On this episode Mark is joined by:

• Mark Sebastian, The Option Pit
• Rich Excell, Derivatives and Trading Academy, Gies College of Business - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

They discuss:

• The latest in the volatility markets in the US
• The impact on volatility this week due to the Fed announcement
• The international volatility market (VSTOXX)
• The impact on volatility due to upcoming European elections
• Interesting trading activity and developments in VSTOXX,
  VIX, SVIX, UVIX, UVXY and VXX
• Their Crystal Ball predictions for VIX and VSTOXX
• And much more...

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We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (gold, silver), crypto (bitcoin), energy (crude oil), and much more.

With your host:

• Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network

And CME Hot Seat guest:

• Brett Friedman, MD - Winhall Risk Analytics & OptionsMetrics Contributor

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Cboe Global Markets.

On this episode, we:

• Discuss the latest in the markets including yesterday being the 6th most active options volume day ever and the 2nd biggest jump in percentage terms in VIX history
• Debate what the Fed is doing right now
• Talk about the most active equity options for the day
• Look at earnings season volatility including DRI, NIKE
• Examine the latest unusual options activity in BE, GOOG, QUBT
• Share what we are looking at for the end of the week/going into next week
• And much more

With your hosts:

• Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
• Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets
• “Uncle” Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management

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