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Options News Rundown: March 5, 2019
03/05/2019 14:18

Options news you can use for Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

The Crypto Rundown 8: Exploring the World of Crypto Warrants with LXDX
03/05/2019 10:35

CRYPTO HOT SEAT

Guest: Josh Greenwald, CEO, LXDX

What products can you trade at LXDX? Why a new crypto derivatives exchange. Why Warrants?

Is crypto not ready for institutions? What about a crypto NBBO?

 

 

 

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN

BTC down approx. $100 from last show.

Some decent size traded on Deribit in the BTC options on Friday?

 

 

 

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE

Top 10 coins by market cap: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, EOS, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Stellar, TRON, Bitcoin SV, Cardano

 

 

 

 

CRYPTO QUESTIONS

Question from Charlotte - Do you think other big banks will follow JPM’s lead with their own coins?

Question from Alex King - What products would you like to see listed in the crypto space soon?

Question from DXXT9L - Why are the margin requirements for BTC futures so onerous?

Option Block 785: Time to Talk About Premiums
03/04/2019 18:42

TRADING BLOCK

Most active indices:

VIX - 599k, SPY - 1.67M, SPX - 708k

Uber/Lyft drivers may be able to participate in IPO

 

 

 

ODD BLOCK

Call love in (BUD)

Call overwrite in Workday Inc (WDAY)

Call love in SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD)

 

 

 

STRATEGY BLOCK

Uncle Mike Tosaw discuses how trading based on a breakout can be beneficial to risk management.

 

 

 

 

MAIL BLOCK

#QOTW: We'll keep it simple to wind down the week. What is your go-to #options strategy right now? Don't see your fav on the list? Reply/DM with your suggestions.

49% - Long Call/Put/Vertical

14% - Short Call/Put/Vertical

20% - Fly/Iron Fly/Condor

17% - Calendar/Diagonal

Question from Holscreen - Is it safe to say that a large amount of the options business is devoted to paying for puts?

Question from Dana Mac - I’ve heard a lot of talk about contract numbers but how much dollar value is actually transacted in the options market?

 

 

AROUND THE BLOCK

This Week in the Market

Mar 4: Construction Spending

Mar 5: New Home Sales, Treasury Budget

Mar 6: International Trade

Mar 7: Jobless Claims, Productivity and Costs

Mar 8: Unemployment

 
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