Wide World Of Options
Hosted by Mark Benzaquen, OIC SM Instructor and Principal, Investor Education at OCC, the OIC Wide World of Options podcast will feature a dynamic mix of current events, investor resources and strategy insights.
This Show Is Presented By:
The Options Industry Council
The Options Industry Council (OIC)SM is an industry resource provided by OCC that offers education and practical knowledge about the benefits and risks of exchange-listed options.
Since 1992, OIC has been dedicated to increasing the awareness, knowledge and responsible use of options among a global audience of investors including individuals, financial advisors and institutional managers.
Latest Episode
Wide World of Options: The Greeks, New Listings, and More!
In this latest, two-part episode, OIC instructor Roma Colwell joins show host, Mark Benzaquen to discuss the Greeks and their potential impact to trading options.
Previous Episodes
Wide World of Options: Options Pricing from a Dual Perspective
Join host Mark Benzaquen as he welcomes fellow OIC instructor Ken Keating and OCC Director Colin Fisher to discuss pricing basics and OCC’s margining processes in this lively and informative episode, sure to interest investors of all experience levels.
Wide World of Options: New Year’s Resolutions and Options: What’s in Store for 2024!
In the first episode of 2024, host Mark Benzaquen explains the ins and outs of options fundamentals by defining options and discussing their potential uses.
Wide World of Options: Equity vs. Index Options: Is There a Difference?
Join OIC host Mark Benzaquen and OIC instructor Roma Colwell as they breakdown the various differences, similarities, and possible uses for index options in this lively episode of OIC’s Wide World of Options.
Wide World of Options: Ratio Spreads: Is More Really More?
Join host Mark Benzaquen and fellow OIC instructor Ken Keating as they discuss, dissect, and deconstruct ratio spreads for stock repair and bullish and bearish forecasts, and uncover whether more is really more on this episode of Wide World of Options.
Wide World Of Options: How Are Options Priced? Making Sense of Volatility Skew and Relative Value
Tune into this OIC Wide World of Options episode as host Mark Benzaquen welcomes OIC instructor Mat Cashman to discuss implied volatility and various ways the market prices individual options.
Wide World of Options: Up, Down, or Sideways? Potentially Profiting from Market Moves
Tune in as Wide World of Options host Mark Benzaquen explores buying and selling straddles and strangles and provides insight into how investors might use these strategies.
Wide World of Options: Calendar Spreads: Forecasting Time and Volatility
Join OIC instructors Mark Benzaquen and Roma Colwell as they break down the construction, risk profile, and potential opportunities of these spreads in this lively 30-minute segment, designed to offer valuable insight for beginners and professional traders alike.
Wide World of Options: Condors and Butterflies: How High can these Option Strategies Fly?
In this month’s Wide World of Options podcast, host Mark Benzaquen welcomes OIC Instructor and option’s veteran Mat Cashman to discuss condors and butterflies–two strategies that combine defined risk with variable option premiums and can even be built to express a directional bias.
Wide World of Options: When One Option May Not Be Enough: Trading Vertical Spreads
In this month’s Wide World of Options podcast, host Mark Benzaquen welcomes OIC Instructor and option’s veteran Ken Keating as they break down the fundamentals of vertical spread trading and share practical insight In determining various objectives of spread trading, as well as the potential risks and rewards inherent to spreads.
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About Your Host
Mark Benzaquen is Principal, Investor Education at OCC??and a regular contributor to the educational efforts of The Options Industry Council SM. Mark began his career in options with Stafford Trading, LLC in 1997 before transitioning to brokerage operations with MF Global in 2000. For more than a decade, Mark was the Lead Broker for his firm in the NDX/RUT trading pit, gaining special insight into customer order flow and trade execution.
At OCC, he is responsible for managing the operations of a comprehensive options resource center that provides information and education about options and supports all products traded on all OCC participant exchanges. In addition?to his responsibilities with OCC, Mark also serves as an instructor for The Options Industry Council, conducting option?seminars and presenting?online webinars for all segments of the investing community, including registered Representatives and Advisors.
Mark Benzaquen
Options Industry Council
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