Options Insider Radio Interviews

Recorded 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 new market participants Outreach efforts, especially with regard to education The concentration of liquidity in just a few names Leveraging the interest in ETFs into interest in ETF options The debate on auctions What can the industry do to safeguard market makers  

Live (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 HTML5 The addition of futures to the platform What is the Data Shop and how is it being used?

In 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 Mobile access Is there more broker M&A to be had?

When 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 concentration of volume in a few names

Mark 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 between regulated and unregulated derivatives The fight to allow listed options in IRAs and other regulatory struggles What are the origin for leaving options off the list? What is on his radar for the future? Potential taxation implications with transaction taxes and more How many exchanges are too many exchanges? The concentration of liquidity in a few names The need for investor education

In 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 Bastards: How We Can Stop Corporate Communists, Banksters, and Other Vampires from Sucking America Dry They discuss: Covering the 2008 financial crisis in real-time The role in financial media in the lead-up and aftermath of the financial crisis Who is responsible for the financial crisis? Resigning from Fast Money and going to MSNBC President Obama's missed opportunity His book, Greedy Bastards: How We Can Stop Corporate Communists, Banksters, and Other Vampires from Sucking America Dry Will he write another book? His thoughts on the Trump

In 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

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 marketshare on the PHLX What's next for Nasdaq? Is six exchanges enough for Nasdaq? Education outreach efforts Is there a visitors gallery for the new floor?

In 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

Today 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

Today, 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 And more

In 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

In 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

In 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

In 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/technology space to attract customers? You can find more information on the Eris website

In 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

In 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

In 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? What do ETFs bring to the BATS ecosystem?

In 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

Today 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.