Mark and Jeromee dodge lawn mowers on the croquet lawn at FIA Boca, and still manage to talk options

In this episode, Mark sits down with Jay Caauwe, Director of Business Development for the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE). Mark and Jay discuss the past, present and future of VIX futures including: The strategy behind the creation of the CFE; the real players in the VIX futures market; why even the mini-VIX has failed to attract retail customers to VIX futures; Why so many options traders erroneously assume that VIX options key off the VIX cash; The growing threat/opportunity posed by realized volatility products; New product launches including GLD VIX and Oil VIX; and much more * Early open