Episode 58 – Live From OIC: TD Ameritrade

Live from OIC 2010 – Mark is joined by Chris Nagy, MD, TD Ameritrade. Mark and Chris discuss TD Ameritrade's plans for the options market, including the ongoing integration of the ThinkOrSwim options platform. Other discussion topics include: How does TD Ameritrade plan to differentiate itself from ThinkorSwim and continue to attract options traders going forward; Why do so many financial advisors continue to ignore the options market; How difficult is it to be a derivatives lobbyist in the current political climate?

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Schizophrenic VIX

Volatility, one of the darlings of the options marketplace, has been all over the map this year. If you look at a sample of headlines from the first five months of 2010, you might think that either the market cannot make up its mind, or volatility has multiple, competing personalities.

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Episode 57 – Live From OIC: Etrade

Live From OIC 2010 – Mark is joined by Chris Larkin, Senior Vice President, Etrade. Mark and Chris explore the reasons that hard core options users aren't migrating to Etrade. Chris also outlines some of the upgrades that Etrade hopes will lure customers away from targeted options brokers like OptionsXpress.

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