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Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Weeklies, Auctions and More with CBOE Posted May 12th, 2016 In this episode, Mark is joined by Bill Looney, Head of CBOE New York. They discuss: Recent developments happening at CBOE Options volume Navigating the waters of listing new products, including MSCI and FTSE The Options Institute expansion into Asia Expanded hours for SPX and VIX options The plight of liquidity providers Exchanges: how many are too many? Price improvement auctions Monday expirations  Upcoming Economic Reports A preview of what may move the market this week
| TIME (ET) | REPORT | PERIOD | FORECAST | PREVIOUS | | MONDAY, JAN. 29 | | 8:30 AM | Personal income | Dec. | 0.30% | 0.30% | | 8:30 AM | Consumer spending | Dec. | 0.50% | 0.60% | | 8:30 AM | Core inflation | Dec. | 0.20% | 0.10% | | TUESDAY, JAN. 30 | | 9:00 AM | Case-Shiller home prices | Nov. | -- | 6.20% | | 10:00 AM | Consumer confidence index | Jan. | 125 | 122.1 | | 10:00 AM | Home ownership rate | Q4 | -- | 63.90% | | WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31 | | 8:15 AM | ADP employment | Jan. | -- | 250,000 | | 8:30 AM | Employment cost index | Q4 | 0.50% | 0.70% | | 9:45 AM | Chicago PMI | Jan. | -- | 67.6 | | 10:00 AM | Pending home sales | Dec. | -- | 0.20% | | 2:00 PM | FOMC announcement | Â | 1.25-1.5% | 1.25-1.5% | | THURSDAY, FEB. 1 | | 8:30 AM | Weekly jobless claims | 27-Jan | 238,000 | 233,000 | | 8:30 AM | Productivity | Q4 | 0.10% | 3.00% | | 8:30 AM | Unit labor costs | Q4 | 1.00% | -0.20% | | 9:45 AM | Markit manufacturing PMI | Jan. | Â | -- | | 10:00 AM | ISM manufacturing index | Jan. | 58.50% | 59.70% | | 10:00 AM | Construction spending | Dec. | 0.50% | 0.80% | | Varies | Motor vehicle sales | Jan. | 16.5 mln | 17.9 mln | | FRIDAY, FEB. 2 | | 8:30 AM | Nonfarm payrolls | Jan. | 171,000 | 148,000 | | 8:30 AM | Unemployment rate | Jan. | 4.10% | 4.10% | | 8:30 AM | Average hourly earnings | Jan. | 0.30% | 0.30% | | 10:00 AM | Consumer sentiment index | Jan. | 95 | 94.4 | | 10:00 AM | Factory orders | Dec. | 1.00% | 1.30% |
Options Insider Radio Network Episodes you may have missed from Options Insider Radio last week Option Block 686: Bridging the ETF-Options Divide Posted January 26th, 2018 Trading Block: Earnings! Monday: Netflix Tuesday: Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Travelers, Verizon Wednesday: GE, United Technologies Thursday: Caterpillar, 3M, Intel (Caterpillar doing crazy volume today - over 130k contracts on the tape.) Netflix, Intel and Starbucks. Odd Block: Size near-term put sales in (NWL). Crazy move sparks crazy volume in (MNKD). Size short call roll in (SAN). Strategy Block: Mike Tosaw discusses his most recent SPY trades Mail Block: Options questions of the week Since we're down at #InsideETFs this week we thought we'd make our #Options #QOTW about #ETFOPTIONS. Quite simply - what is your favorite ETF/ETP #option to trade? $SPY $GLD $VXX Other (reply w/answer) Bitcoin #Futures are currently trading around $11,500. If #Options existed, how would you trade them? Assuming one-month to expiration would you...? 27% - Buy 5% OTM Call 32% - Buy 5% OTM Put 16% - Sell 5% OTM Covered Call 25% - Just Short The Future Around the Block: Economic Reports This Week Jan 26: GDP, Durable Goods  Options Playbook Radio 193: TSLA Calendar Spread Posted January 25th, 2018 In this episode, we are looking at a calendar trade around earnings in TSLA. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Specifically: Where is TSLA trading as of this recording? When are they expected to announce earnings? Where is the at-the-money straddle right now? Setting up a trade into earnings Selecting a strike The volatility caveat What is the desired outcome? 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 63: Using Options in IRAs Posted January 24th, 2018 Tricks of the Trade: Using options in retirement accounts. What are the limitations of trading options in a retirement account? What strategies can you utilize? Stock replacement strategy: what is it? Long-term stock replacement strategy with a covered call, aka fig leaf strategy. The Buzz: What do informed advisors need to know? 2017 turned out to be a pretty good year for options - even with no volatility - also ETFs The new tax bill - not many changes for options users. Takeaways from the 2017 Fidelity RIA Benchmarking Study. Office Hours: Listener questions and comments 2017 was the "Year that Volatility Died". So our first question of the week for 2018 is a puzzler. Quite simply: where do you think $VIX will close at the end of the year? Between 7.5-9.99 Between 10- 12.49 Between 12.50 -14.99 Above 15 Listener questions: What's on your mind? Question from L Penguin - I'm a new options trader and I want to buy a LEAP call because it looks like the stock is going to go to up in the next 12 months, but I don't want to commit yet. I also want to generate income while I hold that position. What are your thoughts on selling the call while I have the leap? Also, this stock has an attractive dividend that I'd like to capture. Is this even possible? Interested in your thoughts, thanks!...I was thinking about buying a deep in the money call for the LEAP, and then depending on where the stock is trading at the time, sell closer to the money.  Option Block 685: Shutdown Posted January 23rd, 2018 Trading Block: The Dow sets all-time intraday record as Senate votes to end government shutdown Earnings This Week: Monday: Netflix Tuesday: Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Travelers, Verizon Wednesday: GE, United Technologies Thursday: Caterpillar, 3M, Intel Odd Block: Calls and puts trade in Patterson UTI Energy (PTEN). Puts trade in Harley Davidson Inc (HOG). Puts roll in HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA). Strategy Block: Mike Tosaw discusses buying OTM calls in this current market Mail Block: Options question of the week Bitcoin futures are currently trading around $11,500. If #Options existed, how would you trade them? Assuming one-month to expiration would you...? 27% - Buy 5% OTM Call 32% - Buy 5% OTM Put 16% - Sell 5% OTM Covered Call 25% - Just Short the Future Listener questions and comments: Question from CharlieC - What's the weirdest thing you've seen in the options market? Question from Markit - What's the truth about all the talk about VIX being moved using SPX puts? Is this a thing? Can you please discuss on the network? Around the Block/Economic Reports This Week: Jan 24: Existing Home Sales Jan 25: Jobless Claims, International Trade, New Home Sales Jan 26: GDP, Durable Goods  This Week in Futures Options 87: Deep Dive into Russell 2000 Volatility Posted January 22nd, 2018 Today we feature Sean Smith, Managing Director of Derivatives Licensing & Exchange Data at FTSE Russell. Topics this week include: Looking back at the Russell 2000 in 2017Crude Oil RUT up nearly 12% Interesting trends and developments Russell options breakdown from this week Bonus: RVX Ags Metals Futures Options Feedback: Options question of the week Bitcoin futures are currently trading around $11,500. If #Options existed, how would you trade them? Assuming one-month to expiration would you...? Buy 5% OTM Call Buy 5% OTM Put Sell 5% OTM Covered Call Just Short the Future Listener questions and comments Question from Alfred: Why aren't CME Bitcoin futures listed on the COT reports? Question from Camper: Do you notice any interesting patterns in corn volatility skew ahead of crop planting or harvesting? Question from Daley: Can I use QuikStrike to compare and contrast skew charts for the indices to try to find trading opportunities between SPX/DOW, SPX/RUT and all? Thx. Question from Lromero: Do all indices have the same issue with OTM puts being so outrageously expensive? Where can I go for cheap protection? Question from Kondit: what is shortest duration option contract available on Globex?  Volatility Views 290: VIX Whales and Bitcoin Options Posted January 22nd, 2018 Volatility Review: Government shutdown moves the market going into the weekend. VIX cash is firmly back in the double digits. Russell's Weekly Rundown: ADV - 746k, VIX call/put - 4.6, Total 10.1m (8.29m Calls, 1.82m Puts Looking back on the VIX whale from last Wednesday. Earnings volatility this week. January has been a rough month for Bitcoin. Volatility Voicemail: Options question of the week. Bitcoin futures are currently trading around $11,500. If options existed, how would you trade them? Assuming one-month to expiration would you...? Buy 5% OTM Call Buy 5% OTM Put Sell 5% OTM Covered Call Just Short the Future Listener questions and comments: Comment by TradingProverbs - "More money has been lost trying to anticipate and protect from corrections than actually in them." - Peter Lynch Crystal Ball: Government shutdown related prognostication Last week: Mark L. - 9.55 Andrew - 9.95 Kevin - 9.75 This week: Mark L. - 10.55 Mark S. - 10.00 Russell - 11.99 Matt - 11.50  Where to Find Options Insider Radio? Do you know all the ways you can access Options Insider Radio           Â
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