOOGLE TRENDS 2023 CHECKUP 2022 WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR OPTIONS WILL 2023 BE AN ABOVE AVERAGE YEAR FOR OPTIONS TRADES EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: NICK GRIEBENOW, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT THOUGHTS ON CORRELATION ACROSS ASSET CLASSES POSING CHALLENGES FOR ADVISORS PORTFOLIO OVERLAY REVIEW EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE WHY IT IS SO HARD TO MAKE MONEY WITH LONG PUTS AS A HEDGE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: ERIC COTT, COTT CONSULTING THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE HOT TOPICS FROM LATEST INDUSTRY CONFERENCES TOTAL OPTIONS VOLUME FOR SEPTEMBER HOW MEME STOCK TREND IMPACTED ADVISORS BITCOIN EXPOSURE IN BITO AND GRAYSCALE PRODUCTS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: BILL ULIVIERI, CENACLE CAPITAL THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF CRYPTO AND ADVISORS TOTAL OPTIONS VOLUME FOR AUGUST SVIX AND ITS SUITABILITY FOR ADVISORS TO INCLUDE IN CLIENT PORTFOLIOS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: MICHAEL OYSTER, OPTIONS SOLUTIONS THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ARE WE ENTERING A NEW VOLATILITY REGIME THE COVERED COMBO STRANGLE EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE OPTIONS 101 - THE COVERED CALL THE GO-TO OPTIONS STRATEGY FOR MOST FINANCIAL ADVISORS - WHAT IS IT PROS AND CONS THE COVERED CALL AS A DIVIDEND DOESN'T GET THE RESPECT THAT IT DESERVES THE BUZZ SEGMENT TOTAL OPTIONS VOLUME FOR JULY OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT EARLY ASSIGNMENT RISK FOR OPTION WRITERS IS THERE A WAY TO TRADE COVERED CALLS ON VIX

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE OCC MAY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS HOW SHOULD ADVISORS APPROACH THESE MARKETS USING OPTIONS WHY ARE ZERO COST COLLARS CONSIDERED TO BE SUB OPTIMAL THOUGHTS ON STABLECOINS AND THEIR IMPACT ON CRYPTO ADOPTION BY ADVISORS THE ROLE ANNUITIES SHOULD PLAY IN CLIENT PORTFOLIOS THE ADVISOR ROLE IN 2022 WITH INCREASE IN ROBO ADVISORS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE THE CASH SECURED PUT - A VERY POPULAR INCOME AND STOCK-ENTRY TOOL FOR ADVISORS OCC APRIL OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS DAILY EXPIRATIONS IN SPX

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, SWAN GLOBAL MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE WHAT IS BITO AND HOW IT COULD IMPACT CLIENTS VS. SPOT BITCOIN OR BITCOIN FUTURES FIDELITY OFFERING BITCOIN IN 401K DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SWIMMING DELTA AND SKEW DELTA

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT THE P&L STATEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET VALUATIONS/VOLATILITY REGIME/ OPTIONS ACTIVITY EARNINGS VOLATILITY LATEST EARNINGS SEASON ANALYSIS OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT IS IT WORTH IT TO HIRE AN ADVISOR OR COULD YOU USE A PASSIVE APPROACH YOURSELF AND STILL USE OPTIONS SHOULD YOU INCREASE YOUR RISK TOLERANCE UNDER THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD THE TAIL RISK PUT STRATEGY IN SPX WORK IN VIX CALLS STRATEGY FOR CRYPTO ASSETS IN CLIENT'S PORTFOLIO

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: AASH VYRAS, RESONANZ CAPITAL GMBH THE P&L STATEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET VALUATIONS/VOLATILITY REGIME/ OPTIONS ACTIVITY EARNINGS VOLATILITY LATEST EARNINGS SEASON ANALYSIS THE BUZZ SEGMENT FEBRUARY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT SUBSTITUTING STOCK POSITIONS WITH CALL OPTIONS WITH LONG TIME EXPIRATION DATES HOW EXPLODING COMMODITY PRICES MIGHT IMPACT THE EQUITY VOLATILITY REGIME GOING FORWARD HOW TO PLAY THE UNDERPERFORMANCE OF FAANG STOCKS VS. THE S&P 500

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: RICHARD ROSENTHAL, CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INTRODUCTION OF GUEST AND BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CBOE'S STRATEGY BENCHMARK INDEXES THE P&L STATEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET VALUATIONS/VOLATILITY REGIME/ OPTIONS ACTIVITY EARNINGS VOLATILITY EARNINGS SEASON ANALYSIS THIS YEAR NEW OPTIONS SCANNERS FROM ORATS OPTIONS 101 SEGMENT - THE COLLAR REVISITED ZERO COST PUT SPREAD COLLAR IN THE SPX MARK CUBAN STORY ABOUT THE YAHOO COLLAR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOURCES OF PORTFOLIO PROTECTION BETTER WAY TO APPROACH COLLARS IN THESE HIGH VALUATION MARKETS INDEX COLLARS VIABILITY THE BUZZ SEGMENT JANUARY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC CBOE RESEARCH: GLOBAL OPTION-WRITING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE RISK AND ENHANCE INCOME IMPROVING DIVERSIFICATION BY HARVESTING PREMIUMS & CUSHIONING RISK OPTIONS-BASED BENCHMARK INDEXES: PERFORMANCE: RISK AND PREMIUM CAPTURE THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITIES IN SMALL CAPS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THE P&L STATEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET VALUATIONS/VOLATILITY REGIME/ OPTIONS ACTIVITY LOOKING BACK AT THE HIGHS AND LOWS FOR 2021 EARNINGS VOLATILITY EARNINGS SEASON ANALYSIS THIS YEAR OPTIONS 101 SEGMENT WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT OPTIONS THIS YEAR: COVERED CALLS, COLLARS, RATIO SPREADS, PAYING FOR PUTS THE BUZZ SEGMENT OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS THIS YEAR FROM OCC CRYPTO BECAME MAINSTREAM THIS YEAR BROKERAGE OUTAGES 100TH EPISODE CELEBRATION FRACTIONAL SHARES FOR ADVISORS OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT THOUGHTS ON A STRATEGY IN UVXY

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET VALUATIONS/VOLATILITY REGIME/ OPTIONS ACTIVITY AND OMICRON'S ANTICIPATED IMPACT ON THE MARKETS HOW IS EARNINGS SEASON SHAPING UP AND INFORMATION ON THE NEWEST EARNINGS TRADES REPORT OCTOBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC OPTIONS 101 SEGMENT WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PAY FOR YOUR PUTS RIGHT NOW? PUT SPREADS? COLLARS? SOMETHING ELSE? OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT THOUGHTS ABOUT WHEEL TRADES IN BITO

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: PETER MONTGOMERY, CARRICK LANE THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET VALUATIONS/VOLATILITY REGIME/ OPTIONS ACTIVITY HOW IS EARNINGS SEASON SHAPING UP COMPARED TO PREVIOUS SEASONS SEPTEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC ADVISORS CAN NOW TRADE BITCOIN OPTIONS WITH PROSHARES NEW ETF OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT WHAT IS THE MAJOR ISSUE PREVENTING FINANCIAL ADVISORS FROM RECOMMENDING OR USING OPTIONS WITH THEIR CLIENTS RIGHT NOW

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: MARK PHILLIPS, HARVESTED FINANCIAL THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET VALUATIONS/VOLATILITY REGIME/ OPTIONS ACTIVITY HOW IS EARNINGS SEASON SHAPING UP COMPARED TO PREVIOUS SEASONS AUGUST OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC SIFMA MID YEAR UPDATES ON INVESTORS AND RETIREMENT ASSETS FIDELITY ROLLS OUT FRACTIONAL SHARE TRADING FOR ADVISORS OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON PORTFOLIO STRATEGIES THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR AND THOUGHTS ON BLACKROCK TAKING MINORITY STAKE IN SPIDERROCK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: GARY FRANKLIN, RAYMOND JAMES THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT HOW IS EARNINGS SEASON SHAPING UP COMPARED TO PREVIOUS SEASONS JULY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC MID YEAR GLOBAL DERIVATIVES NUMBERS FROM FIA THE END OF PAYMENT FOR ORDER FLOW? OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT COLLAR STRATEGIES.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, SWAN GLOBAL MANAGEMENT THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE JUNE OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC OPTIONS 101: REVISITING RATIO SPREADS WHAT IS IT EXAMPLES WHY IS IT SO USEFUL FOR ADVISORS WHEN TO USE THEM / NOT TO USE THEM USING RATIO SPREADS IN VIX OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT A REALISTIC ALLOCATION TO OPTIONS IN A 60/40 PORTFOLIO, HOW ADVISORS CAN IMPLEMENT OPTIONS TECHNIQUES UTILIZING CRYPTO OPTIONS AND IF THEY SHOULD DO SO..

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT DOES THE ROBINHOOD STILL HAS AN EFFECT ON THE OPTIONS MARKET EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE OPTIONS 101: THE COLLAR REVISITED BREAKING DOWN THE HOLY GRAIL POSITION FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS WHAT IS IT EXAMPLES WHY IS IT SO USEFUL FOR ADVISORS OPTIMAL STRUCTURE FOR A COLLAR HOW DO YOU CHANGE THE STRUCTURE FOR CLIENTS WHO DON'T WANT TO PAY TAXES OIC COLLAR STUDY ACROSS SEGMENTS OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT OVERLAYING STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTING HIGH-WORTH STRATEGIES FOR SMALLER RETAIL ACCOUNTS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS / EQ DERIVATIVES THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INFLATION, FED, GOLD, SILVER, CRYPTO ROBINHOOD STILL HAS AN EFFECT ON THE MARKETPLACE SECTOR ANALYSIS OF IMPLIED VOLATILITY LEVELS EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE THE BUZZ SEGMENT LOOKING AT A WAY OUT OF THE MONEY CALL STRATEGY BASED ON HISTORICAL VOLATILITY VALUATION TOTAL OPTIONS VOLUME FOR APRIL IS SELL IN MAY AND GO AWAY DEAD OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT SELLING COVERED CALLS, PUT CREDIT SPREADS AND LADDERING INTO A SHORT STRADDLE