Welcome to another sneak preview of the newest addition to the Options Insider Radio Network – The Option Block. Join our all-star panel as they break down the latest unusual activity, strategies and customer activity from the options market. Unusual activity breakdown for: SLB, ABV, BCSI as well as a discussion of dividend trades. Featuring special guest Mark Wolfinger from Options For Rookies.
In this episode, Mark is joined by Gary Katz, CEO, International Securities Exchange (ISE). Mark and Gary discuss the ISE's controversial letter to the SEC that accuses three rival exchanges – CBOE, PHLX and BOX, of anti-competitive activity. Gary explains the motivation behind the letter and responds to the heated counter-claims from other exchanges. Mark and Gary also explore the reasons behind the downturn in ISE's market share, the potential for ISE to sell ownership interests, the weekly option explosion and much more.
Welcome to another sneak preview of the newest addition to the Options Insider Radio Network – The Option Block. Join our all-star panel as they break down the latest unusual activity, strategies and customer activity from the options market. Unusual activity breakdown for: LUV, AMR, GMCR.
Welcome to another sneak preview of the newest addition to the Options Insider Radio Network – The Option Block. Join our all-star panel as they break down the latest unusual activity, trading strategies and customer activity from the options market. Topics include: Schizophrenic options market, How to manage an ITM put, The Explosion of Weeklies plus an Unusual Activity Breakdown for SWN, VIX, CA, AVNR and BRCD.
Welcome to another sneak preview of the newest addition to the Options Insider Radio Network – The Option Block. Join our all-star panel as they break down the latest unusual activity, trading strategies and customer activity from the options market. Topics include: VIX Manipulation, Pin Risk, SPX Margin, Broker Execution and Exploding Silver plus an Unusual Activity Breakdown for XLF, PDE, FSIN, KO, THC, MIPS, SPY and S.
Welcome to a sneak preview of the newest addition to the Options Insider Radio Network – The Option Block. Join our all star panel as they break down the latest unusual activity, strategies and customer activity from the options market.
Welcome to a sneak preview of the newest addition to the Options Insider Radio Network – The Option Block. Join our all-star panel as they break down the latest unusual activity, strategies and customer activity from the options market.
Live From OIC: Our summer radio hiatus, and our long stream of OIC content, draws to a close with Tony McCormick, CEO, Boston Options Exchange (BOX). Mark and Tony discuss BOX's plans to compete with the big boys in the options space. They also debate whether BATS Options is freeloading in the options market. Finally, they discuss Tony's pledge to "defend with his life" the ability for retail customers to receive price improvement. All that and more on this thrilling episode of Options Insider Radio…
Live From OIC 2010: Mark is joined by Gerald Hanweck, Founder & CEO, Hanweck Associates. Mark and Gerald discuss the growing demand for GPU-based technology in the options market. Many high-frequency trading firms and hedge funds are currently pushing the limits of their CPUs. However, with the ability to stream all of OPRA using off-the-shelf technology, high-end GPUs offer a compelling alternative.
Live From OIC 2010 – Mark is joined by Randy Frederick, Director of Trading and Derivatives, Charles Schwab. Mark and Randy discuss the benefits of collars in the current market environment. They also explore the benefits of writing naked puts vs. equity limit orders. Finally, they discuss the results of Schwab's active trader survey as well as the dangers of diving headlong into VIX options.
Live From OIC: Mark is joined by Alan Shapiro, Founder & Chairman of the Transaction Auditing Group (TAG). Mark and Alan discuss the ongoing quest for "best execution" in the options market. They also discuss the growing fixation on execution quality in the retail options world. Finally, they debate the impact of the penny pilot on overall execution quality in the options market.
Live From OIC 2010 – Mark is joined by Rich Hagen, President & COO, TradeKing. Mark and Rich discuss TradeKing's growing online community and how the firm uses that strength to steal customers from other brokers. They also discuss the problems with commissions and order executions in the retail brokerage space.