Options Insider Radio Interviews
544 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOptions Insider Radio is the longest-running options podcast and the flagship program on the Options Insider Radio Network. Options Insider Radio features unique and compelling interviews with the thought leaders, icons, radicals, movers and shakers that shape the options market. Whether you are an options professional looking for insightul discussion about your industry, or an active retail trader who wants a glimpse behind the scenes, this is the program for you.
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Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Index Volatility with FTSE Russell
March 21, 2018 18:53 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Sean Smith, Managing Director of Derivatives Licensing & Exchange Data, and Ron Bundy, Global Head of Strategic Accounts at FTSE Russell. They discuss: What are some highlights from the past month from FTSE Russell? The return of volatility Where have volumes grown? What brought them to FIA Boca? A check in on RVX And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking VIX Controversy and Bitcoin Options with CBOE
March 16, 2018 19:22 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by John Deters Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Multi Asset Solutions, Cboe Global Markets. They discuss: John's background in financial services What are multi asset solutions? How is the integration with BATS unfolding? The VIX manipulation study Will they bring back VXO? Thoughts about XIV and SVXY Responsible use of volatility products The possibility of options on crypto currencies And more... Some of the stats Derek and Blu ment...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Options and Volatility with CME Group
March 15, 2018 21:40 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Derek Sammann, Global Head of Commodities and Options Products and Blu Putnam Chief Economist at CME Group. They discuss: Looking at options at the FIA conference Volatility spike is a great opportunity to use options Interesting move in the flight to quality The global use for options Globalizing participation Re-defining who CME Group is and who they want to be And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Options and Advisors with Northern Trust
March 09, 2018 20:33 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Jon Cherry, Head of U.S. Options at Northern Trust Capital Markets. They discuss: What does Northern Trust do in options? Who are their clients? What services do they provide? What are the most common uses of options for Northern Trust clients? How have clients responded to the recent changes in the market? The benefits of the consultative approach What products do they use most often? The explosion and implosion of inverse volatility produ...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Exploring Covered Call ETFs with Horizons
February 06, 2018 19:20 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Jonathan Molchan Portfolio Manager, Horizons ETF Management (US), LLC. They discuss: What is Horizon's ETF Management? Jonathan's background in financial services The Horizon's flagship product: QYLD Current and upcoming products, including using Russell Indexes Why cap the upside? What about commodities? Passive versus active portfolio management To learn more, visit the Horizons website
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Exploring Smart Beta with FTSE Russell
January 31, 2018 21:21 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBMark attended the Inside ETFs conference and met with Rolf Agather, Managing Director of North America Research at FTSE Russell. They discussed: Rolf's background in financial services How does FTSE Russell define smart beta? The uses of smart beta Advisors' awareness of smart beta The resurgence of interest in beta Can smart beta bridge the divide between active and passive management? Emergence of fixed income taking advantage of systematic sources of return What's coming ne...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking ETF Options with OIC
January 31, 2018 20:32 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBMark attended the Inside ETFs conference and ran into Eric Cott. They discussed: OCC's perspective on ETF options What is the level of options interest in ETF providers and traders? Total cleared volume for 2017 Is there a shift from passive to active portfolio management afoot? The new OIC options certificate for advisors What about Bitcoin options? Will the new tax code impact options traders?
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking AFX, Climate and Crypto with Dr. Richard Sandor
January 12, 2018 21:04 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBToday's guest is world-renowned financial innovator, Dr. Richard L. Sandor, who is widely regarded as the father of interest rate derivatives and the father of the carbon markets. He discusses: The American Financial Exchange The genesis of AFX: viability of LIBOR You have to be early to be on time Will there be Ameribor futures and options? Expanding liquidity providing What is the relationship with Cboe? What is on the horizon for AFX in 2018? How things played out with th...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking VIX, Trading Pits and Market Making Evolution with Group One
January 10, 2018 21:54 - 30 minutes - 28 MBIn this episode we feature John Kinahan, CEO of Group One Trading He discusses: His background in the financial markets and journey to becoming CEO of Group One What are the biggest changes that have happened at Group One? The impact of technology, and the demands of technological advances The metamorphosis of skills required to work in finance The Group One market maker training program How has market making morphed over time? The challenge of weekly options: a double-edged s...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking CAT, Reg Tech and Burstiness with Thesys Technologies
December 22, 2017 20:51 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Mike Beller, CEO of Thesys Technologies. They discuss: What is Thesys Technologies? What does Thesys Technologies do? CAT chat (consolidated audit trail) What is the status of the CAT? When will it go live? Security issues being a hangup Data management Quote updates yield data burstiness And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Trading Tech, Crypto and Compliance with Deep Systems
December 12, 2017 22:34 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Steve Tumen, CEO of Deep Systems. They discuss: Steve's background in finance and how did he start Deep Systems What does Deep Systems target? Can it be integrated with other systems? The Deep Systems three pillars of service Pushing the value proposition and optimal efficiency Looking for more efficiency Does the fragmented exchange landscape impact Deep Systems' effectiveness? The compliance issue Choosing what to put in the cloud Cry...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Exploring the Irrelevant VIX with OptionMetrics
November 27, 2017 21:22 - 27 minutes - 25 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by David Hait, founder of OptionMetrics, LLC. They discuss: Is VIX irrelevant? The Pros and Cons of VIX, the Market's Fear Gauge Are the answers lurking in the VIX futures term structure? What would an ideal VIX look like? Single name volatility products? Skew analysis and volatility Findings and takeaways from ORC 2017 “The Risk Premium That Never Was: A Fair Value Explanation of the Volatility Spread” Thoughts on Bitcoin And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: New Contract Tackles Volatile Freight Markets
November 24, 2017 20:45 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Craig Fuller, CEO of TransRisk and Paul Cusenza, Chairman and CEO of the Nodal Exchange. They discuss: Their backgrounds and how they came to finance What is TransRisk? What is the Nodal Exchange? How do they work together? What are trucking freight futures? Similarities to the energy markets How will the contracts settle? Portfolio margining What is the timing for releasing these futures? What has the early response been? Nodal's first...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Options, Millennials, and Crypto with StockTwits
November 16, 2017 20:30 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Ian Rosen, CEO of StockTwits. They discuss: Ian's history in the financial services industry What is Stocktober Fest? What's new from StockTwits? Demographics of StockTwits users Flattening the onramp to investing What percentage of users are active options traders? How many people are discussing crypto? Bringing in new options traders StockTwits users level of interest in crypto
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Predicting Political Volatility and Bitcoin with Predata
November 06, 2017 19:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Jim Shinn, Predata's co-founder and CEO. They discuss: Jim's background Using big data to predict behavior The political VIX: PVIX Bitcoin, AI, and the future of fintech How do they analyze social media to predict behavior? Monitoring metadata from conversations How do they work with options traders? What is the PVIX predicting? Find out more at predata.com
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Exploring the Ultra Fast Cloud with Apcela
November 06, 2017 19:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Mark Casey, President and CEO of Apcela. They discuss: Mark's backgound in the financial services space What is Apcela? What sets Apcela's trading platform apart? The race to zero Cloud adoption, or lack thereof Improving the adoption of public cloud technologies The market data wars And more...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: A New Way to Fund Fintech
November 02, 2017 19:38 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Frank Johnson, Managing Dand Kurt Smith, CFO, at Revenue-Share Capital They discuss: What was the genesis for Revenue-Share Capital? How did OptionScape influence Revenue-Share Capital? What differentiates Revenue-Share Capital from traditional venture capitalists? Generating income from cash flow, not profit Performing due diligence Start up interests: fintech and blockchain Who do they want to partner with?
Options Insider Radio Interviews. Talking Regs, Data Privacy and Crypto Tax with RSM
October 26, 2017 19:19 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Matt Gill, Director of Risk Advisory Services at RSM US LLP. They discuss: What is RSM? How to deal with the fluid regulatory environment Dodd-Frank Data privacy Cyber security A global view on data privacy regulation Choice Act/Volcker Rule System safeguards and regulator Crypto currency from an accounting point-of-view Today's Bitcoin event And more...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Crowd Sourcing Algos with QuantConnect
October 25, 2017 20:59 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Jared Broad, Founder and CEO of QuantConnect. They discuss: The genesis of QuantConnect What is QuantConnect? Fast-tracking people's development Making data more accessible The challenge of the crypto market What kinds of algos are coming up for Bitcoin? What is the Broadcast tab? And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Real-Time Margin with Hanweck
October 25, 2017 16:28 - 21 minutes - 20 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Tom Watson, Head of Sales at Hanweck. They discuss: What is Hanweck's enhanced data feed? Going beyond implied vols and Greeks Real-time margin functionality The benefits of outsourcing Parallell processing capabilities Working with The OCC The fluid regulatory environment Filling a void in broker capacity And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Tech, Trading, and More with TradeStation
October 20, 2017 21:21 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Nick LeMaina, Senior Vice President of Strategic Brokerage Services at TradeStation. They discuss: Who are the customers of TradeStation's Strategic Brokerage Services? What asset classes are their primary focus? How do their customers use options? What are the most popular tools on the TradeStation platform? The evolution of back-testing tools Commissions and fees What is TradeStation doing on the idea generation front? Optimizing the mobi...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Predicting Bitcoin with Level Trading Field
October 19, 2017 18:53 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this episode Mark is joned by Lanre Sarumi, Founder and CEO fo Riskbone LLC. They discuss: What is Riskbone RMS? What was the genesis of the product? What does it do? What are the primary products that CTAs are using on the platform? What is Level Trading Field? Research in the crypto market What would volatility skew look like on Bitcoin options if they were listed today? Will there be a crypto futures exchange in the future?
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Exploring the European Options Landscape with Saxo Bank
October 06, 2017 20:42 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Georgio Stoev, Product Manager for Futures and Listed Options at Saxo Bank. They discuss: Georgio's background in the financial services industry Saxo Bank is diving into options What else does Saxo Bank offer? Who do they partner with? The popularity of options for European institutional investors What percentage of their options flow is European versus American-based? What about warrants? Are options becoming more popular with European in...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Celebrating 25 Years of the OIC
September 22, 2017 20:32 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBMark is joined by Mary Savoie, Executive Director of the Options Industry Council (OIC) and First Vice President, Industry Services for The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). They discuss: Mary's background in the options industry The 25th anniversary of the Options Industry Council What is the origin of the OIC? The mission of the OIC The newly upgraded website, optionseducation.org How does OIC support advisors? The OIC video series And more...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Exploring the Future of Bitcoin with CBOE
September 11, 2017 18:30 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Michael Mollet, Director of Product Development at CBOE and CFE. They discuss: Bitcoin and the potential for listed derivatives What is the proposal? Why now? Partnering with Gemini What exactly is the product they plan to launch? How is settlement determined? What is the timing on releasing this product? Will there be Bitcoin options? What about a Bitcoin VIX? What about other cryptocurrencies? What else is on the CFE horizon?
Options Insider Radio Interviews Exploring the Trader State of Mind with Rande Howell
September 11, 2017 17:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Rande Howell, Trader Psychologist, who has more than 15 years of practice as a licensed therapist and performance psychology coach. They discuss: What does a trader psychologist do? The thin line between fear/anger and revenge trading Freedom from emotion versus freedom of emotion What attracted him to performance psychology Figuring out a new set of rules Who is Rande's typical client? What is the number one issue people need to overcome? ...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Revenge of the Trading Floor
August 10, 2017 19:27 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Ed Boyle, CEO of the BOX Options Exchange. They discuss: Why are they launching a new options trading floor? How are they going to incent options order flow? The backlash against new exchanges What will trade on the floor versus electronically? How many firms will make markets? What about the PIP? What can we do to bring people back to market making? The search for the holy grail
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking VIX, Trump and Buffered Notes with Exceed Investments
August 09, 2017 14:01 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Joe Halpern, Founder and CEO of Exceed Investments. They discuss: What is Exceed Investments? The Exceed Defined Shield Investment Fund Is there a standardized methodology for the fund? The obsession with short duration How did they arrive at 12.5% How are they dealing with record low volatility? The volatility in the political sphere On the hunt for yield The use of options by financial advisors Want more information? Check out catalys...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Aggressive Options Acquisitions With Vela
July 31, 2017 13:00 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Jen Nayar, CEO of Vela Trading Technologies. They discuss: Major acquisitions: OptionsCity and Object Trading The whys and hows of the acquisitions How will the brands merge together going forward? Is the smaller, fragmented community cause for concern? Was there much of an overlap between Vela and Object Trading? When will the whole platform come together? Is there more to come?
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Rocking Out For Kids With ALTSO
July 18, 2017 19:25 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBMark is joined by Mead Welles, Co-Founder, Chairman and Treasurer of A Leg to Stand On (ALTSO). Mead is also the Founder and CEO of Octagon Asset Management, LLC They discuss: What is ALTSO? Rocktoberfest 2017 is October 5 at City Winery How did it all start? What surprises are in store for this year? How do the Chicago and New York events differ? Any plans for additions to the schedule? New York event is October 26 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Time's Square What are ALTSO's bus...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Rates, the Fed and More with Wedbush
June 23, 2017 14:44 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Arthur Bass, Managing Director Fixed Income Financing, Futures, and Rates at Wedbush. They discuss: Arthur's backgroun in the finance space The recent Fed meeting, no big surprises there Good employment numbers and low inflation...where do we go from here? Will it be a policy error to continue increasing rates Is there too much information coming from the Fed? The Wedbush growth, including KCG, Crossland and EFutures acquisitions And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Options with Fidelity
June 08, 2017 16:50 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Greg Stevens, Vice President of Product Development for Options at Fidelity. They discuss: Greg's winding path through the derivatives space Fidelity's performance in Options Broker Madness Fidelity is so much more than just 401k Three ways to play: mobile, web, and Active Trader Pro Trader tools, including back-testers Commissions, margins, and price improvement Excelling at customer service Does Fidelity offer a virtual trading platform? ...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Findings from the Survey of Options for Financial Advisors with OIC
May 30, 2017 17:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBRecorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Eric Cott, Director of Advisor Education, and Emily Sweet, Senior Analyst at Cerulli Associates. They discuss: Merging the Options Industry Conference and the Financial Advisor Conference The survey Cerulli Associates did for the OIC on financial advisors Surprising findings from the survey Downside protection, hedging, and other ways larger advisors are using options How many advisors participated in the sur...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Mergers, Volume, Next Generation Traders and More with E*Trade/Options House
May 26, 2017 20:31 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBRecorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Joe Corso, Senior Vice President of Active Trader at E*Trade and Steve Claussen, Vice President and Chief Investment Strategist of Options House. They discuss: The details of the merger of the platforms How will things change for OH clients? Don't forget about the futures Feedback from customers on getting out of positions Why is volume down? The importance of education How does the industry address the m...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Data, Alpha and More with Wall Street Horizon
May 25, 2017 19:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBRecorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Barry Star, CEO at Wall Street Horizon They discuss: Barry's background in options What is Wall Street Horizon? Who uses Wall Street Horizon? Finding alpha in moving earnings dates The types of volatility related to the timing of earnings releases How do they get it so right? The impact of social media Don't trade on bad data What are the Wall Street Horizon price points? Which brokers do they work ...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Fragmentation, Market Quality and More with Dash
May 25, 2017 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBRecorded live (to tape) at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Peter Maragos, Co-Founder and CEO of Dash Financial Technologies. They discuss: His background in the financial space What does Dash do? Joining forces with Liquidpoint Having all the right solutions Will trading floors come back? The shrinking pool of liquidity providers Modernizing the markets Where is the incremental value in multiple exchanges? Reaching out to new customers Huge volume...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Volume, Market Making and Auctions with MIAX
May 25, 2017 02:11 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBRecorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Shelly Brown, Executive Vice President of Business Strategy at the Miami Options Exchange. They discuss: Rolling out the second exchange for the group How are the early numbers on Pearl? Playing with fees and managing flow What are the points of differentiation for the MIAX exchange group? What can the marketplace do to spur volume? Should the minis make a comeback? The need for public education How to ...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Mergers, Millennials, and Mobile with TD Ameritrade
May 24, 2017 17:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBRecorded live (to tape) at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade. They discuss: The merger with Scottrade Where did the volume go? Is there a tax put under the market? Is the VIX working? Getting millennials into options Maximizing the mobile experience What can we do with stocks that are too expensive?
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Data, Clouds and Costs with Vela
May 24, 2017 15:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBRecorded live (to tape) at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Jen Nayar, CEO of Vela Trading Technologies. They discuss: Her history in the trading technology space What does Vela do? What is Vela doing to make market data accessible? The trend of bespoke data Keeping one eye on potential competitors The myriad reasons for the slow adoption of cloud-based platforms Enhanced data feeds What are conference highlights? The proliferation of exchanges
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking API vs. GUI, Complex Order Books and More with Flextrade
May 23, 2017 17:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBRecorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Rob Brogan Vice President of Equity Derivative Services at Flextrade They discuss: What's going on at Flextrade? What does Flextrade do, and who is their typical end-user? What are they doing to counteract the trend of liquidity providers leaving the industry? Optimal data presentation: API or no? Major trends: cloud, mobile, hosted solutions What are highlights from the conference? Complex order books an...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Exchange Integration, Thinking Outside the Box, and Complex Order Books with CBOE
May 23, 2017 15:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBRecorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Kapil Rathi, Senior Vice President of Options Business Development at CBOE. They discuss: What is Kapil's role at CBOE since the merger? How will the four options exchanges fit together? Thinking outside of the box Is he pro or con on auctions? The pressure on liquidity providers Complex order books and getting them to communicate with each other Innovations coming from CBOE
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Backtesting, Liquidity and More with ORATS
May 22, 2017 19:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBRecorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Matt Amberson, Principal and Founder of ORATS They discuss: His history in the options industry Unique gamma scalping applications for each underlying Is there a secret sauce to options backtesting? Forward testing backtesting Creating your own signals Getting RIAs to use options in their portfolios Getting past the gatekeepers What are the biggest requests they receive for backtesting Ongoing concent...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Complex Order Books, Auctions and Market Makers with Nasdaq
May 22, 2017 17:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBRecorded live at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Kevin Kennedy, Senior Vice President and Head of US Options at Nasdaq. They discuss: Updates from the launch of the new PHLX trading floor Attracting more complex orders Will this spark a new floor revolution? How many exchanges are too many exchanges? The growing importance of complex order books Integrating the six exchanges together The trend towards passive investments Growing the pie Attracting n...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking the Market Data Landscape with the Multi Asset Solutions Group
May 22, 2017 15:00 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBLive (to tape) from the 2017 Options Industry Conference, Mark is joined by Cathy Clay, Global Head of Information Solutions at Multi Asset Solutions Group. They discuss: What comprises the Multi Asset Solutions Group? The move from San Francisco to Chicago The CBOE/Bats integration What is on the radar for the Multi Asset Solutions Group? The upcoming release of the volatility data suite through the Data Shop What LiveVol Pro upgrades can users expect? The shift from Flash to...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Mobile Access, M&A, and More with optionsXpress
May 19, 2017 19:09 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this episode, Mark is live (to tape) at the 2017 Options Industry Conference. He is joined by Jack Boyle, Vice President of Broker-Dealer Services at optionsXpress. They discuss: What does the vice president of broker-dealer services do? Updates on merging the trading platforms Reviewing commission structures What is behind the dhanges in the retail space The impact of low volatility The need for options education Expanding outreach Upgrades to the trading platform Mobi...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Options for RIAs and Millennials with Aash Vyas
May 18, 2017 20:05 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBWhen Mark was at the 2017 Options Industry Conference, he was able to interview several industry leaders. In this episode, he is joined by Aash Vyas, Director of Portfolio Strategy and Overlays, Swan Global Investments. They discuss: Big picture takeaways from the conference Integrating the needs of financial advisors into the program What are the objections to using options for RIAs? The impact of millennials on the options space The two sides of the political spectrum The conc...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Options Taxation, Regulation and Education with Craig Donohue
May 17, 2017 20:32 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBMark recently attended the 2017 Options Industry Conference, where he was joined by Craig Donohue, Executive Chairman and CEO of the Options Clearing Corporation. They discuss: What brought Craig back to derivatives and The OCC? The evolution of OCC into regulatory and oversight roles Craig's history with leading large transformations within existing companies The possiblility of rolling back regulations Migrating other products to central counterparty clearing The difference be...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Taxes, Sustainability and Options with Dylan Ratigan
May 01, 2017 19:58 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Dylan Ratigan. You may be familiar with Dylan from: Being Chief Skeptic at Tastytrade Bloomberg News where he is the global managing editor CNBC where he created many programs you're probably familiar with, including Fast Money MSNBC where he hosted the Dylan Rattigan Show (MSNBC's highest-rated program outside of prime time from 2009 - 2012) Co-founder of Helical Holdings Political commentary work with the Young Turks His book, Greedy Bastar...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: The BrokerMadness Champion Reigns Supreme
April 26, 2017 18:25 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Kevin Ott, Co-President of Lightspeed Trading. They discuss: Lightspeed winning the Options Insider Broker Madness trophy Their road to victory Will exchanges be next? We only need one more! What is new at Lightspeed? Who is their target audience? How are they finding new clients? The need for options education
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Revenge of the Trading Pits
April 21, 2017 19:32 - 27 minutes - 25 MBIn 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 marketshare on the PHLX What's next for Nasdaq? Is six exchanges enough for Nasdaq? Education outreach...