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Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Market Data and Surveillance with LiveVol Posted May 13th, 2016 Coming to you live from the 2016 OIC Conference, Mark is joined by Catherine Clay, Vice President of Business Development for CBOE LiveVol. They discuss: - Becoming part of the CBOE family
- What is LiveVol?
- What is the Data Shop?
- What was the driver to create the Data Shop?
- Where is the demand for data going forward?
- What does LiveVol have to offer for surveillance?
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Upcoming Economic Reports A preview of what may move the market this week | TIME (ET) | REPORT | PERIOD | FORECAST | PREVIOUS | | MONDAY, FEB. 26 | | 8:30 AM | Chicago Fed national activity index | Jan. | -- | 0.27 | | 10:00 AM | New home sales | Jan. | 650,000 | 625,000 | | TUESDAY, FEB. 27 | | 8:30 AM | Durable goods orders | Jan. | -2.50% | 2.80% | | 8:30 AM | Core capital equipment orders | Jan. | -- | -0.60% | | 8:30 AM | Advance trade in goods | Jan. | -$72.4bln | -$72.3 bln | | 9:00 AM | Case-Shiller home prices | Dec. | -- | 6.20% | | 10:00 AM | Consumer confidence index | Feb. | 126.8 | 125.4 | | 10:00 AM | Jerome Powell testimony | Â | Â | Â | | WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28 | | 8:30 AM | Gross domestic product | Q4 | 2.50% | 2.60% | | 9:45 AM | Chicago PMI | Feb. | -- | 65.7 | | 10:00 AM | Pending home sales | Jan. | -- | 0.50% | | THURSDAY, MARCH 1 | | 8:30 AM | Weekly jobless claims | Feb. 24 | 226,000 | 222,000 | | 8:30 AM | Personal income | Jan. | 0.30% | 0.40% | | 8:30 AM | Consumer spending | Jan. | 0.30% | 0.40% | | 8:30 AM | Core inflation | Jan. | 0.30% | 0.20% | | 9:45 AM | Markit manufacturing PMI | Feb. | -- | 55.5 | | 10:00 AM | ISM manufacturing index | Feb. | 58.80% | 59.10% | | 10:00 AM | Construction spending | Jan. | 0.30% | 0.70% | | 10:00 AM | Jerome Powell testimony | Â | Â | Â | | Varies | Motor vehicle sales | Feb. | 17.2 mln | 17.1 mln | | FRIDAY, MARCH 2 | | 10:00 AM | Consumer sentiment | Feb. | 99.5 | 99.9 |
Options Insider Radio Network Episodes you may have missed from Options Insider Radio last week Option Block 693: Back in the Saddle Again Posted February 23rd, 2018 Trading Block: - Half-time report for earnings:
- INTU - $173, ATM straddle - $10.50, approx. 6%
- GDDY - $55.45, ATM straddle - $4.30, approx. 7.8%
Odd Block: - More Jan 2019 50 "Catastrophe" puts in Tesla Motors Inc.
- Puts roll in iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (XSP)
- Size 1x2s in ILG Inc. (ILG)
Strategy Block:Mike Tosaw discusses the 1x2 ratio call spread Around the Block: What are we looking at for the upcoming week?  Options Playbook Radio 197: PCLN Skip-Strike Butterfly Posted February 22nd, 2018 As we enter the end of earnings season, there are still a few big names left to report, including Priceline, PCLN. This is an interesting opportunity for a skip-strike butterfly. You can find more on page 108 of The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Specifically: - Earnings + expiration + implied volatility = interesting situation
- Goal: do the trade for a net credit
- PLCN announces earnings on 2/27
- What is the expected move?
- What is the implied volatility?
- Selecting the strikes
- Remember commissions!
- What's the risk? Reward?
- When to get out?
Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.  Advisors Option 64: Looking Back on the Apocalypse Posted February 20th, 2018 The Buzz:  This Week in Futures Options 91: Unpacking a Wild Week Posted February 19th, 2018 Topics this week include: - eMini S&P
- WTI/Crude
- Gold
- Bitcoin
Futures Options Feedback: What is on your mind? - Question from Scott Somer?: The question I have is, How is the call skew between the July 450 puts and the 550 calls in July Wheat? And how far does call skew get when the markets are in FULL WEATHER mode?
- Question from Chill Bill: Are there any inverse commodity volatility products?
 Volatility Views 294: Can We Breathe Again? Posted February 19th, 2018 Volatility Review: VIX Cash is back in the teens. Are VIX Futures returning to contango? Volatility's awakening spurs a record long position in VIX Futures. Kevin's Weekly Rundown: - VIX Options: ADV - 983k, VIX call/put: 2.3, Total 10.6m (7.30m Calls, 3.26m Puts)
- The VIX Whale finally gets his payday
- The great inverse volatility ETP debate continues.
Volatility Voicemail: Options question of the week It's been a rocky week for the markets. People are understandably scared and confused. That raises the question: Which product are you most concerned about over the next 30 days? Aka - which product would you not touch with a 10-foot pole? - VIX
- SVXY
- SPY
- Bitcoin: XBT, BTC, etc.
Listener questions and comments: - Question from Volbug: Mark and friends, now that SVXY has been reset or beaten, would another big VIX surge day have the same impact on it? Thanks.
- Comment from Pete Yarbro? - I feel like I have a better understanding of $VIX, $VX and the volatility ETFs than some very high profile stock market commentators, and all I do is listen to a podcast. @Options @OptionPit @OptionVol
- Comment from Dog Shogun - Vol Views rules
- Comment from Olivetrader2 - It's amazing what you can learn from podcasts. I am not sure I want to tell everybody though
Crystal Ball: Back to wild and reckless prognostication Next week: - Mark L. - 17.55
- Mark S. - 16
- Kevin - 19
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