Options Insider Radio Interviews

Our OIC 2024 coverage continues as we are joined in the Southern Studio by:

• JJ Kinahan, CEO of IG Group North America

Mark and JJ discuss:

• When will we see 0DTE options listed in popular stocks like Tesla and Nvidia?
• When will we see options listed on the new Bitcoin ETFs?
• What does the volume downturn in March mean for the options market going forward?
• Should the stock market move towards 24-hour trading?
• If stock trading is expanded, what impact will that have on the options market?
• and much more...

Mark sits down with The Options Guy -aka Brian Overby - to discuss:

• Skip strike butterfly adjustments
• butterflies vs. fig leaves
• 0DTE options
• 24hr stock and option trading
• Options on the bitcoin ETFs
• and much more...

Guest: Steve Quirk, Chief Brokerage Officer, Robinhood.

Discussion Topics:

• Does Robinhood have options educators on staff or do they rely solely on TikTok videos?
• Should stocks and options trade 24 hours a day?
• What format should after-hours options trading take?
• Will we see 0dte Tesla and Apple options anytime soon?
• Can options volume continue growing at the current record pace?
• and much more

On this episode Mark sits down withCathy Clay, Head of Global Derivatives at CBOE Global Markets.

Mark and Cathy talk aboutWhat's next for 0 DTE options?

• Will we ever be able to trade 1-day VIX?
• Do we need to launch cash-settled equity options before we launch Tesla and Nvidia 0DTE options
• What's the holdup with options on the bitcoin ETFs?
• Are tradable dispersion products coming soon?
• Is CBOE bringing variance back to the market?
• And much more...

On this episode we are joined by:

• Jim Toes, President & CEO - Securities Traders Association. 

Jim and Mark discuss:

• The explosion of interest in zero-day options trading
• The current regulatory environment for stocks, options and crypto
• What to look forward to from STA's upcoming events
• and much more...

On this episode we are joined by:

• Greg Stevens, VP of Options Experience at Fidelity 
• Colin Songer, Director of Options Experience at Fidelity

Greg and Colin discuss

• The 0 DTE explosion at Fidelity.
• Are 0 DTE contracts good or bad for the options market?
• Will we see single-name 0 DTE contracts sometime soon?
• How the options experience is evolving at Fidelity.
• and much more...

Mark is joined by Mead Welles, Founder & Chairman - A Leg to Stand On (ALTSO) and Founder & CEO - Octagon Asset Management. Mark and Mead discuss what ALTSO is, stories of children who have needed help and how the charity provides these services.  Additionally, they discuss ALTSO's annual Rocktoberfest in October.

Learn more about ALTSO and attend Rocktoberfest live via https://www.altso.org/

On this episode, we are joined by:

• John Davidson, CEO - The Options Clearing Corporation

Mark and John discuss:

• Looking back on the meme stock palooza?

• Are we pricing calls wrong?

• Will we ever see extended hours trading in options?

• Why does open interest only update once a day?

• What is the OCC Ovation technology overhaul?

• Can the Options volume party continue in 2022?

• Will we see daily expirations in single-name options in the near future?
  
  
• and much more...

On this episode we get a quick mid-year update on the options market from:

• Henry Schwartz, Head of Market Intelligence for the Data and Access Group, CBOE Global Markets - aka The Flowmaster 

and

• Saad Hussain, CEO of Vesica Technologies

On this episode we take a deep dive into an upcoming product that has caught the attention of many of our listeners. It's time to talk about Nanos!

• What are they?
• Why is CBOE bringing these to market now?
• Do we really need an options contract with no multiplier?
• How does CBOE plan to avoid a repeat of the mini options fiasco with Nanos?
• Plus we also discuss the retail options tsunami, CBOE's return to the crypto market, the launch of $BITO options and much more,,.