Options Insider Radio Interviews

In this interview, Mark is joined by Rob Brogan, Vice President of Equity Derivative Servies at FlexTrade. They discuss: Monitoring real-time risk APIs vs front end The fight for screen space Liquidity issues Too many strikes, too few trades And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Kapil Rathi, Head of Equity Options at Cboe. They discuss: How many exchanges are too many exchanges? Is it time to reveiw the regulatory environment? Liquidity issues Limiting the live order book SPY volatility products After-hours options trading Listing crypto options And more...

When Mark was in Florida for the 2018 Options Industry Conference, he had a chance to sit down with Jim Toes, President of STA They discussed: What is the STA? Why is the STA attending the Options Industry Conference? What are the regulatory focuses of the STA? Thoughts on auctions Transparency versus speed Issues in DC

When Mark was in Florida for the 2018 Options Industry Conference, he had a chance to sit down with Shelly Brown, Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Joe Bracco, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales at MIAX. They discussed: The proposal for the third MIAX exchange Addressing the critiques What does MIAX bring to the market? Why competition matters What about the liquidity issue? Penny pricing Thoughts on auctions And more...

When Mark was in Florida for the 2018 Options Industry Conference, he had a chance to sit down with Andy Nybo, Director at Burton-Taylor International Consulting. They discussed: What does market data research entail? Sifting through the dearth of market data The growth in the need for data How to define liquidity Thoughts on auctions What about the number of exchanges? And more...

When Mark was in Florida for the 2018 Options Industry Conference, he had a chance to sit down with John Davidson, President and Chief Operating Officer at OCC. They discussed: John's tenure in the financial services industry The function of being a clearinghouse Technical upgrades on the horizon The nuts and bolts of clearing The symbology initiative Issues with liquidity Working with Washington And more...  

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he sat down with Ed Boyle, CEO at BOX. They discuss: Update on the BOX trading floor What's trading on the BOX trading floor? What's the theme of the 2018 Options Industry Conference? What can be done about the liquidity issue? How to mitigate risk for liquidity providers? Thoughts on auctions The number of exchanges After hours options trading The demand for new products

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he sat down with Pat Luongo, Director of AES Options Sales at Credit Suisse. They discuss: Pat's history in the options industry Who are their customers? Welcoming back volatility Correcting liquidity concerns Fragmentation of trading venues Stemming the tide of losing liquidity providers After-hours options trading And more

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he caught up with Gary Franklin, Vice President of Retail Options Trading and Strategies at Raymond James. They discuss: What brought Raymond James to the Options Industry Conference? The evolution of interest in options for advisors Clients driving demand for options growth Demystifying options How has the increase in volatility impacted their clients? And more...

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he caught up with Chris Larkin, Senior Vice President of Trading Product at E*Trade. They discuss: The acquisition and integration of Options House and E*Trade platforms Rebuilding the platform from the ground up Lowering the barrier to entry for new options traders What percentage of trades happen on mobile devices? Increasing the community offering Addressing the liquidity issue What about after hours options trading? And more..

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he caught up with the Flowmaster himself, Henry Schwartz from Trade Alert. They discuss: State of the options industry Concentration of liquidity The optics of tight quotes versus thin liquidity Unintended consequences of auctions Volume data; where will the year end? Single stocks taking volume back from ETFs The controversey regarding VIX settlement What is coming next from Trade Alert? And more...

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he caught up with Kevin Kennedy, Senior Vice President of U.S. Derivatives at NASDAQ. They discuss: The trading floor at the PHLX The old floor versus the new floor What has been the 2018 trend for options so far? What a difference a year makes! What does Kevin anticipate for growth for the rest of the year? The trends in liquidity, and how to correct them How can we reverse the trend of people leaving the liquidity business? Thoughts on additional options exchanges Executing complex orders What are they doing in the volatility space? What's NASDAQ doing with crypto? And more...

In this episode, Mark is at the Options Industry Conference, where he caught up with JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist and Managing Director at TD Ameritrade. They discuss: How has the integration with Scottrade gone? Focusing on options education with the new clients The evolution of options broker How options educational content is evolving How is the reception for TD Ameritrade's new content? How does TD Ameritrade build and foster a community? And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tom Sosnoff, Co-CEO at Tasty Trade. They discuss: Winning the Options Broker Madness tournament in their first year participating What sets Tasty Trade apart from the competition? The first year in the live of Tasty Trade New entrants shaking up the options space No charge for closing trades! Is there any intention of going public? The challenge of creating compelling content Listener questions: When can I trade futures options in an IRA account on Tasty Works? Does Tasty Works offer portfolio margin and API access? What is his option of portfolio margining? What about the lack of after-hours trading for options? Tom talks about Market making Liquidity Naked calls in an IRA

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tony Kolton, Founder and CEO of Prognos Analytics. They discuss: Tony's background in the options industry Surviving the crash of '87 The genesis of his research methodology Options Geiger counter Determining what the "smart" money is doing WYNN, TSLA Crypto, crypto, crypto What is the purest asset class? How to learn more about Prognos

In this episode, Mark is joined by Yuriy Shterk, the Head of Product Management for Derivatives - Americas at Fidessa. They discuss: Is there a particular product the are focusing on these days? How has the increase in volatility impacted their clients? Volatility is bringing in new participants to the market Where is the biggest up-tick in activity? Any plans to enter the crypto space? Fidessa's options trading tools Post-trade work flow optimization Fighting for screen real estate And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tony Saliba, author and CEO of Matrix Holdings. They discuss: The book on the Chinese options market and resulting educational tour Is there another book in the works? Updates on the ChiX deal What is Matrix Holdings? Why get back into financial technology? Potential partnerships with futures and options users Bots with persona Potential in cryptos The crypto / options time line comparison When might there be crypto options? And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by Geoff Sharp, Managing Director and Head of Sales for the Eris Exchange. They discuss: What is Eris Exchange What are the benefits of using Eris Exchange? What are Eris swap futures? Growth in open interest Challenges they have faced bringing transparency to the swaps market Building the ecosystem Their patent award How the return of volatility impacted activity And more

In 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

In 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 mentioned: