Options Insider Radio Interviews

OIC 2014: Talking Volatility, Minis, and More with Russell Investments In this episode of Options Insider Radio, Mark is joined by Pat Fay, the Head of Derivatives for the Index Group at Russell Investments. They discuss: An overview of the Russell initiatives in the options space Russell options for retail investors An overview of RVX Who is the target audience for RVX? The prevalence of call trading in RVX What’s coming up from Russell? Mini options And more

Options Insider Radio: SunGard-Valdi Options In this episode, Mark is joined by Russ Chrusciel, Division Head of SunGard-Valdi Options   They discuss: Updates to their product offerings Cloud. Cloud. Cloud. Cost consciousness within the industry, especially with regard to data processing Growth opportunities Advisors and asset managers beginning to embrace options And more

Options Insider Radio: Sapient Global Markets In this episode, Mark is joined by Jim Myers, Senior Manager at Sapient Global Markets They discuss: What is Sapeint, and what does it have to offer to investors? Regulatory and compliance services Data use for market impact analyses Efficient ways to manage, hold, and report data And more…        

Options Insider Radio: Options House CEO George Ruhanna In this episode, Mark is joined by George Ruhanna, CEO of Options House They discuss: Upgrade progression to the Options House platform The focus on security Margin, including portfolio margin Premium harvesting vs. premium buying Market structure and some of the challenges it creates Working with advisors And more...

Options Insider Radio: Money Block In this episode Mark is joined by Gary Martino, Vice President of Business Development at Money Block. They discuss: What is Money Block?  Its history, customer base, and more. Why is Money Block actively pursuing their audience? What are the stumbling blocks keeping advisors from embracing options? The tools and functionality that Money Block offers advisors And more…

Options Insider Radio: The Intellectual Property Exchange, IPXI In this episode, Mark is joined by Gerard Pannekoek, CEO and President of the Intellectual Property Exchange, IPXI. They discuss: What is IPXI? Intellectual property as an asset class The monetization of intellectual property, and IPXI’s model to do that The commoditization of a patent portfolio using Unit Licensing Rights (ULRs) The process IPXI goes through to create ULRs And more...

Options Insider Radio: Ed Boyle from BOX Exchange In this episode, Mark is joined by Ed Boyle, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at BOX Exchange. They discuss: Jumbo SPY and industry reaction to it Jumbo SPY settlement and issues around it The future of PIP, and auctions in general Complex orders and adding functionality to the PIP, or COPIP What will it take to execute complex orders across exchanges? And more…    

Options Insider Radio: RCM Wealth Management In this episode, Mark is joined by Mike Cavanaugh and Bobby Schwartz, Principals at RCM Wealth Management. They discuss: How RCM can help both retail and institutional clients Navigating the futures markets in recent years Customer protection measures and restrictive capital requirements Generational aspects of leadership in the futures market And more

Options Insider Radio: CBOE Futures Exchange In this episode, Mark is joined by Jay Caauwe, Managing Director of CBOE Futures Exchange. They discuss: Volatility as an asset class Diverse audiences embracing VIX futures Continued VIX futures record volume Expanding trading hours, including the 2:00 a.m. start, mirroring the London opening Trading VIX and SPX together Moving beyond the “fear gauge” And more

Options Insider Radio: Barchart.com In this episode, Mark is joined by Eero Pickat, President and co-owner of Barchart.com They discuss: ·         The history of Barchart.com ·         Barchart.com’s point of entry for options traders ·         Barchart.com’s niche sites ·         Trends in what retail customers need ·         Institutional presence ·         And more  

Options Insider Radio: KCG Capital In this episode, Mark is joined by Carl Gilmore, CEO of KCG Capital. They discuss: The genesis of KCG Capital The businesses within KCG Capital Futures industry drama from the last few years Is the FCM model broken? Is the self-regulation model broken? KCG’s focus on customer service And more....

Options Insider Radio: NYSE Options In this episode, Mark is joined by Steve Crutchfield, Executive Vice President and head of U.S. Options at NYSE. They discuss: ·         Merger mania, and how will NYSE Options be impacted ·         Dividend trades and proposed OCC regulations ·         SEC allegations against OCC ·         Market fragmentation ·         Penny pilot ·         And more    

Options Insider Radio: Object Trading In this episode, Mark is joined by Steve Woodyatt, CEO, and Dan Hubscher, Director of Marketing at Object Trading. They discuss: ·         How Object Trading came to be ·         Direct market access through Front Runner ·         Their research report on how markets actually innovate ·         Integrating best-of-breed tools into trading platforms ·         And more  

Options Insider Radio: Tera Exchange In this episode, Mark is joined by Lennie Nuara, President and co-founder of the Tera Exchange. They discuss: The genesis of the Tera Exchange The SEF market, counterparty risk, and how mandatory clearing has changed the marketplace What has changed in the marketplace to allow the SEF market to succeed? What sets the Tera Exchange apart? And more…

Options Insider Radio: Activ Financial In this episode, Mark is joined by Mike Dunne, CTO of Activ Financial. They discuss: How to take the glut of options data and make it manageable for the end-user How to process the tsunami of data in an economically reasonable way The sustainability of the growth of data creation Speed of access to data, and the shift from the latency issue to security\ And more

Options Insider Radio: Trading Technologies In this episode Mark is joined by Rick Lane and Brian Haag from Trading Technologies. They discuss: The genesis of X_TRADER Visual feedback of algorithm creation Broadening the appeal to a new customer base Broadening users beyond traditional options traders Challenges that Trading Technologies can help traders mitigate What are Trading Technologies’ newest cloud-related initiatives And more  

Options Insider Radio:  Getting Someone to Do Your Trading Homework In this episode, Mark is joined by Vlad Karpel, founder of Tradespoon.com They discuss: An overview of Tradespoon, and the trade recommendation space in general The origin of the name Tradespoon Segmentation of trade recommendations Auto-trading And much more  

Options Insider Radio: Are You a Gemini? Mark is joined by Boris Ilyevsky, the Managing Director of ISE’s Options Exchanges. They discuss: The announcement of the Gemini Exchange Why another exchange? Will it help grow the size of the pie? If you build it, will they come? Getting excited about implied order functionality Can we see an NBBO for spreads? And more

Options Insider Radio: Data on the Go In this episode, Mark is joined by Jack Walker, the head of business development at iVolatility. They discuss: iVolatility Lite, the mobile options data application Getting the greeks on it, and the evolution of data availability You need not be an existing client to use iVolatility Lite, just register online Access to the main site on various platforms The myriad types of information you can get from iVolatility

Options Insider Radio: View from WashingtonIn this episode, Mark is joined by Joe Corcoran, Head of Government Relations at the Options Clearning Corporation.They discuss: The impact of proposed mark-to-market legislation on the listed options industry Washington's tendency to treat listed derivatives and OTC products in the same manner Ways you can have your voices heard on this issue And more...