A look back at the winners and losers from the past week…

After a long expiration week, there's nothing more refreshing than an "Options Cocktail." Topics on tap include: Financial Select SPDR (XLF) / Russel 2000 (IWM) Put Spread, Regional Bank Holders Index (RKH), SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), the Fed's Catch-22 with interest rates and more…

Topics on tap for this week's program include: unusual options activity in the regional banking sector (Fifth-third Bancorp (FITB), Suntrust Banks (STI), Washington Mutual (WM), etc), CBOE & CME bury the hatchet and FCC gives the nod to the Sirius/XM satellite radio merger…

And the winner is…

In this episode, Mark is joined by Alex Jacobson, Education Officer of the International Securities Exchange. Mark and Alex discuss the fascination with "premium harvesting" in the retail options market. They also discuss the growing interest in forex options and the explosion of demand for options education around the world…

In this episode, Mark is joined by Adam Nunes, Head of the NASDAQ Options Market. Mark and Adam discuss the growing rivalry between the NASDAQ Options Market and BOX. They also discuss options dark pools and what it takes to compete in the cutthroat world of options.

In this episode, Mark is joined by Scott Morris, CEO of the Boston Options Exchange. Mark and Scott discuss the growing rivalry between BOX and the NASDAQ Options Market. They also discuss options dark pools and how BOX plans to compete in the increasingly crowded options business.

Traders Talk Live Radio (which airs on AM 560 WIND in Chicago) recently profiled www.TheOptionsInsider.com founder Mark S. Longo. Options Insider Radio listeners can find the broadcast here.