OB 862: Why Bother Puts

Option Block 862: Why Bother Puts

HOST:  MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: TREY JARRELL, TRADING STRATEGY DESK, FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

MARKETS RALLYING AFTER TRUMP TWEET ON TRADE DEAL BRITAIN VOTING YET AGAIN AROUND BREXIT VIX: 14.5 - DOWN .25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX:103.5 - UP 5.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 16.6 - DOWN .4 FROM LAST SHOW  TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND OPTIONS ACTIVITY AT FIDELITY IN LULU, AMD, GE

ODD BLOCK

CDEV LONG-TERM LINE IN THE SAND PUTS MLCO CALL LOVE AKRX PUT LOVE

MAIL BLOCK

QUESTION FROM Erik Norstedt: Hi Guys,Great show! So with most big funds creating skew by selling calls and buying puts could traders not arbitrage the skew by buying calls and selling puts & having a short position in the underlying? QUESTION TEL8HJE: Why aren’t there free commissions on options. Just $.65 for every contract? 

AROUND THE BLOCK

WHAT’S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? COST and ORCL earnings