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Það styttist í frumsýningu sjónvarpsþáttanna The Last of us sem framleiddir eru af HBO. Þeir byggja á vinsælum hrollvekjutölvuleik frá 2013 og mikil spenna ríkir meðal aðdáenda, sérstaklega yfir því hvort þáttunum muni takast að aflétta vissri bölvun sem hvílir á mörgum aðlögunum tölvuleikja að kvikmynda- og sjónvarpsforminu. Við ræðum við Ingólf Guðmundsson hjá RVX, en fyrirtækið kemur að gerð þáttana. René Redzepi, yfirkokkur á Noma, tilkynnti á dögunum að margverðlaunaða, þriggja Michelin-stjörnu staðnum, besta veitingastað í heimi, verði lokað árið 2024. Eða að minnsta kosti í þeirri mynd sem hann er í núna. Ekki verður hægt að panta borð en þar verður tilraunastarfsemi og þróun, og hinir einstaka pop-up viðburðir. Noma, var opnaður árið 2003 í Kaupmannahöfn og þar er aðaláherslan á nýsköpun og hráefni úr nærumhverfinu. Það mætti kalla staðinn vöggu matargerðar sem kallast New Nordic cuisine. Veitingamaðurinn Ólafur Örn Ólafsson, mætti í Lestina til að ræða þessa lokunartilkynningu, Noma og yfirkokkinn heimsfræga, René Redzepi.

Það styttist í frumsýningu sjónvarpsþáttanna The Last of us sem framleiddir eru af HBO. Þeir byggja á vinsælum hrollvekjutölvuleik frá 2013 og mikil spenna ríkir meðal aðdáenda, sérstaklega yfir því hvort þáttunum muni takast að aflétta vissri bölvun sem hvílir á mörgum aðlögunum tölvuleikja að kvikmynda- og sjónvarpsforminu. Við ræðum við Ingólf Guðmundsson hjá RVX, en fyrirtækið kemur að gerð þáttana. René Redzepi, yfirkokkur á Noma, tilkynnti á dögunum að margverðlaunaða, þriggja Michelin-stjörnu staðnum, besta veitingastað í heimi, verði lokað árið 2024. Eða að minnsta kosti í þeirri mynd sem hann er í núna. Ekki verður hægt að panta borð en þar verður tilraunastarfsemi og þróun, og hinir einstaka pop-up viðburðir. Noma, var opnaður árið 2003 í Kaupmannahöfn og þar er aðaláherslan á nýsköpun og hráefni úr nærumhverfinu. Það mætti kalla staðinn vöggu matargerðar sem kallast New Nordic cuisine. Veitingamaðurinn Ólafur Örn Ólafsson, mætti í Lestina til að ræða þessa lokunartilkynningu, Noma og yfirkokkinn heimsfræga, René Redzepi.

Jermal puts today's market sell-off in perspective by taking a look at the relationships between $VIX, $RVX and $VXN. Plus, the show highlights option flow in $COIN, $NKE, $NVDA and $VIX.

Jermal puts today's market sell-off in perspective by taking a look at the relationships between $VIX, $RVX and $VXN. Plus, the show highlights option flow in $COIN, $NKE, $NVDA and $VIX.

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Play the Serpent" by Lorne Balfe

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Play the Serpent" by Lorne Balfe

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Play the Serpent" by Lorne Balfe

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Play the Serpent" by Lorne Balfe

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Play the Serpent" by Lorne Balfe

OIR Interviews: Talking Trading Floors, Crypto and More with Cboe Mark is joined on this episode by: Arianne Criqui, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Derivatives and Global Client Services, Cboe Mark and Arianne discuss: What lured Arianne away from Goldman Sachs to work for Cboe. The future of crypto products at Cboe. The rise of the new CBOE trading floor.  The potential to relaunch RVX for the modern era.  What the options industry can do to bring more liquidity providers into the marketplace  And much more...

  HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOTSEAT GUEST: RICK ROSENTHAL - DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, FTSE RUSSELL INDICES - Cboe   EQUITIES VIX  21.60 - UP 4 FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 113 -  UP 13 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 24.25 - UP OVER 3.5 PTS FROM LAST WEEK VIX/RVX SPREAD - 2.65 - TIGHTER BY .35 POINT FROM LAST WEEK EARNINGS SEASON DRIVING MORE VOLUME IN MICRO EMINI FUTURES WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK? CRUDE OIL  OIL FALLS AGAIN TODAY AFTER TAKING A DRUBBING YESTERDAY AGS  CORN ANNIHILATED THIS WEEK   FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK  QUESTION FROM DORN2: Any updates on premium harvesting strats in the russell 2000 right now? - Is put selling still the way to go? QUESTION FROM ITMTIM: Has RVX ever dipped below VIX? Thx for such a fun show. Especially enjoyed the recent #hoglove.  QUESTION FROM PRIME3: Are there any plans to bring back RVX? Seems like a great time to have a product on russell 2000 volatility? QUESTION FROM NELLY:  Does the big recon have any impact on russell 2000 volatility?

2018 Year-in-Review: Ags/Soybeans Nat Gas Equities/Russell Metal/Gold Cyrpto Futures Options Feedback: Listener thoughts and musings Question from Jamal A. Lee - Thoughts on chance of BTC options listing in 2019? Question from Shasha3 - Biggest surprise of 2018? Any crazy expectations for next year? Question from Tarles - Concrete plans to bring back RVX in 2019? Seems like market makers would be interested in more volatility offerings these days? Question from C Tauck - Is this market whipsaw enough to make people rethink purely passive investing? Maybe they will consider an active allocation or perhaps even hedging themselves in 2019? Question from BBoy2 - What is the technical definition of a skew trade? Question from Burns - Is buying a call actually the best way to get long stock in this market?

Volatility Review: A look back at the week from a volatility perspective This week, featuring guest co-host Bill Valentine from Valentine Ventures. The old VIX call vs SPX put debate continues VIX Cash - 12.5, up 0.3 from last show RVX - 14.6, up 0.7 from last week VVIX - 89, 2 handles higher than last show Size "hedge" in SPX puts this week VIX Options - ADV, 452K, VIX call/put: 2.8/1, Total 7.77m (5.74m Calls, 2.03m Puts) VXX - 26.65, almost unchanged from last show Volatility Voicemail: Volatility Flash Poll The CBOE Skew Index alarmed many when it soared above 150. Of course, every index tells its own skew story. Which index do you think has the steepest skew right now (aka 25D put vol vs. 25D Call vol)? Russell 2000 S&P 500 Nasdaq Other Listener questions and comments: Question from Leans - Do you think SVXY will ever go back to its pre-Feb structure? Question from Tim - Is there really such a thing as a "covered call" in VIX since the options don't expire into futures? If I'm long a future and sell a XIV call against it what is that called? Crystal Ball: Your prognostication headquarters Last week: Mark L. - 11.25 Mark S. - 12.14 This week: Mark L. - 11.75 Mark S. - 12.15 Bill - 13.00

Volatility Review: A look at the week from a volatility perspective VIX Cash - 12.2, down 2.2 points from last show RVX - 13.9, down 2 points from last week VVIX - 91, nine handles lower than last show Cboe SKEW Index Tops 150 for Record Four Straight Trading Days; Some Cite Surge in Black-Swan Hedging VIX Options - ADV: 467k, VIX call/put: 2.8/1, Total 6.86m (5.04m Calls, 1.82m Puts) More size Oct/Nov risk reversal on Weds - over 50k on the tape. VXX - 26.65, over 1 point lower than last show. Volatility Voicemail: Options question of the week Some people look to analysts for their market outlook. We prefer to analyze actual options positions. This week we're looking at SPY. In a nutshell - what do you think is the largest options position in SPY right now? No cheating - what does your gut tell you? 16% - SPY Mar 255.0 P 32% - SPY Oct 272.0 P 34% - SPY Dec 31st 320.0 C 18% - SPY Sep 300.0 C Listener questions and comments: Question from Godfr3y - I'm long VXX from 28.30 and long Jan 25 puts from $.55. Today I sold the Oct05 29.50 call for $.56. Thoughts? Should I just scrap the shares? Question from Piers - I'm long a bunch of VXX puts. I'm wondering if it is cheaper to buy VXX stock rather than the OTM calls to hedge against vol spikes over short periods like weekends or a few days. The underlying isn't going to suffer the same theta as the options and you get more deltas. Crystal Ball: Wild prognostication Last week: Mark L. - 11.67 Mark S. - 12.15 Next week: Mark L. - 11.25 Mark S. - 12.14

Volatility Review: A look back at the week from a volatility perspective VIX Cash - 12.2, down 2.2 from last show RVX - 13.9, down 2 points from last week VVIX - 91, nine handles lower than last show VIX Options - ADV: 459k, VIX call/put: 3/1, Total 8.66m (6.48m Calls, 2.18m Puts) Why go 1x2 when you can go 1x4!? VXX - 27.80, nearly 3 points lower than last show Volatility Voicemail: Volatility Flash Poll VIX is threatening 15 and VXX is back above 30. Is this the return of volatility or just a blip? Quite simply - where will we be at the end of next week? 14% - Here: VIX=14, VXX=30 32% - Low: VIX=

Volatility Review: A look at last week from a volatility perspective VIX Cash - 14.4, up 2.4 from two weeks ago RVX - 15.90 VVIX - 100 - 7 handles higher than last show VIX Options - ADV: 459k, VIX call/put: 3.3/1, Total 7.62m (5.82m Calls, 1.80m Puts) VXX - 30.40, nearly 2-points higher than last show Crystal Ball: Your prognostication headquarters Last week: Mark L. 11.55 Mark S. - 11.95 This week: Mark L. - 13.75 Mark S. - 13.00

This Week in Futures Options 106: Reconstitution Is Good for Business Your co-hosts this week are Sean Smith, Managing Director of Derivatives Licensing at FTSE Russell and Nick Howard, Managing Principal at Bantix Technologies. Topics this week include: Russell reconstitution time Beans! Purdue, CME Group Ag Barometer hits 16-month high Crude Futures Options Feedback: What's on your mind? Question from Mark Brandt: Does Nick use the weather to trade ags? Does he have any esoteric Eurodollar information to share? Question from Olive Trader: Will gold vol go bid after the Fed decision? Question from 8Ack: Is there an easy way to compare the relative skew levels of E-mini Russell vs E-mini S&P? Question from Silvan8: I think I was the one guy who used to trade RVX options back in the day. Can you ask FTSE for an update on RVX options? I see some juicy spreads lining up with VIX and I would love to get back in action.  

This week's CME hot seat guest is Sean Smith from FTSE Russell. Topics this week include: Russell Index Crude Oil WTI/Brent Winners: Oats, Feeder Cattle Losers: Silver, Iron Ore Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take over the show Volatility Views/TWIFO Flash Poll: With $SPX #Volatility -aka $VIX- in single digits where are you getting your index vol fix these days? Russell 2000: $RVX, $IWM Dow: $DJIA, $VXD, etc. NASDAQ: $QQQ, $VXN, etc. Buying $VIX for rebound. Listener questions: Question from Andrade8 - If RUT and QQQ Vol is always higher than SPY does that mean you're getting paid more to sell OTM puts? Question from BLM3 - Is there a big arb between $USO and WTI? Question from Bruno - No love for rates on TWIFO? Question from Lincoln G - You buying what Dimon is selling about Bitcoin? Question from Tatank - Crypto 20X v. other asset classes. Bitcoin for the win.

Volatility Review: A look back at the week from a volatility perspective The numbers: VIX Cash - A low of 9.54 on Thursday VVIX - 92 CBOE Skew Index - 137.87 ‘False Peace' for Markets? A Trader Is Betting Millions on It Russell's Weekly Rundown: VIX Options - ADV: 813k, VIX call/put: 3.5 Total 9.96m OIV - 26.53 Volatility Voicemail: Listeners take over the show Volatility Views/TWIFO Flash Poll: With $SPX #Volatility -aka $VIX- in single digits where are you getting your index vol fix these days? Russell 2000: $RVX, $IWM Dow: $DJIA, $VXD, etc. NASDAQ: $QQQ, $VXN, etc. Buying $VIX for rebound. Listener questions and comments Question from Swatcat - Which instruments are there that are very liquid, if you are going long VIX? I have found one so far, ticker: VIXY / Nordic options trader Question from TicTac - You guys said it's not a good time for VIX front spreads. Why not? Question from LA Town - Your call for worst Vol ETF? Crystal Ball: Your prognostication headquarters Last week: Mark L. - 11.5 Mark S. - 11.01 Russell - 12.25 This week: Mark L. - 9.8 Mark S. - 10.5 Russell - 11.11

This week's CME hot seat guest is Sean Smith from FTSE Russell. Topics this week include: Russell Index Crude Oil WTI/Brent Winners: Oats, Feeder Cattle Losers: Silver, Iron Ore Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take over the show Volatility Views/TWIFO Flash Poll: With $SPX #Volatility -aka $VIX- in single digits where are you getting your index vol fix these days? Russell 2000: $RVX, $IWM Dow: $DJIA, $VXD, etc. NASDAQ: $QQQ, $VXN, etc. Buying $VIX for rebound. Listener questions: Question from Andrade8 - If RUT and QQQ Vol is always higher than SPY does that mean you're getting paid more to sell OTM puts? Question from BLM3 - Is there a big arb between $USO and WTI? Question from Bruno - No love for rates on TWIFO? Question from Lincoln G - You buying what Dimon is selling about Bitcoin? Question from Tatank - Crypto 20X v. other asset classes. Bitcoin for the win.

Volatility Review: A look back at the week from a volatility perspective VIX Cash - 11.75 VVIX at 89, rebounding slightly off late-November ow of 79. VIX Futures: Approx. 2.5 point premium cash vs. Jan future. Russells Weekly Rundown: Watching the Dec 28 strike VIX Options: ADV - 550k. A decent volume week, several days over ADV, light volume on Friday. Total 4.80m (3.55m Calls, 1.26m Puts) Crude Oil: Crude Vol continues to be crushed, now below 30. OIV/OVX - 29, what is the new floor for crude volatility? Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments #QuestionOfTheWeek - Major market indices are pushing record highs. Everyone has protection on the brain. How do you protect your portfolio? Just Move to Cash/Bonds Protective ATM/OTM Put Put Spread/Ratio Put Sprd Collar or Collar w/Kicker Question from Ian Wagner - I am confused. Are there tradable RVX options? CBOE has microsite, but not seeing them listed on brokers. Thanks! Question from Eddy - December for volatility; Is this month always the seasonal low for volatility in the year, or is that still reserved for July/August? Crytsal Ball: Wild prognostication ensues Last week: Mark L. - 12.25 Mark S. - 11.5 Russell - 13.5 This week: Mark L. - 11.25 Russell - 12

Volatility Review: Breaking down the week from a volatility perspective VIX cash: 11.39; hits a 52-week low. VVIX: 88.14. Back below 100, but still elevated. Russells Weekly Rundown VIX Options: Moderate volume this week. Mon: 547k, Tues: 522k, Weds: 367k, Thurs: 512k; Total 6.69m (4.44m Calls, 2.25m Puts) Earnings Volatility: TSLA stock at $225 on earnings. ATM straddle approx. $14.70 - 6.5%. Open unchanged. Closed up approx $5. Missed by nearly $10. Crude Oil: OIV: 42, OVX: 42 Volatility Voicemail :Listener questions and comments Question from NTC34: Heard you guys on #OptionBlock discussing using options with stock to speculate on volatility. Can you explain that? How does buying a call and selling stock give you a pure volatility position? Question from AuntH: What is up with RVX? Crystal Ball: Spinning the wheel of where the VIX will close. Last week: Russell: 13.05 Andrew: 12.40 Mark L.: 11.75 This week: Mark L.: 11.15 Mark S.: 10.25 Russell: 12

Volatility Review: Everyone goes to Boca and volatility falls out of bed. Vol of vol coming in as well, VVIX:84. Russells Weekly Rundown: VIX Options: A fairly strong volume week. Thurs: 909k, Weds: 675k, Tues: 704k, Mon: 573k, Total 5.30m (4.02m calls, 1.28m puts) Crude Oil: OIV/OVX - 46, about 49 today, almost touched 80 back in mid-February, multi-year high. Gold: GVZ 18 - well off recent highs. GVZ - peaked around 28 back in mid-February - last hit these levels in June 2013 - so nearly 3-year high. Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments Question from George K. - What is the though process regarding the new SPYIX and hedging? Can you hedge it with VIX Futures? Question from BJLane - VIX vs. RVX - Which performs better for call verticals? Which pops better when it hits the fan? Question from Jacro - Why no volume in RVX? Crystal Ball: VIX Predictions: Ruseell - 15.5/8 Mark S. - 14.25 Mark L. - 15  

Options Insider Interviews: Talking Russell Options with Pat Fay In this episode of Options Insider Interviews, Mark is joined by Pat Fay, Director of Global Derivatives at Russell. They discuss: New volume records in Russell options The spread between Russell options and other benchmarks Who is using RVX options? The merger with the LSE The case for an exclusive listing And more…

Volatility Views 150: Doing Our VIX Term Structure Homework   Volatility Review: A look back at the week in volatility: VIX Cash: Low: 14.71 - High: 17.19 Skew Index: 121.53 VIX Options: Total 5.58m (3.74m Calls, 1.85m Puts). Surprisingly light volume given the activity seen this week. Most days substantially under recent ADV. MSCI options to be listed soon. RVX: 65 Contracts open interest. FTSE volatility products coming soon. VXST: OI just 25 contracts. VolX: A lot of interest in their products down at Boca from market makers as well as domestic & international exchange. International Volatility Review: What can we expect from the Kremlin? Crude Oil: A volatile week for crude with futures having wild intraday swings. Both Brent and WTI made early gains yesterday only to give them up heading into expiration. Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments Question from Carl Jedredes - What is the traditional slope of VIX futures term structure? How much premium do the long term futures typically exhibit over front month (i.e six month future 8% over front month future)? When the term structure is flat or even backward does this typically benefit ETPs like VXX that are forced to rebalance on a regular basis. Question from Beta Ray Bill - Is there some way to use implied volatility to choose your strike when trading options?     Crystal Ball: The wager continues: Fed raising rates in 2015?

Volatility Views 140: It All Starts with Onion Volatility Volatility Review: The week in vol VIX Cash: High - 25.2, Low - 16.07. S&P: 10 day HVOL - 22, 30 day HVOL - 13, Skew Index - 126.4, at the low end of the chart for the past three months. VVIX: High - 141.22, Low - 109.4, nearly doubled over the past two weeks. VIX Options: Total 4.29m (2.97m Calls, 1.32m Puts), only one day over 1M contracts this week despite significant market movement. VXST: High - 25.47, Low - 14.06, another week of anemic volume. RVX: 227 contracts OI, still no appreciable volume. Oil: Another crazy week for oil - a pronounced selloff followed by a dramatic rally that triggered circuit breakers on ice. 2-3 month vol hovering between 38-50, depending on the product. Putin tell the world to "get ready of $40 oil". Oil slump blindsided bulls that wagered on rout ending. Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments Question from Vic Taylor - What is the problem with OVX? USO trades a ton of options, yet OVX averages 100 contracts on a good day. I am looking for a good way to add some oil volatility to my portfolio. Since OVX is DOA, are there other dedicated oil volatility products out there that actually trade? Maybe something listed on the WTI or Brent contracts? Cool show. Love all the commodity focus you have added in recent months. Question from Jim Andrade - I know you have mentioned bullish risk reversals in CL as potential ways to play a bullish bet in crude. I have been a little slow pulling the trigger. Is the environment still favorable for this type of trade in CL? I'd consider Brent as well if that is more suitable. In case you cannot tell, I am a bit of an oil bull, but I've been waiting for the worm to turn. I think we may have finally hit that point. What about an iron fly, where I buy ATM sell 5% OTM? Would that be preferable from a volatility skew perspective? Maybe I should throw in a time value of money question also. I like it when Jared gets worked up over futures term structure and roll yield. Comment from Mark Brant - The sum of new Friday weekly SPY and VXX ATM calls is lower than each's range, so bought both calls! 52-wk. +ev?

Volatility Views 129: Juicing Up BuyWrites Volatility Viewpoint: Today's guest is Russell Rhoads, who is a senior instructor at CBOE's Options Institute.  He's on to discuss a new white paper, A Leveraged Portfolio Management Approach Applying The CBOE S&P 500 2% OTM BuyWrite Index. Summary: Historically, the CBOE S&P 500 2% OTM BuyWrite Index has outperformed the total return that would be expected from passively holding a market portfolio. This outperformance occurred on both an absolute and risk-adjusted basis. Additionally, a leveraged strategy that matches 120% of the expected performance of BXY may enhance this performance with a similar risk profile to the market portfolio. Volatility Review: The week that was VIX Cash - A relatively quiet week until an enormous pop on Thursday. VIX Futures - further developments in VIX Futures term structure. VIX Options - Hot Strikes: 326,209 VIX Oct-14 20 Calls, 296,305 VIX Oct-14 17 Calls & 290,453 VIX Nov-14 20.0 Calls. VXST Options - On a day when VIX spikes 18%, there is still no interest in VXST. RVX actually trading a bit on Thursday. Gold still skewing towards puts - Silver puts starting to catch a bid as well.   Crystal Ball: Brazilian elections. Could we see another India-like surge in VIX? Non-farms ahead. 

Volatility Views 126: A Big VIX Shakeup Vol Review: VIX Cash - A shortened holiday week. Market selling off a bit on Ukraine, after news of a cease fire.  Non-farms a non-event.  Volatility story of the week - CBOE Incorporates SPX weeklies in VIX calculation starting Oct 6. Question from Spreadjunkie - CBOE bringing SPX weeklies into the VIX calculation - Is this a game changer? VIX Options - 4.1 Call/put. VXST. RVX - Not much going on, only 504 OI. Gold/metals volatility. Scottish independence? Volatility Voicemail: Question from Nick Valenti - I am glad to see you are adding more volatility products to the show including the new Russell VIX. I trade RUT and IWM options very actively and I have been watching this product with great interest. I have yet to pull the trigger on a contract, but I have been close a few times. Like a lot of people, I am still waiting for other traders to join me before I dive into the deep end of the pool. What do you think it will take to kickstart this product? What will the eventual catalyst be for this? Comment from Johnny Mac - My Vol pet peeve is people quoting skew with a "25 delta risk reversal" - wake up people! It is a 50 delta risk reversal. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest. Question from Nickel5 - I know Jared is a reformed iron condor trader. Do these relatively low levels of implied volatility in SPY make him want to get long some condors out there? Maybe in the Oct cycle? Also what is his view on the diagonal condor - buying longer-term guts and selling front month/weekly wings? Crystal Ball: Reckless prognostication of VIX, VXST, RVX and other volatility products.

Volatility Views 125: The Holiday Fear Premium Volatility Review: A bit more volatility this weekend as opposed to last, because of the US Labor Day weekend. Trader taking time delay/Vol out of the market ahead of the weekend? VIX Cash. Trading in the 11.24-12.73 range. VIX Options. 4.2/1 - Call/Put. Top OI Positions: VIX Sep-14 19 C, VIX Sep-14 20 C, VIX Sep-14 16 C. VXST Options. RVX Options. Metals Vol - GVZ down about a point this week. Energy Vol - Oct WTI realized vs. ICE heating oil implied intersecting. Volatility Voicemail: Question from Silas - Congrats to the Vol Crew on such an excellent program. I enjoy all of your analysis, particularly the addition of volatility breakdowns in other asset classes, including crude oil. Ia, starting to dabble more into these asset classes, but I am somewhat dismayed at the overall lack of tools for analyzing these products. What software do you typically use when breaking down volatility in products like curve oil? Thank you again for the fine program. Question from George Dietrich, Baltimore, MD - Are commodities better candidates for hedging strategies such as long puts, or spec strategies such as strangles, because they typically lack the high implied volatility levels in the lowing strikes? Crystal Ball: An outlook for VIX, VXST, RVX and other volatility products.

Volatility Views 124: Volatility Pairs Trading Volatility Review: Yellen and Putin both, but not collectively, having an effect on volatility. VIX futures: August settlement comes in a little more in line, as opposed to last month.  VIX options:  Top Strikes: Sept 19 calls, Sept 20 calls, Sept 16 calls. VXST options: A lot of activity in VXST: Aug 17 calls 1,500 contracts. RVX options. Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments. Question from Vizible ‏@VizibleApp - What happened to Don S.? Sorry if we missed something, but loved him on the show. Great #podcast btw! Question from NOVIX -  I have read some material related to pairs trading for equities and I understand the process of finding non-stationary pairs price series that can be co-integrated to form a stationary series. The basic idea being to trade on the oscillations about the equilibrium value of the spread. While I understand how this is accomplished with equities, I am not sure how suitable implied volatility pairs on equity options are identified since both implied volatility series would already be stationary and so co-integration would not be required. Can someone please explain to how suitable implied volatility pairs are identified? Question from T. Stark - Great podcast. I cannot start my week without my dose of Volatility Views. You guys really do a great job breaking complicated stuff down so that even non-pros like myself get it. The one area where I'm still somewhat confused comes in the relationship of implied vol across an expiration month. I realize that when you say October vol is X you are referring to the at-the-money volatility. But how does that at-the-money volatility relate to the rest of the strikes? If the ATM volatility gets crushed do all the rest of the strikes get crushed along with it? Or are there scenarios where only a few strikes are impacted but the rest are not? How does this relationship work? Are there models or greek variables that explain the volatility relationship between one strike and another? Thanks again for walking this noob through this stuff. Fan for life.

Volatility Views 120: Breaking down Earnings Straddles Volatility Review: A little calmer week, at least compared to last week. VIX Options:3.8 calls to puts - way off the charts! Top open interest positions:   245,725 .VIX Aug-14 15.0 calls 241,232 .VIX Aug-14 16.0 calls 238,364 .VIX Sep-14 19.0 calls Decent movement in RVX, but no appreciable volume to accompany it OI: 470. Crude oil stable following recent volatility hovering around 14%.     Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments Question from Nick Snow - Figured this would be a good place or at least the right place for this question. What is implied vol? I mean to ask for a stock we just get one number but every strike has a different IV so when we get one is that the average of the smile or is it the ATM straddle vol? Seems like I should know this if I am trading it. Question from Mr. Higgins - Dear volatility viewers - the Proshares Ultrashort VIX (UVXY) hit a low in June. I though the spread between VIX cash and UVXY would continue to expand, but UVXY seems to have leveled out. What is your analysis of the trading relationship between these two products? Are they reliable spreading candidates? I am not much for futures so I would probably stick with straddle in each to capture the divergence. Thanks for the program - please give my regards to Don.

Volatility Views 118: The VIXFather Turns on His Creation   Volatility Review: VIX Cash: the week's range was 11.01-13.23. Thanks to concerns about Portugal's banks repaying debt, Europe's VStoxx Index and the VIX jumped on Thursday. Will earnings season usher in volatility? VIX Options. VXST Options. SPX Skew. Robert Whaley, the inventor of the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, warned that investors are not getting what they pay for when they buy volatility-linked products. Mr. Whaley, now a professor at the Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management, addressed the issue of their effectiveness on Thursday at ETF.com's Global Macro ETF Strategist Conference in New York. Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments Question from Morgan Shebanek - Owwwwww!!! Just downloaded the mobile app. Pretty nifty even if it is redundant as all pertinent episodes are automatically put into my Podcast Que. Enjoyed the latest episode and yes I can attest as to the accuracy and timeliness of your "Vol Call" As a retail investor who has a couple regular accounts but no futures trading capability I have a question. So I want to utilize a trade on Vol? Ok, what the heck am I supposed to use?? TVIX & VXX? They look like terrible products. VXST? Can't trade it. The options are listed but when I tried to trade? No go. OoooK. So I feel like I am left using puts on SPY or QQQ. Maybe some RVX if the Small caps look like they are going to roll but I digress. Please help me find the proper product. I am not looking to hedge but rather playing a "trade" in Vol when I feel the timing is correct. Thanks for all the Mad Knowledge. Keep it up!   Crystal Ball:  An outlook for VIX, RVX, VIX ETPs and other volatility products for the upcoming week.

Volatility Views 117: Getting Your Face Ripped Off By Vol   Volatility review: VIX cash had a range of 10.92 - 12.51 last week and has been on an uptrend for most of the week. A look at VIX futures. A riddle from Don. VXST, RVX options. Gold/metals vol: GVZ range of 12.64-13 last week. General downtrend in gold vol after sharp spike the prior week   Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments Question from One of the Men ‏@optionideamen: @Options VXX going to collapse into the 4th of July holiday. Buy the 7/11 28p.  Winner.  U can thank me later.  Freebie. Question from Atlantan - I find the topic of volatility ETPs and their net impact on volume in the primary products very interesting. When products like VIX futures were conceived the notion of retail trading those products was inconceivable. To say nothing of retail oriented VIX products like VXX and others. But it seems like these products are the big drivers of volume these days. I might even go so far as to say they are essential. Do you agree? Is it even possible in the current environment to have a successful volatility future or option without a related ETP providing a steady source of volume? Fun show. I look forward to my weekly dose of all things volatility. Any chance of some ag vol rundowns in future episodes?   Question from Giuseppe Varino - To what do you attribute the recent vol divergence between the VIX and the Russell 2000? It seems as though Russell vol was unjustifiably inflated. Or do you feel this premium was justified? Do you expect this scenario to reemerge anytime soon or was this a relatively one-off situation?

Volatility Views 116: The Mystery of Gold Volatility Futures   Volatility Review: VIX cash hovering below the 11 handle yet again and the narrative has shifted from "VIX is too low" to "We may see a single digit VIX soon," which Andrew predicted this not too long ago. Top OI Strikes: July 13 Put - 416K, July 16 Call - 385K, July 20 Call - 371K & Sep 19 Call - 261K.  RVX: OI still hovering around 5K contracts. Janet Yellen torpedoed a key catalyst for market volatility, characterizing the recent inflation data as "noisy".  GVZ jumps 20% in one session. Oil volatility returns on Iraq fears. Currency volatility plummets.   Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments Question from J. Ingraham: loved the discussion of GVZ on the network this week. I'm very intrigued by this product. Like Mark said, GLD and VIX should be two great tastes that taste great together. Yet this product does no appreciable volume. I've tried to trade this several times but the lack of volume and terrible spreads kept me out of it. Why do you think GVZ has essentially failed as a trading product? Question from Cigar Store Indian: Great show. Thanks for breaking down the problems with volatility ETFs like VXX. I've dumped that product from my portfolio after listening to your program. Thanks for helping me dodge a bullet on that one. I also have a question about another ETF product GLD. This product doesn't seem to have the same issues with regards to term structure. Am I correct in the estimation that this product is safe to buy and hold in my portfolio for longer than a few hours?   Crystal Ball: An outlook for VIX, RVX, VIX ETPs and other volatility products.

Volatility Views 115: VIX Says “Poo” to You   Volatility Review: VIX cash broke the 11-handle last week while we were recording, but it has since rebounded over concerns in Iraq. VIX futures started to see some backwardation creeping into the curve last week. Is that still the case this week? The death of volatility forces traders to get creative. The Economist asks "Is this the calm before the storm? Bank of America's market risk index falls to lowest level since 2000. Iraq concerns spike crude price and volatility.   Volatility Voicemail: Question from Indigo Blue - What's up with gold volatility? The contract is selling off like mad and yet volatility is at near record lows. I have been taking advantage of this opportunity to load up on some GLD premium, primarily verticals. I have also been think about ratio/repair trades in the gold futures options. Thought on this crazy gold volatility environment? Question from VIXinator - Do you think this is a good environment for a cheap VIX vertical - maybe Jul 16/20 CS for $.35 or Sep 17/20 CS for $.60? Question from Andy Braga - What do you think about Apple as a dispersion candidate going forward? Do you think the split will take the wind out of its sails from a volatility perspective, or is it perhaps more attractive here?   CRYSTAL BALL   An outlook for VIX, RVX, VIX ETPs and other volatility products.

Volatility Views 113: Fighting Low VIX Hysteria   Volatility Review: A truncated holiday week. VIX cash hovered around 11.50 most of the week. Call/Put hovering at a ridiculous 3.3/1. Is the volatility "crash" reason to worry? Record highs for nine CBOE indexes.   Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments Question from Jim Charles, Lexington, KY - I know your recent guest Euan Sinclair downplayed the VIX call/put ratio as being due to systemic issues with the products, but that indicator has only risen since that episode. Leading me to believe there is something to it. Where do you guys stand now on VIX call/put? Are we poised for a pop or is this just the result of the CBOE beating the mean reversion drum back to 20? Question from Annabelle Schmidt - Your guys profiled a sizable VIX vertical call spread in the September expiration cycle. Mark mentioned that it might be tied to an OTC variance trade. Is there any way for customer to get more information on that dark portion of the volatility market? It seems that quite a bit of the daily activity actually occurs in the OTC realm, so we are only getting half the picture if we just look at listed VIX trades. Great show! Great discussions! Hopefully Jared will stay on the program now that he has a new job. Question from Sienna78 - S&P 500 at record high, VIX at record low, portfolio looking good. VIX Aug 12/16 calls for $2 or SPY Jul 190/170 puts for $2.30 - best protection?     Crystal Ball: An outlook for VIX, RVX, VIX ETPs and other products.

Option Block 339: Potential Front Running Activity Trading Block: Today we have a very special trading block segment from Uncle Mike Tosaw about Russell and RVX vol. Is VIX in a deep sleep? Odd Block: Combos trade in the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM), call spreads trade in Travelers Companies (TRV), calls trade in Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), and calls trade in Chemtura Corp (CHMT) Xpress/Mail Block: We are mixing it up today with some questions from OX clients: Please explain put/call parity.   A very successful trader friend says ITM debit spreads are superior to credit spreads and I do not get it. Can the probability of a calendar be easily calculated?

Volatility Views 111: Volatility Trading   Volatility Viewpoint: Our guest today is Euan Sinclair, Trader at Bluefin Trading, and author of Volatility Trading and Option Trading.   Volatility Voicemail: Reader questions and comments Question from SoloHan - Great show! Just discovered it and I am working through the back catalog as we speak. I just have one question so far, and I apologize if you have covered this in the past. I am an avid VXX trader. It's a core component of my portfolio along with SPY and FB. I have heard Mark dismiss TVIX in the past as only for very short- term trades and if you by-and-hold VXX, you will lose money. Can you explain this please? What am I doing wrong by investing in VXX? Thanks again for this insightful program. Question from Sea Shanty - Can you please explain the difference between RVX options and IWM options? Are they not both ways to trade Russell volatility? Luv the show. Mark is a great host and Jared brings that rural Virginia sensibility to volatility. Keep ‘em coming!

OIC 2014: Talking Volatility, Minis, and More with Russell Investments In this episode of Options Insider Radio, Mark is joined by Pat Fay, the Head of Derivatives for the Index Group at Russell Investments. They discuss: An overview of the Russell initiatives in the options space Russell options for retail investors An overview of RVX Who is the target audience for RVX? The prevalence of call trading in RVX What's coming up from Russell? Mini options And more

Volatility Views 110: Is Volatility Dying?   Volatility Review: April volume numbers are in. Is volatility dying? A new volatility index fund will launch soon in Australia. Demand for VIX futures remains low in India despite high volatility. Volatility review in other asset classes including: ags, metals and fixed income.   Volatility Voicemail: So many questions! Question from Allan S - I hear a lot about gamma scalping on the network.  But what about volatility scalping. Isn't that really what you're doing?  Aren't most options traders really volatility traders? Thank you for clarifying.  Question from Jim Thompson, New Mexico - What does the volatility panel think of flash boys - particularly as it pertains to Volatility.  Are these same players active in derivatives and, if so, are they causing our exacerbating volatility?  Great show Mark.  Jared has been an excellent addition to the team.      Crystal Ball: An outlook for VIX, RVX, VIX ETPs and other products.

Volatility Views 107: Another Day, Another Selloff Volatility Review: Another day, another selloff. VIX cash pops one handle to nearly 17. VIX call/put hovering around 2.6 - high but not at all-time highs. VIX cash trading at a premium to near-term futures. Does the VIX "fully" reflect the markets fear? CBOE launches a new Vol product - Short-term Volatility Index (VXST). Emerging market Vol preview.   Volatility Viewpoint: What was Russell's take on RMC this year?   Volatility Voicemail: International VIX? Question from Vegaman - Great podcast. Love the recent rundown of RMC since I'm never able to attend the show. My question - do you know if any international versions of the VIX are in the offing? You've discussed the India VIX on previous shows but that seems to be the only non-U.S. version that gets mentioned. Thanks to the folks at Russell for making this great show possible. Oh - and I'm streaming the show while submitting this question from the mobile app. Very cool.   Crystal Ball:  An outlook of VIX, RVX, VIX ETPs and other volatility products.    

Volatility Views 106: HFT and Volatility Volatility Review: It was a mild week with the VIX around the 13-handle for most of the week. Did premiums increase going into the non-farms announcement, or did the market shrug as with other recent non-farms? March VIX futures rose 20% year-over-year. VIX futures also set a new quarterly volume record when 12.38 million contracts traded, up 35% compared to the first quarter of 2013.   Volatility Voicemail: You direct the conversation Question from George - Big fan of the show - been listening for years. I think Jared is a great addition to the panel. There is a lot of talk about HFT firms manipulating stock markets in the wake of the Michael Lewis book Flash Boys. I have seen lots of talk about price manipulation, but I keep coming back to all of your discussions on Volatility Views, and it makes me wonder - why is no one talking about volatility as it relates to HFT? Are the firms adding volatility to the marketplace? Could these firms be responsible for a lot of the vol of vol that we see in the marketplace right now? Particularly in very active name or in some of the volatility ETFs? Keep up the great show! Question from EVO16 - I am a regular user of VXX. I have heard you refer repeatedly to the cost of rolling this product and how it negatively impacts holders. Is there anything I as a regular VXX owner can do to minimize this? Are there other ETFs out there that attempt to do this?   Crystal Ball: An outlook for VIX, RVX and VIX ETPs.

Volatility Views 104: Revisiting Risk Management Volatility Review: Vol is being bid up. VXST options coming April 10, and the full day of VIX futures trading in mid-June. Nat gas futures tapering off a bit. Metals chat includes gold, silver and copper.   Volatility Viewpoint: A review of the many panels at the Risk Management Conference from this last weekend.     Crystal Ball: An outlook for VIX, RVX and VIX ETPS.

Volatility Views 103: The Russian Ripple Effect Volatility Review: A mild selloff on the street caused by the ever-growing tensions in Ukraine. This would be a perfect time for VXST, but you will have to wait until April 10. TVIX gets a second life, whether it merits it or not. CBOE to expand VIX hours.  Volatility Voicemail: What do you want to know? Question from Charles Engel - Is there any way to buy and hold VXX without paying the inherent roll risk? Comment from IfThen - Bitcoin cut in half after Mt. Gox - talk about volatility! Question from C-Bug - Are there any products on the horizon that you think can dethrone VIX from the volatility throne? Vol Dex? Question from Tom Wills, Eugene, OR - I remember you discussing a VIX call strategy that could out-perform direct SPX put spreads on an older episode, but I'm not sure which of your 100 episodes it was. Please help!  Crystal Ball:  An outlook for VIX, RVX, and other VIX ETPs.

Volatility Views 102: What Is a VIX Covered Call Volatility Review: VIX jumped 14% on March 3 to nearly 16, with the tension in Ukraine, but on the following day fell 12%. Monday was the big day across the board for VIX, volumes trailed off the rest of the week.  May 18/Aug 20 straddle swap - paper sold Aug bought may 5k-6k times for $1.65. A good month for VIX Futures. CBOE February VIX also hit record heights. More "showshine boys" from Chris Cole.   Volatility Voicemail: Question from Bryan Tong - When will we get VXST options? Soon? Question from Enten - If I buy and write VIX calls against it, is it technically a covered calls? Will my broker recognize it as a covered position? Question from Declan Smith, Dublin - Why do so many people buy VIX calls to hedge their long premium SPX-SPY positions? Do they not know that they are already long the implied volatility of the S&P - aka VIX? If anything they should be selling those calls or buying puts. Question from Tim J. - What is the settlement process for VXST?     Crystal Ball: An outlook for VIX, RVX, and VIX ETPs.

Volatility Views 101: Buying Vol at Any Price   Volatility Viewpoint: The team is joined by special guest Jared Woodard, Founder Clinamen Financial Group and Condor Options. He gives an overview of the Vol Tracker and global map of implied volatility. Goes over some of the interesting findings you pulled out of your piece "Buying Volatility at any Price". Discusses his your take on what we have been seeing recently out there in the world of natural gas volatility What he's been seeing in the realm of currency. Reviews how the premium levels in different emerging markets have changed since he wrote your piece "Emerging Market Confusion".   Volatility Review: Vol in the 20 range. Is this a long-term average? Will realized volatility catch another tail wind? The plethora of VIX products - Is it still a reliable index?     Crystal Ball: An outlook of VIX, RVX and other vol products/indexes. 

Volatility Views 100: Volatility Tourists and Shoe Shine Boys Volatility Viewpoint:  This week's guest is Chris Cole, Managing Director at Artemis Capital Management.   They discuss: How he incorporates vol into his trading? How he defines a low vol market? His feelings about VXST? Volatility Review: The first week of VXST. The long term Jan 30-40 put spread that went up this week. Was that risky? Playing the wait and see game with RVX.   Volatility Voicemail: Question from Neil Higgins, Birmingham, UK   What impact, if any, do you think the entrance of China into the options market will have on volatility? Will it spawn a whole nation of VIX call buyers? Also, what is your view on the performance of the India VIX vs. S&P 500 VIX? Is it a better barometer of market volatility since it does not have all of the ETP baggage that bogs down the US VIX? Mark if you ever take the show on the road to England, let me be the first to offer to buy you a pint. Great stuff all around. Crystal Ball: What is there out there to inject some juice into the markets?   

Volatility Views 99: Debunking BXM vs. PUT Volatility Viewpoint: Jason Ungar, volatility researcher, co-creator on the Put-Write index with the CBOE, financial advisor, and restaurant owner joins the gang to discuss the Put-Write index.  They discuss: How he got involved in creating the put-write index with he CBOE  What the response has been to the put-write index Why he thinks the Put-Write remains in the shadow of BXM Why he thinks commodity-based volatility products like GVZ, etc. have failed to take off in the marketplace His take on the recent move in nat gas and the volatility levels out there Volatility Review:  VIX options are on fire lately, with an ADV of nearly 700k contracts recently. Still heavy interest in calls (2.4/1 calls to puts), but nowhere near as strong as it was a few weeks ago when it hit nearly 3 to 1. Realized vol is still beating implied vol, but the gap is closing.  As with VIX, the bulk of open interest in RVX is in the calls. Volatility Voicemail: The vol experts will take your questions now Question from Mr. T Bill - I know the focus of your program is equity volatility, but I think there might be an audience for fixed income volatility as well. You could discuss the performance of implied vs realized across various treasury options and futures. You could even mix in some discussion of ETFs like TLT (March and April are both trading at an 11 implied vol - flat term structure - trading opportunity?) Any chance you might consider adding this to future shows? Thanks and I love the program. Glad its back on the air. My weeks just were not the same without Vol Views. Please give my best to Don. I hope he can come back on the program some day.    Crystal Ball:  An outlook for VIX, RVX and other vol products/indices. 

Volatility Views 98: The Rise of Short-Term Volatility Volatility Review: A crazy week for VIX call buyers - they did not get the pop they were expecting. Looks like that big VIX call writer last week was on the right course.  Volatility Viewpoint: Our guest today is Jay Caauwe - CBOE Futures Exchange. Hot on the heels of two new records: 2013 was a record year and January was another record month. Are you still on-track for a Feb 13 launch for VXST? What about the options? What has the response been to the extended VIX hours? What has the customer response been to RVX so far? What use cases are you seeing for it? Any other Russell volatility products on the horizon? Crystal Ball: An Outlook for VIX options/futures, RVX & ETPs.