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Option Block 613: The Shiny New PHLX

Posted April 21st, 2017

Trading Block featuring guest co-host Jill Malandrino, Global Markets Reporter NASDAQ.

• The brand spanking new PHLX trading floor.
• SPX and the VIX
• North Korea and Trump meeting Italian PM

Odd Block: Call rolls trade in Walmart (WMT), puts trade in Bank of America (BAC) and ratio call spreads trade in Starbucks (SBUX)

Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses the importance of gamma.

Around the Block: What are we looking at that might move the markets next week?

Options Insider Radio Interviews: Revenge of the Trading Pits

Posted April 21st, 2017

In this episode, Mark is joined by Kevin Kennedy, Senior Vice President and Head of U.S. Options at Nasdaq.

They discuss:

• Everything old is new again: new PHLX trading floor opens
• Why update a physical trading floor?
• Fifteen legs!
• Smaller footprint, larger impact
• Happy 227th anniversary!
• What products are available?
• What has the response been from the industry?
• Strong market share on the PHLX
• What's next for Nasdaq?
• Is six exchanges enough for Nasdaq?
• Education outreach efforts
• Is there a visitor's gallery for the new floor?

Options Playbook Radio 155: AMZN Skip-Strike Butterfly

Posted April 20th, 2017

It's earnings season again. As such, we're looking at a skip-strike butterfly to capture some earnings move. You can find skip-strike butterflies on page 108 of The Options Playbook, on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition.

In this episode, Brian covers:

• A review of last week's UAL butterfly
• Lesson to learn: Don't try to hit a home run with a butterfly
• Putting on a skip-strike butterfly with calls
• Picking the expiration
• Looking at the implied volatility
• Picking strikes
• What is the net credit?
• What is the maximum risk?

Option Block 612: NFLX the Widowmaker Wimps Out

Posted April 18th, 2017

Trading Block: VIX preparing for the French election.

Earnings today (after the bell):

• United Airlines - $UAL - 70.37USD, Price increase 1.29 (1.87%), ATM Straddle - $2.50, approx. 3.5%
• Netflix - $NFLX, 146.56USD Price increase 3.64 (2.55%), ATM Straddle - $12, approx. 8%

Odd Block: Call spread selling in Thor Industries Inc. (THO), call buying in Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN), and put spread buying in SPDR Euro STOXX 50 ETF (FEZ).

Mail Block/Options #QuestionOfTheWeek

With $TSLA threatening $315 how are you leaning in your #Options trades this month? Would you rather:

• Buy 1-month $300 put
• Buy 1-month $330 call
• Sell 1-month $300 put
• Staying far away from it

Listener questions and comments concerning Game Day Dog question:

• Question from Elio - Confused. How did that guy end up with only two of his short puts getting assigned to him? If he was short three, should not all of them have been assigned?
• Question from AddJack - You answered a question from Gamedaydog on Tuesday's episode about a put spread gone bad. Is this a reason not to trade spreads if these sort of complications can pop up? Think I would rather stick with stock thank you.
• Question from Tony Rather - Fun show. Thanks to you, Rock Lobster, and Uncle Mike for educating, informing and educating us each week. I have a follow up to the listener mail question from last show in which the listener and Uncle Mike said he was long stock against his put spread. They both said his stock would expire after seven days. But stock does not have an expiration date. Please clarify as I am obviously missing something.

Around the Block: What's on our trading screens for the rest of the week?

Earnings!

• Bank of America
• Charles Schwab

This week in the market:

• Apr 18: Housing Starts, Industrial Production
• Apr 19: Beige Book
• Apr 20: Jobless Claims
• Apr 21: Existing home Sales

Best of Volatility Views: Election Special Part Two: Volatility After Dark

Posted April 17th, 2017

This Best of Volatility Views was recorded on November 8, 2016.

The resurgence of Donald Trump in the U.S. election is weighing heavily on markets around the globe. We break down the historic action in VIX, Dow, SPX and more live on this special late-night episode of Volatility Views.

Best of Volatility Views: Election Special, Part One

Posted April 17th, 2017

This episode of Volatility Views was recorded and posted on November 8, 2016.

You want a Volatility Views looking at election volatility in real time? Well, Mark, Russell and the greasy meatball got together and did just that.

Best of This Week in Futures Options: Trump vs. Oil Traders

Posted April 17th, 2017

Originally posted on January 23, 2017, this "Best Of" This Week in Futures Options features Blu Putnam Chief Economist of CME Group.

Topics in this episode include:

• The election, inauguration
• WTI/Brent spread
• QuikStrike

Future Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments

• Question from Jeff Myers: What is the prediction for platinum options?
• Question from Eddy: Is the trade in crude more cautious right now, or are the bulls all in? Is it an all-in trade?
• Question from Sean: When it comes to currency options, is there a market, like Euro, that trades more smoothly?

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