- HOST: ?MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER
- CO-HOST:?ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT
- CO-HOST: ?MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
TRADING BLOCK
- Most active indices:
- VIX – 352k, SPY – 1.65M, SPX – 567k
- Most active equity options: LLY, NIO, AAPL, FB, GE, BAC, TSLA, AMD, BAB, MSFT
- OCC February volume down 25.9% after strong 2018
ODD BLOCK
- Put selling in Kraft Heinz Co (KHC)
- Puts trading in General Electric Company (GE)
- More puts trading in Kroger Co (KR)
MAIL BLOCK
#QOTW: Everyone in our audience thought 2019’s #options volume would eclipse 2018’s record volume. But, through February, ADV is down nearly 19% from last year. 2019 is still young so we thought we’d take your pulse again ?- will 2019 beat 2018’s record ?5.1B #options contracts?
- Yes
- No
Question from Tosaw Client – I have a client and listener who asked me an interesting question we can talk about on the show. Why is a call calendar (both above the price of the underlying) more expensive than a put calendar on GOOGL and CRM? This could be a really good discussion.
AROUND THE BLOCK
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