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 Upcoming Economic Reports A preview of what may move the market this week
| TIME (ET) | REPORT | PERIOD | FORECAST | PREVIOUS | | MONDAY, MAY 14 | | Â | None scheduled | Â | Â | Â | | TUESDAY, MAY 15 | | 3:15 AM | Jerome Powell speech | Â | Â | Â | | 8:30 AM | Retail sales | April | 0.40% | 0.60% | | 8:30 AM | Retail sales ex-autos | April | 0.60% | 0.30% | | 8:30 AM | Empire state index | May | -- | 15.8 | | 10:00 AM | Home builders' index | May | -- | 69 | | 10:00 AM | Business inventories | March | -- | 0.60% | | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 | | 8:30 AM | Housing starts | April | 1.287mln | 1.319mln | | 8:30 AM | Building permits | April | -- | 1.379mln | | 9:15 AM | Industrial production | April | 0.60% | 0.50% | | 9:15 AM | Capacity utilization | April | 78.50% | 78.00% | | THURSDAY, MAY 17 | | 8:30 AM | Weekly jobless claims | 12-May | 215,000 | 211,000 | | 8:30 AM | Phily Fed index | May | -- | 23.2 | | 10:00 AM | Leading economic indicators | April | -- | 0.30% | | FRIDAY, MAY 18 | | 10:00 AM | Advance services | Q1 | Â | -- |
 Options Insider Radio Network Episodes you may have missed from Options Insider Radio last week
Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Options and Market Data with Burton-Taylor
Posted May 11th, 2018 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...
Option Block 714: Talking VXX, NVDA and VIX
Posted May 11th, 2018 Trading Block: Earnings! Thursday - Nvidia NVDA - ATM straddle: 17, approx. 6.5% Odd Block: More Jan 2019 50 "catastrophe" put in Tesla Motors (TSLA). Crazy option palooza in Helios and Matheson Analytics (HMNY). Line in the sand puts in HP Inc. (HPE). Call trade in Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR). Mail Block: Options Question of the Week VIX is back in the mid-teens but the Volatility space is hotter than ever. This is breathing new life into old Volatility products as they try to elbow their way into the VIX spotlight. Which do you think has the best chance of hitting it big with traders? 23% - RealVol- S&P Realized Vol 16% - VolDex -S&P ATM Vol 29% - Spikes- aka SPY VIX 32% - None: There's Only 1 VIX Around the Block/Economic Reports: May 11 - Import and Export Prices, Consumer Sentiment  Options Insider Radio Interviews: Exploring How to Help Options Market Makers with OCC Posted May 11th, 2018 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...  Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Options Trading Floors with BOX Posted May 8th, 2018 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  Option Block 713: More Mystery Option Paloozas Posted May 8th, 2018 Trading Block: What's moving the options market? Options Volume for April: OCC announced that total cleared contract volume in April reached 405,853,179 contracts, a 27% increase from April 2017 volume of 320,547,848 contracts and marking the highest April on record. Earnings! Tuesday - The Walt Disney Company Thursday - Nvidia Odd Block: Bullish paper opening in Coty Inc. (COTY). Rolling calls in Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO). Near ATM earnings calls in Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses when it might be better to use verticals or diagonal/calendars. Around the Block/Economic Reports: May 8: JOLTS May 9: PPI May 10: Jobless Claims, Consumer Price Index, Treasury Budget May 11: Import and Export Prices, Consumer Sentiment  Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Options, Volatility and More with Credit Suisse Posted May 8th, 2018 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  Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Options with Raymond James Posted May 7th, 2018 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...  Options Insider Radio Interviews: What Options Traders Can Expect from E*Trade Posted May 7th, 2018 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. This Week in Futures Options 41: Time for a Little Hog Love Posted May 7th, 2018 Originally Posted February 20th, 2017 Topics this week include: WTI Skew Crude vol Eurodollars Lean Hogs Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Tom Rios - How has Mexico threatening to buy corn from Brazil and Argentina, rather than the US, impacted corn volatility? Question from McTinney - Hello to the TWIFO team and guest! Can you give a little more color on the longer term calls you outlined in gold options last show? Is this the beginning of a trend or just a blip on the radar? Any similar action in silver? Thanks for the show. Comment from Jim Church - I like the rent concept. Was that Nick or Mark's idea? I think it should be a regular segment. Maybe "Who's paying the rent this week?"  Best of Volatility Views 191: Earnings Apocalypse Posted May 7th, 2018 Originally Posted February 8th, 2016 Volatility Review: CBOE to list SPX Wednesday-expiring weeklys options. CBOE to begin overnight dissemination of CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). VIX Options: Total 5.81m (3.93m Calls, 1.88m Puts) Earnings Volatility: LNKD after the bell: ATM straddle = $22, approx. 11.5%, after-hours move approx. $50. Crude Oil: Wall St. fluctuates as equities track oil prices. Is oil driving the stock market? And should traders care? Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments Question from GBL - Stock splits are seen to be greatly beneficial to options volume. But do they also decrease volatility, which should hurt options trading? Around the Block: Prognosticating. Wild and reckless prognosticating. Where to Find Options Insider Radio? Do you know all the ways you can access Options Insider Radio         Â
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