In this episode, Mark and Don chat with Bill Luby, creator of the popular website VIX and More. They discuss the roller coaster volatility of late, whether the VIX has underperformed given current market conditions, whether VIX futures are essentially irrelevant, whether VIX should be marketed as a hedging tool, the inherent differences between implied and realized volatility, Euro vol updates, and much more…
In this episode, Mark and Don chat with Bill Luby, creator of the popular website VIX and More. They discuss the roller coaster volatility of late, whether the VIX has underperformed given current market conditions, whether VIX futures are essentially irrelevant, whether VIX should be marketed as a hedging tool, the inherent differences between implied and realized volatility, Euro vol updates, and much more…
In this episode, Mark, John, Mike, and Mark report live on RIMM earnings, have a surprise interview, look at the wonders of Ford, and tune into He-Man.
Mark is joined by Stephan Choi, LiveVol Co-Founder and COO. Taped live at the 2011 OIC Conference, Mark and Stephan discuss: LiveVol's rapid expansion, including into the broker/dealer space and trade analytics; LiveVol Ex – the upcoming execution arm; LiveVol Strategy Group; analytics possibilities and more…
Mark, Mike, and Tim take on a flat trading day by interviewing Steve Papale, veteran options trader, as well as looking at commodities, unusual activity, and of course, more Transformers.
Mark and Don sit down with Tom Sosnoff, Founder of Thinkorswim, and CEO of Tasytrade. They discuss the impact of weeklies on option volatility; the difficulties associated with launching new products in the options market; whether futures contracts are even relevant to retail customers and much more…
Mark and Don sit down with Tom Sosnoff, Founder of Thinkorswim, and CEO of Tasytrade. They discuss the impact of weeklies on option volatility; the difficulties associated with launching new products in the options market; whether futures contracts are even relevant to retail customers and much more…
Mark, Mike, John, and Mark wax nostalgic on their trading floor days, analyze some unusual activity, and talk some more about Transformers.
In this episode, Mark is joined by Russ Chrusciel, Product Manager for Derivatives Trading for SunGard Global Trading. Taped live at the 2011 OIC Conference, Mark and Russ discuss: Migration to Valdi Risk Analytics from MicroHedge; Technology solutions for retail traders; Impact of exchange M&A on the SunGard platform; Thoughts on the technical aspects of exchange mergers and more…
Mark, Mike, Rob, and Mark discuss whether the VIX is actually down, despite the market movement, unusual activity, forex trading at OX, getting naked, and more.
For the second time in a week, Mark and Don get together to discuss volatility, volatility resources, and what's on the horizon
For the second time in a week, Mark and Don get together to discuss volatility, volatility resources, and what's on the horizon