OB 862: Why Bother Puts

Option Block 862: Why Bother Puts

• HOST:  MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER
• CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT
• CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
• FIDELITY HOT SEAT: TREY JARRELL, TRADING STRATEGY DESK, FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

• MARKETS RALLYING AFTER TRUMP TWEET ON TRADE DEAL
• BRITAIN VOTING YET AGAIN AROUND BREXIT
• VIX: 14.5 - DOWN .25 FROM LAST SHOW
• VVIX:103.5 - UP 5.5 FROM LAST SHOW
• VXX: 16.6 - DOWN .4 FROM LAST SHOW 
• TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND OPTIONS ACTIVITY AT FIDELITY IN LULU, AMD, GE

ODD BLOCK

• CDEV LONG-TERM LINE IN THE SAND PUTS
• MLCO CALL LOVE
• AKRX PUT LOVE

MAIL BLOCK

• QUESTION FROM Erik Norstedt: Hi Guys,Great show! So with most big funds creating skew by selling calls and buying puts could traders not arbitrage the skew by buying calls and selling puts & having a short position in the underlying?
• QUESTION TEL8HJE: Why aren’t there free commissions on options. Just $.65 for every contract? 

AROUND THE BLOCK

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