AO 84: The Atom Bomb of Zero Commissions

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, PRINCIPAL, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CO-HOST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RISK, SWAN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

THE BUZZ

THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET/VOLATILITY CONDITIONS EARNINGS VOLATILITY: EARNINGS SEASON IS BACK MATT’S RECENT APPEARANCE AT THE DALLAS ALTS CONFERENCE FREE TRADING SHAKES UP THE BROKERAGE/OPTIONS WORLD ZERO COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORS

OPTIONS 101:  EXPENSIVE COMMISSION TRADES

 

INSPIRED BY THIS QUESTION FROM ROBERT: Now that commissions are gone are there any trades that are back on the table that would have previously been just too expensive BUTTERFLY IRON BUTTERFLY IRON CONDOR

 

OFFICE HOURS 

QUESTION FROM Erik Norstedt: Hi Mark, Great show! With some of the major brokers offering no trading fees do you think this will lead to an increase in volatility since traders can trade more? QUESTION FROM PICODEGAULLO: Has matt from orats ever thought about putting out some sort of tradeable earnings vol product? I for one would use it.  QUESTION FROM MALLE: Are the swan crew planning to expand drs to crypto when the options list in Q1?