Options Insider Radio Interviews

In 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

In 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

In 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

In 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.

In 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…

In 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 Working outside of the financial services industry Are they seeing a boom or a bust in financial technology spending? And more

In 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 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

In 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

In 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

In 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

In 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

In 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 trade options The OptionMetrics conference featuring academics presenting papers on how they use the data Coming soon from OptionMetrics…commodities

In 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? The potential impact of the pending legislation regarding programmer registration And more

In 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

In 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

In 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 from WEX in the near future?

Options 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 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 of listing on more products And more

In this episode of Options Insider Interviews, Mark is joined by Pat Fay, Director of Global Derivatives at Russell. They discuss: New volume records in Russell options The spread between Russell options and other benchmarks Who is using RVX options? The merger with the LSE The case for an exclusive listing And more