TWIFO 135: The Brexit Bounce Equities- Strong December for futures options at CME - Russell futures setting new records in December - Exploring how equity put writes fared during a tumultuous Q4 - Secret pockets of liquidity for equity futures FX - Weekly call skew annihilated in GBP/USD - Funky Risk Reversal trading in June this week AGS - Beans put skew getting bid up this week on strong volume Hogs - What is the hog skew predicting going forward? FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK This week we field re...
Jan 16, 2019•45 min•Ep. 135
TWIFO 134: Breaking Equity Secrets HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD - DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL CO-HOST: NICK HOWARD, FOUNDER - BANTIX TECHNOLOGIES In this episode, Mark and Sean explore the latest trading developments in equity options as well as in crude oil, gold, soybeans, crypto and more. Our listeners also take their turns trying to get Sean to spill his equity product secrets.
Jan 11, 2019•48 min•Season 4Ep. 134
Topics this week include: Crude Oil Equities Metals/Gold Crypto/Bitcoin FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Neail P. - Cattle futures are moving. What are the options telling us? Question from J Tomas - What do you think of soybean put skew here? Are they still biased toward the downside or has the concern mitigated? Any call love going forward? Comment from DRI - Thx for this show. Enjoying it very much. Question from Leo Radjovic - Does the stock substitution strategy work the same with fut...
Jan 04, 2019•44 min
2018 Year-in-Review: Ags/Soybeans Nat Gas Equities/Russell Metal/Gold Cyrpto Futures Options Feedback: Listener thoughts and musings Question from Jamal A. Lee - Thoughts on chance of BTC options listing in 2019? Question from Shasha3 - Biggest surprise of 2018? Any crazy expectations for next year? Question from Tarles - Concrete plans to bring back RVX in 2019? Seems like market makers would be interested in more volatility offerings these days? Question from C Tauck - Is this market whipsaw e...
Dec 28, 2018•57 min
Topics this week include: Rates Crude/WTI Equities/Russell Metals/Gold Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take over Comment from MailManDan5 - I'm a buyer at $2,250. Know that market all too well. If it wants to fiddle down there I'll play ball, else it's not a great time to get back into crypto. Hopefully too many people didn't waste their time in 2018 on what was clearly a 2017 boon. Little piece missing here. Gold is rising now that #BITCOIN is falling. Little switch up in store of value hap...
Dec 21, 2018•54 min
Topics this week include: Soybeans Crude Oil Nat Gas Equities Metals/Gold Crypto/Bitcoin Winners: KC Wheat, Iron Ore, Palladium Losers: Nat Gas, Rough Rice, E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take over Question from JLN7 -Is it safe to write calls in nat gas again? Question from Mainev -Didn't quite catch the logic of the guest last show re: equities strangles. How would selling strangles help you rebalance your equities portfolio? Thx for this. Also enjoying Options Playboo...
Dec 14, 2018•57 min
Today's special guest co-host is Russell Rhoads, Formerly Dr. VIX and current Head of Derivatives Research at the Tabb Group. Topics this week include: Crude Oil/WTI Nat Gas Equities Metals/Gold/Copper Ags/Soybeans Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take the reins Question from Elleneals - Given the skew setup in equities with calls being cheaper than puts from a vol perspective why would you ever buy a collar? Why doesn't everyone always sell the skew and use bullish risk reversals? The market...
Dec 07, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Today's guests are Jeff White, Executive Director, Energy Products & Services at CME Group and John Seguin, Former CME Member and Head Futures Coach for Market Taker Mentoring. Topics this week include: Nat Gas WTI Crude CME OPEC Watch Tool Equities Crypto Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Comment from Georgio - We need some options on #CMEG BTC futures. Comment from Mark Brant - Nat Gas skew is still way to the calls but a risk reversal could be on the horizon! Quest...
Nov 30, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Topics this week include: Energy/Crude Equities Metals/Gold Rates Ags Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take over Question from Mate7 - Good talk on ex. and settle on last show. I'm looking over the CME website option specs pages and I don't see many American style contracts. Why does CME use so many European contracts? Are they against early exercise?
Nov 22, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Today's guests are Steve Stasys, Senior Director Agricultural Products, CME Group and Jared Caplan, Head of Commodities Trading, Akuna Capital. Topics this week include: Ags Soybeans Corn Hogs (#hoglove) Nat Gas WTI Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from NN76 - Found your show when searching for info on hog options. Like the #hoglove. Any tips for someone thinking about diving into these markets for the first time? I know they're pretty crazy....
Nov 16, 2018•1 hr 7 min
A deep dive into metals: Gold Silver Aluminum Copper Plus, equities and crude Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take the reins. Comment from Romansray - Crypto is a myth. Question from Delman - Those Russell buy-write indices you discussed on the last show. What are the tickers? Can I trade them directly? Are there options listed? Question from Talerico - Does the use case for weekly options differ by product. So a crude weekly use differs from metals and from ags?...
Nov 09, 2018•58 min
Today's CME hot seat guest is JB Mackenzie, Managing Director, Futures & Forex at TD Ameritrade Topics this week include: Equities Crude Metals/Gold Rates Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take the reins Question from Taylor N. - Do most FCMs offer the ability to go delta neutral easily on their platform? Or do you still have to go through the hassle and risk of legging? Question from Mystrio - Are we done? Is this beginning of the end of the bull?...
Nov 02, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Topics this week include: Equities (What is going on?) Crude/WTI Metals/Gold Futures Options Feedback: Listeners have their say Comment by DCVic - Hey Nick good call on puts and gold futures. Thx. Comment from Angel - Looks like bitcoin is the digital flight to quality after all. No selloff with equities. Question from Matteo - I'm selling monthly put options on the eMini. So I'm short options and short premium. But I'm collecting time decay. So does that mean I'm actually long theta? Help I'm c...
Oct 26, 2018•38 min
Topics this week include: Energy/Crude Equities Metals/Gold Rates Ags Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take over Question from Mate7 - Good talk on ex. and settle on last show. I'm looking over the CME website option specs pages and I don't see many American style contracts. Why does CME use so many European contracts? Are they against early exercise?
Oct 19, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Topics This Week Include: Crude Rates Equities Metals Ags Crypto Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Cambel: Oh no! Did the millennials kill cheese ? Are they coming for fluid milk next? Question from Inlo: Is it only possible to exercise a FOP that has the same month as the underlying future? If I’m long an April CL future do I also need an April put option? Or can I exercise a May CL option on a April CL future? Comment from Olivetrader2: I like the Thursday...
Oct 12, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Topics this week include: FX Metals/Gold Crude/WTI Equities Crypto
Oct 05, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Topics this week include: Rates Crude/WTI Metals/Gold Equities/RVX Ags Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take the reins Question from Nittles - Maybe Nick can talk about what the Euro pit was like back in go-go 90s when rates were rocking under Greenspan? Comment from John C David -Trade Wars & Loss of Farmers' Soy & Other Agriculture Exports?! American Economy Slowing: Trade Imbalance/Tax Cuts 4 Wealthy Companies/Individuals (Reducing Tax Revenues)/Exploding Deficits! Trump/GOP Failed...
Sep 28, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Topics this week include: Crude Metals/Gold Equities/RVX Crypto/Bitcoin Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from George Pat - You say equity put skew isn't interesting. I find it pretty fascinating because it's a barometer for the market's demand for protection and income. I'm in for more equity skew. Question from Ron S6 - What's your suggested minimum account size to start trading options?...
Sep 21, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Topics this week include: Equities/Russell Crude/WTI Gold/Silver/Copper Crypto/Bitcoin Ags/Corn Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Varga - Which strategy should futures options traders learn about and focus on first? Question from BelaRussian - I'm long futures options and they are ITM. If I want to exercise it now as oppose to selling them, I can do that any time it is ITM right? Aren't futures traded in American style option when one can exercise it if it i...
Sep 14, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Topics this week include: Equities Russell/EMini Crude Crypto Futures Options Feedback: Listeners have their say Options question of the week: We talked about crypto derivatives at the @BlockchainVoice Conference. So this week we want to know which Crypto product you'd like to see listed on a major venue next. 72% - Bitcoin Options 8% - Ripple Options/Futures 15% - Ether Options/Futures 5% - Litecoin Options/Futures Listener questions and comments Comment from Ledger8: Enjoyed your panel on cryp...
Sep 07, 2018•1 hr
This episode was originally posted on August 28th, 2017 Topics this week include: S&P and other indexes Silver and Gold Crude Oil Winners: Copper, Soybean oil Losers: Lean hogs, corn Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Sho Odwa -Hi! Which website publishes real-time commodity options quotes Comment from Allan -I would have thought KC Wheat would be the winner? Question from NN0M -Why did Tosaw put on a two year collar in silver? Why that time frame? Questi...
Aug 30, 2018•30 min
Topics this week include: Crude Equities/S&P Metals/Silver Bitcoin/Crypto Futures Options Feedback: Options question of the week We're talking about #Crypto #Derivatives at the upcoming @BlockchainVoice Conference (register at http://VoiceOfBlockChain.com). So this week we want to know which #Crypto product you'd like to see listed on a major venue next. 72% - Bitcoin Options 8% - Ripple Options/Futures 15% - Ether Options/Futures 5% - Litecoin Options/Futures Listener questions and comments...
Aug 24, 2018•1 hr
Topics this week include: Crude/WTI Ags/Soybeans Equities Metals/Gold Bitcoin/Crypto Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take the reins Comments on the U.S./China soybean battlefield Ned Brown has comments on the switch from soybeans to sugar cane Keifer says don't expect business to come back to the U.S. once the tariff is lifted. Liz O. wants to know where to find all of Blu's research ( Right here !) Wild Tiger likes the July options review XRP Please: Thanks for the hard work to build XRP li...
Aug 17, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Today we are joined by: Mike Tosaw from St. Charles wealth management Sean Smith, Managing Director of Derivatives Licensing at FTSE Russell Ron Bundy, CEO of Benchmarks, North America at FTSE Russell Topics this week include: Equities Indices/Russell Crude/WTI Metals/Silver Winners: Oats, Nat Gas, Iron Ore Losers: Rough Rice, WTI, Lumber Futures Options Feedback: Listeners weigh in Question from Dolamite - What's the best way to harvest the higher levels of volatility in the Russell 2000? Quest...
Aug 10, 2018•57 min
Our featured guest in this episode is Blu Putnam, Chief Economist at CME Group. Topics this week include: Crude/Brent/WTI Equities/Russell Ags/Soybeans Question form Robinar - La nina or el nino? Which one is good for U.S. Ags? I always forget. Gold/Metals Bitcoin/Crypto
Aug 03, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Topics this week include: Crude Ags/Soybeans Question from LLN9 - Are beans calls showing any hope for an upside move in next six months? Bitcoin/Crypto Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from HLC - I have a couple of FOPs that are going to expire deep in the money but covered by the underlying long future position. When should I expect the long position to disappear from my account so I can hedge accordingly? Would I have the position till EOD Friday or is Thursd...
Jul 27, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Topics This Week Include: Silver/Gold Crude Equities/Russell Futures Options Feedback Question from Daniel - Saw what looked like a gold fly in the TWIFO report but Nick from QuikStrike said he didn't see it in the block reports. Why is that? Are all trades not reported in the block trade reports? Question from Yancy - I heard it said that there are 20 active names and about 75 tradeable names in the equity options market for retail and that's about it. How does it shake out in futures options?...
Jul 20, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Topics this week include: Crude Equities/Russell Metals/Gold Ags/Soybeans Futures Options Feedback: Listeners weigh in Comment from L Sert - Missed Nick on the show. What's his thought on the big $150 crude prediction? Question from P Kell - Looking at CME TWIFO page and trying to figure it out. What do the numbers in the 25D and 25D QuikSkew columns mean? Apologize if you've answered this before but just discovered the show....
Jul 16, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Topics this week include: Metals Crude Equities/Russell Ags/Soybeans Crypto/Bitcoin Futures Options Feedback: Listners chime in Comment from Trade_The_Swing -Today is sunny as trade tariffs begin, yesterday was cloudy as trade tariffs were about to start, tomorrow will be hot weather cause tariff war de-escalate, all this tariffs noise is beyond silly. Comment from Son of Algos - #BuckleUp #TradeWar No #MAGA Just massive debt, shrinking system liquidity & Trump plunging the West into the Dar...
Jul 09, 2018•56 min
Topics this week include: Crude Equities/Russell Ags Gold Bitcoin Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take over FlashPoll: Crude oil has been on a tear this week. We know that many of you are trading options on this hot commodity. Quite simply - which options product are you using to slake your thirst for Crude oil? WTI? USO? XLE? WTI USO XLE Other Listener questions and comments: Comment from Olivetrader2 -I may have the key to the weeklies mystery or I may be captain obvious. If I want to trad...
Jul 02, 2018•1 hr 4 min
