Options Insider Radio Interviews
544 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 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 Broker Tech with Sterling Trading Tech
April 07, 2017 16:49 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Sterling Trading Tech's President Jim Nevotti and Ravi Jain, Director of Risk & Derivatives. They discuss: What is Sterling Trading Tech? The Sterling Trading Tech platform The delineation of Lightspeed and Sterling Trading Tech The LiveVol acquisition, and what remained at CBOE What are future plans for the platform? Who is the target audience? Sterling Trader and Sterling Trader Elite Exchange fragmentation Options BrokerMadness
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Solving the Looming Liquidity Crisis with IMC
February 23, 2017 15:06 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBToday Mark is joined by Paul Jiganti, Managing Director at IMC. They discuss: Paul's history in the options industry What is IMC? What is an options wholesaler? How IMC helps lower the barrier to entry Fighting to give the best price to the end user Taking a dive into the Flash Boys rabbit hole The evolving regulatory environment Incentivizing liquidity The perfect hedge And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking ChiX Acquisition, Dash-Liquidpoint Merger and Options Education with Tony Saliba
February 10, 2017 20:50 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBToday, Mark is joined by Tony Saliba, Managing Director of Saliba Venture Management. He discusses: His forthcoming book, Managing Expectations: Driving Profitable Option Trading Outcomes through Knowledge, Discipline, and Risk Management How did Tony end up in the first Market Wizards book? How are things with entering the Chinese options market? Is this the moment that the Chinese options market will take off? The Chicago Stock Exchange acquisiton The Dash-Liquidpoint Merger ...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Broker Buyouts, Options Books and Earnings Straddles with TD Ameritrade
January 24, 2017 15:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade. They discuss: The forthcoming Scottrade merger Was the options business a key driver in the merger? What is the timeline for the deal? What are the new things on the docket for TD Ameritrade? Social analysis and trading opportunities Adding futures options to the platform JJ's book, Essential Options Strategies JJ takes on the question of the week
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Taking on Monopolies with August Capital
November 17, 2016 19:45 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Villi Iltchev of August Capital They discuss: Villi's background in the fintech space What is August Capital? What are the barriers to entry in the fintech space? Success breeds success The market data albatross The life of the venture capitalist And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Discussing Full Disclosure with the Collaborative Fund
November 17, 2016 19:09 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Morgan Housel of the Collaborative Fund. They discuss: What is the Collaborative Fund? Morgan's former career in journalism and private equity/investment banking Bringing diverse backgrounds under one roof Should there be full disclosure on fees? Overwhelming market data fees Innovation versus regulation Taking the long-term view The future of financial advising
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Breaking the OTC Cabal with Eris Exchange
November 04, 2016 19:06 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this episode Mark is joined by Geoff Sharp, Managing Dierector and Head of Sales for the Eris Exchange. They discuss: What is the Eris Exchange? What are Eris standards? U.S. dollar interest rate swaps: what are they? How are they used? What are swap futures? What are the advantages of a swap future ofver a standard OTC swap? What is Eris' plan to break the OTC cabal? Who are using these products? What is the Eris secret sauce? What is Eris doing in the platform/technol...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking RIA Problems and FinMedia with Modern Trader
November 02, 2016 18:47 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Jeff Joseph Publisher of Modern Trader Magazine and Managing Partner of Prescient Capital Partners. They discuss: RIAs, are they mostly style over substance? Being early adopters of alternative investments The metamorphasis from Traders Magazine to Modern Trader Differentiation within the RIA space The decision to acquire a print publication Calling out the talking heads Filtering out the noise Partnering on Stocktoberfest
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Trading Floors and Takeovers with NASDAQ
October 26, 2016 20:51 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Kevin Kennedy Vice President and Head of U.S. Options at NASDAQ. They discuss: The NASDAQ acquisition of ISE What drove the merger? Will there still be six exchanges after the ink has dried? The new deal on the street: CBOE + BATS An intelligent auction process The ultimate auction: Open Outcry? And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Acquisitions, Auctions and Options with BATS
October 25, 2016 15:15 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode Mark is joined by Kapil Rathi, Senior Vice President of Options Business Strategy at BATS Global Markets. They discuss: The forthcoming deal with CBOE What the deal has to offer investors? What were the drivers for the deal? What does this mean for options market share? When is the deal expected to close? What does Kapil think of ISE becoming part of the NASDAQ group? What else is happening at BATS, especially the BAM auctions? Are auctions hurting the market...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Trading on the Beach with Hanweck
October 10, 2016 16:27 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode Mark is joined by Jerry Hanweck, CEO and Founder of Hanweck Associates. They discuss: What does Hanwek Associates do? What the heck are GPUs? Why are they so great for options? Analytics as a service Bringing margin into the 21st century Portfolio margining pre- and post-trade New developments at Hanweck Want to learn more? Check out the Hanweck website
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Bringing Children Hope with ALTSO and Rocktoberfest
October 03, 2016 20:26 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBToday Mark is joined by Mead Welles, founder and CEO of Octagon Asset Management. He's also the co-founder and treasurer of ALTSO. He discusses: How he started Octagon What is ALTSO? How did he get involved with this cause? What does ALTSO do? Visit thieir website to find out more about ALTSO Want to go to Rocktoberfest on October 6? Buy tickets here.
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Going Up In Smoke with Seed CX
September 23, 2016 16:48 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBToday, Mark is joined by Brian Liston, co-founder of the Seed Commodity eXchange (CX) They discuss: What is Seed CX? The perils of opening a new derivatives exchange How are they going to make a trade-able/list-able hemp product? Understanding the hemp industry and translating that into commodities Filling the gap left by corn and soy Finding funding in Chicago And more...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Breaking Into China with Tony Saliba
September 02, 2016 19:48 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBToday, Mark is joined by Tony Saliba, Managing Director of Saliba Venture Management. They discuss: Bringing options trading expertise to the Chinese market Tony's newest book: Managing Expectations: Driving Profitable Option Trading Outcomes through Knowledge, Discipline, and Risk Management Are the practicalities of options trading being lost? Diving in the history of options trading with a focus on a Chinese audience Employing the "staying alive" principle The slow roll-out o...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Structured Option Products with Exceed Investments
May 17, 2016 16:26 - 26 minutes - 24 MBIn this episode, Mark is Joined by Joe Halpern, CEO of Exceed Investments. They discuss: What is Exceed Investments? Where does Exceed focus its attention? The different types of funds Exceed offers Working with advisors to use options The use of options in IRAs What is coming up from Exceed?
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Acquisitions and Upgrades with Lightspeed
May 16, 2016 19:06 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Kevin Ott, the Co-President of Lightspeed. They discuss: What is Lightspeed? Who is the target audience? What differentiates Lightspeed from their competitors? Lightspeed mobile After-hours trading How many exchanges is too many exchanges? The crowding of the retail brokerage space Wooing desirable clients What's coming up from Lightspeed?
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Options Resources for Financial Advisors with OIC
May 16, 2016 16:47 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Eric Cott, Director of Advisor Education at the Options Industry Council. They discuss: The OIC Financial Advisor Forum Why the focus on ETFs? Giving advisors actionable information Using options without even knowing it Regulation of using options in IRAs The latest Harris Poll study, spoored by the OIC Options for Advisors resources on the OIC website Perceptions of options by advisors The rise of the robo advisor Talking to clients in a...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Market Data and Surveillance with LiveVol
May 13, 2016 21:05 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBComing 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?
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Futures Options, Apps and After Hours Trading with Options House.
May 13, 2016 20:25 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBComing to you live from the 2016 OIC Conference, Mark is catching up with all the usual suspects to bring you the latest options news. In this episode, he is joined by Joe Corso, Senior VP of Brokerage at Options House. They discuss: What are the new developments at Options House? What is going on with the Otions House mobile app? Moblie charting Idea generation What about futures and futures options? New entries into the options brokerage space After hours trading: pros and con...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Weeklies, Auctions and More with CBOE
May 12, 2016 22:55 - 32 minutes - 30 MBIn 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
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Navigating Choppy ETF Waters with WallachBeth
May 12, 2016 16:42 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by David Beth, President and COO of WallachBeth. They discuss: The genesis of WallachBeth What is happening in the ETF space? Levered versus regular ETFs The continued expansion of the exchange space and the resulting impact on WallachBeth clients Price improvement auctions The adoption (or lack thereof) of options in the advisor space
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Mobile, Millennials and Futures with TD Ameritrade
May 12, 2016 16:08 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by JJ Kinahan, Managing Director at TD Ameritrade. They discuss: What's new at TD from an options perspective? The mobile experience What's happening in futures options? The importance of understanding risk Developments in the brokerage space in general Outreach efforts, including the next generation of investors
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Hedge Fund Trends with Eurekahedge
March 09, 2016 19:28 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBMark Sebastian was live at the 2016 CBOE Risk Management Conference and wasn't afraid to talk about it. Today, he's talking to Satoshi Iwanaga, Chairman of Eurekahedge They discuss: What is Eurekahedge? Trends in the hedge fund space Returns from bigger versus smaller firms Investment and capital flows And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking about the Volatility Space with Typhon
March 09, 2016 18:52 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBWe are back with roving reporter Mark Sebastian who was live at the 2016 CBOE Risk Management Conference. Today, he's talking to James Koutoulas, CEO of Typhon They discuss: What does Typhon have to offer clients? What are their specialities? The volatility space in general The dynamic approach to trading volatility Vol products versus ag products in the CTA space Allocations How to work with CTAs
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Volatility with Convergex
March 04, 2016 14:55 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this episode, our roving reporter Mark Sebastian is on assignment at the CBOE Risk Management Conference, where he sat down with Ben Londergan, Executive Managing Director, Head of Options Trading and Technology for Convergex They discuss: Less liquidity, greater concentration levels Dilenation between on-floor and off-floor liquidity Institutional money coming into the options market How will pension money impact the market in the next few years? Did the elevated VIX change client ...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Strategy with Russell FTSE Indexes
March 04, 2016 14:08 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBIn this episode, our roving reporter Mark Sebastian is on assignment at the CBOE Risk Management Conference, where he sat down with Pat Fay from FTSE Russell Indexes. They discuss: Exploration of ETFs/ETNs based on various strategies Relative value trading; RUT vs. SPX FTSE 100 & FTSE China 50 futures contract at CME Cash options products coming soon at CBOE Where should Russell put its index efforts? New developments at FTSE and Russell
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Volatility, Correlation and Adaptability with WallachBeth
March 01, 2016 19:01 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBToday, Mark is joined by Ilya Feygin live from the CBOE Risk Management Conference. They discuss: Ilya's experience in the options space The days before VIX was a trade-able product / volatility as an asset class What is the WallachBeth Scout Group? Threat evaluation, risk management, and execution reviews The right strategies for the right enviroments How to be adaptable in a way that is accessible to various asset managers The recent flight to safety Is exchange fragmentation impac...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Secure Communications with the GRID Trade Network
December 09, 2015 20:09 - 14 minutes - 13 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Lee Clifford, founder and CEO of the GRID Trade Network They discuss: What are Symbol Master and GRID Trade? The huge number of orders that are not not communicated securely What does GRID Trade and GRID Pod bring to the table? Participating in GRID Pod conversations The compliance aspect And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Sorting through the Mass of Data with RB Trader
December 09, 2015 19:50 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBOptions Insider Radio Interviews: Sorting through the Mass of Data with RB Trader In this episode, Mark is joined by Tim Biggam, Senior Advisor at RB Trader They discuss: Tim's history in the financial space What is RB Trader? Who is the RB Trader audience? The degree of customization from the RB Trader platform And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking about Easing into Options Trading with TradeLegs
December 09, 2015 19:05 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Peter Hauser, Managing Director of TradeLegs They discuss: What is TradeLegs? How does TradeLegs work? Who is the target customer for the TradeLegs platform? The misperceptions about options How are new adoptees using the TradeLegs platform? And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking about WhatsTrading.com with Henry Schwartz
December 09, 2015 18:46 - 15 minutes - 14 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Henry Schwartz, major Duomo at TradeAlert. Henry is wearing a different hat today, though, and talking about WhatsTrading.com They discuss: What is whatstrading.com? Who is the intended audience for whatstrading.com? Getting information vs. getting information in context Bells and whistles of whatstrading.com And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Spoofing and More with Neurensic
December 08, 2015 18:35 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this episode, Mark chats with Paul Giedraitis, Principal and Co-Founder of Neurensic. They discuss: Paul’s background in the financial space What is Neurensic? Who is Neurensic’s ideal customer? Why is spoofing so prevalent these days? And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Trading Education with OptionScape
December 08, 2015 14:13 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this episode, Mark chats with John Dempsey, President of OptionScape. They discuss: John’s background in the industry What is OptionScape? Who are OptionScape customers? What are the benefits of OptionScape? Why is OptionScape reaching out to trader educators? And much more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking about the Seeds of Ideas with QuikStrike
December 07, 2015 18:33 - 29 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode, Mark chats with Nick Howard, Creator of QuikStrike and Founder of Bantix Technologies. They discuss: The genesis of QuikStrike What does QuikStrike do? Everything you can’t find, all in one place The partnership with CME Group And much more
Options insider radio: The Future of Financial Innovation featuring Delkos Research
November 25, 2015 16:07 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Ilan Azbel, founder and CEO of Delkos Research. They discuss: The origins of Delkos Research, and what they do Their push with FCMs Their two-tiered value proposition The third party compliance solution Delkos news and upcoming events Register today to join Mark, Ilan, and others at the third annual Options Alliance Conference.
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking with NYSE
August 04, 2015 14:11 - 37 minutes - 34 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Steve Crutchfield, Vice President and Head of Options Markets, ETPs and Bonds at NYSE/ICE. They discuss: System upgrades to the AMEX options floor Doubling down on trading floors The plight of the liquidity providers Overall volume decline When will the birds (binary options on single stocks) fly? Any plans to augment mix of venues? And more…
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Big Data with Duco
July 23, 2015 16:55 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Christian Nentwich, co-founder and CEO of Duco. They discuss: An overview of Christian's background and how he started Duco What is Duco? What do they do? How did they end up with the du.co domain? The Cube: a simple solution to big challenges What is their biggest competition? Excel. Benefits and features of their web-based platform 700,000,000 lines of data reconciled in the last year with no latency The importance of accurate reporting Worki...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking the Plight of the Market Maker with BATS
July 08, 2015 22:49 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Jeromee Johnson, Head of Options at BATS They discuss: Increasing market share for BATS Recent developments, including BATS 2 The decline in options volume Where can the growth come from? The plight of the market makers The OCC capital plan And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Attracting Liquidity Providers with BOX
July 08, 2015 22:24 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBOptions Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Attracting Liquidity Providers with BOX In this episode, Mark is joined by Ed Boyle, CEO of BOX They discuss: The changing landscape of the marketplace Why is volume dry lately? The decline in institutional volume Regulation New products, including Jumbo SPY The partnership with VolX Adding a new exchange Attracting liquidity providers After hours options trading And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking After-Hours Options Trading with MIAX
July 08, 2015 21:57 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Shelly Brown, Senior Vice President of MIAX. They discuss: The lead up to launching MIAX The MIAX value proposition The competition for the NBBO Record volume numbers The cost of entry into the options business: Strategic Partnerships A possible equity exchange Getting into the volatility space After-hours options trading And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Dividend Trades with OCC
July 07, 2015 19:23 - 19 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Michael McClain, President and Chief Operating officer at The OCC. They discuss: Michael’s history at The OCC New initiatives at The OCC, including the revisions to their capital plan Results of the survey looking at the effectiveness of advertising from OIC Volatility Dividend trades And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Structured Products with OIC
July 07, 2015 18:57 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Gary Delaney, Director at the Options Industry Council. They discuss: What does Gary do for OIC in Europe? Inescapable regulation The OIC study on the use cases for structured products European use of ETFs and options based on ETFs Self-directed investment in the European market And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking the PULSe Trading Platform with CBOE
July 01, 2015 21:21 - 27 minutes - 25 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Ted Bilharz, Director of PULSe Sales at CBOE. They discuss: Ted's history at CBOE The lack of liquidity providers Hedging strategies Weekly options Forthcoming VIX weekly options CBOE System upgrades The latency arms race PULSe overview The pressure to systemize order flow The ongoing UI battle After-hours options trading
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Data with OptionMetrics
June 26, 2015 15:07 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by David Hait, President and Founder of OptionMetrics They discuss: How David came to create OptionMetrics How OptionMetrics creates the pricing tools that users need to support in-depth research The impact of the evolution of the volatility landscape How does OptionMetrics provide the volume of data in a way that is useful for customers? Broker use of OptionMetrics data Will their data ever be available to the retail community? Informed traders tra...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Taxes with McGladrey
June 19, 2015 14:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Jason Kuruvilla, Senior Manager, and Todd Briggs, Partner, from the McGladrey Financial Services Group. They discuss: How McGladrey works with clients in the financial services industry Looking at the tax implications of trading various securities in different jurisdictions Pending regulatory issues and the tax and audit concerns about them How they keep up with the evolution of the options industry What are the primary concerns from their clients?...
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Tradefinder and More with TD Ameritrade
June 16, 2015 21:35 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade. They discuss: JJ's background in the options industry Highlights of the TD Ameritrade platform Platform upgrades How to avoid backtesting in a vacuum The Tradefinder application The Sizzle Index What is driving the decrease in volume After hours liquidity The rise in the use of futures and futures options The push towards APIs
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Algos and More with ConvergeX
June 10, 2015 19:36 - 21 minutes - 20 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Ben Londergan, Executive Managing Director of Options Trading and Technology at ConvergeX. They discuss: Ben's history in the options industry An overview of what NXP does and how it interacts with so much order flow throughout the day ConvergeX's multiple flow options The most popular of ConvergeX algos Portfolio margin tools The problem of attracting new market makers And more
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Market and Liquidity Fragmentation with Wolverine
June 04, 2015 23:30 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this episode, Mark is joined by Jason Lichten, Director of Equity and Listed Derivatives Trading Strategies from Wolverine Execution Services. They discuss: Jason's take on Flash Boys and how RBC was portrayed (RBC is his former firm) What is Wolverine and what do they do? Market transparency in the equity and options markets Consolidation and simplification of the options market structure The cycle of market and liquidity fragmentation After-hours options trading What’s coming fr...
Options Insider Interviews: Talking PACs, CTAs, and More with RCM Alternatives
April 23, 2015 19:25 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBOptions Insider Interviews: Talking PACs, CTAs, and More with RCM Alternatives In this episode, Mark is joined by Bobby Schwartz, CEO of RCM Alternatives They discuss: What are all the areas of RCM Alternatives? The acquisition of Attain Captial Outreach to CTAs and hedge funds CME PAC What else is coming from RCM Alternatives? And more…
Options Insider Interviews: Talking Realized Volatility with VolX
April 23, 2015 17:15 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBOptions Insider Interviews: Talking Realized Volatility with VolX In this episode, Mark is joined by Bob Krause, CEO of VolX, the Volatility Exchange. They discuss: Updates on what is happening at VolX Looking at realized, not implied, volatility products The deal with BOX Enduring the regulatory process Trading realized volatility, with specifics Specifications and margins will mirror those of the VIX, with two significant differences: settlement and expiration date The possibility...