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This Week in Futures Options

The Options Insider Radio Network
Natural Gas
CME Group
Crude Oil
Silver
Gold
Bitcoin
Equities
Futures Options
Volatility
WTI Crude Oil
Futures Options Market
S&P 500
Corn
Soybeans
Natgas
Copper
Russell 2000
Interest Rates
Energy
Palladium

Gold, crude oil, corn, soybeans and more - with so many tradeable products the futures options market is an intimidating place. How can you possibly keep track of the latest trading activity across so many different products? Don't worry - we've got you covered. Welcome to This Week in Futures Options - the program designed to help active futures options traders stay on top of this ever-changing m... more

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On this episode, we are joined by Mike Tosaw of St. Charles Wealth Management to analyze the biggest futures options stories from around the globe.

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• The week's biggest Movers & Shakers across metals, energy, agriculture and eq... more

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In this episode, Mark Longo and Carley Garner of DeCarley Trading dig deep into the data using the CME Group TWIFO tool to explore major volatility shifts, unexpected open interest spikes, and unique options trading strategies across multiple asset c... more

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The commodity roller coaster kept traders busy this week as crude oil gave back much of its recent geopolitical premium, silver suffered another sharp selloff, and Nasdaq futures options lit up the tape following a volatile week for equities.

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This week on This Week in Futures Options, Mark Longo welcomes first-time guest Jim Iurio, CEO of JI Financial Strategies, for a wide-ranging discussion covering the biggest movers and opportunities across the futures options landscape.

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Recent Guests

Jim Iurio
Managing Director, TJM Institutional Services (guest on this episode)
TJM Institutional Services
Episode: TWIFO 502: Crude Oil Carnage, Gold Trouble and the SpaceX Effect
Dr. Vicks (Russell Rhoads)
Volatility expert
Volatility Views
Episode: TWIFO 500: The 500th Episode Spectacular
Bobby Iaccino
Co-founder and Chief Market Strategist
Path Trading Partners
Episode: TWIFO 498: Enduring Equities, Sordid Silver and Crude Theta Bombs
Russell Rhoads
A participant in volatility discussions and expert on commodities.
Indiana University
Episode: TWIFO 474: Hoarding Gold For Terrifying Reasons
Giovanni Vicioso
Global head of cryptocurrency products at CME Group
CME Group
Episode: TWIFO 471: Shaking up the Crypto Complex
Rich Excel
Financial expert with a focus on derivatives trading and market analysis.
CME Group
Episode: TWIFO 459: Fed Dissent Amid A Historic Move For Copper
Dr. Russell Rhoads
Involved in the Kelly School of Business and frequent contributor to the network.
Kelly School of Business
Episode: TWIFO 458: Shockingly Flat Skew in the Widow Maker
Scott Bauer
Good buddy from Prosper Trading Academy
Prosper Trading Academy
Episode: TWIFO 454: Heavy Metal Squeezes and Wild Crude Ratios
Dan Gramza
Financial analyst and trader, founder of Gramza Capital Management
Gramza Capital Management
Episode: TWIFO 450: Addicted to Long Gamma in Nat Gas, Gold and more

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Mark Longo
Host with deep experience in futures options media, often guiding multi-guest discussions and live market color.

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 21 ratings
  • Great show, dynamic and educational!

    Greatly enjoy listening to your guys show, I am just getting into trading futures and am finding your show educational as well as entertaining!

    Keep up the great work :)

    Apple Podcasts
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    Rocket Labs
    United States9 years ago

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The format and energy level help explain complex options concepts to active traders.
Guest ideas and strategies are noted as concrete and trade-ready.
Listeners appreciate the cross-asset insights and practical risk management tips.
Sponsors value the show's actionable trading ideas and real-time market color.

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TWIFO 500: The 500th Episode Spectacular
Q: Can Nick talk about the challenges of mapping futures prices over time?
We map front contracts, interpolate between surrounding futures to create a smooth term structure, and offer various maturities to keep the data coherent and usable for traders who need a continuous view across expiration dates.
TWIFO 501: Equities Roar ahead of SpaceX Launch
Q: What were your thoughts on all the debate around how these indexes are constituted and whether SpaceX should be included?
There's a longstanding methodology at play, including free float, voting rights, and the fast-entry rules; the debate is intense because IPOs and big constituents must be represented without triggering unnecessary turnover, and SpaceX's listing is testing how quickly those rules will translate into actual index inclusions.
TWIFO 486: Widowmakers and Lethal Weapons
Q: How is the volatility of crude oil and NatGas shaping options strategies right now?
Traders are using a mix of calls and puts with different expirations to capture skew and volatility; NatGas remains a focal point due to its history as the Widowmaker and its potential gamma-driven moves, while crude oil traders are pricing in geopolitical risk and supply/demand dynamics.
TWIFO 486: Widowmakers and Lethal Weapons
Q: What factors are driving the current rotation out of megacap tech into other areas of the market?
Carley suggests capital is seeking safer havens and other growth pockets; there's rotation from tech to materials and energy as investors rebalance and search for yield, with caution about downside risk in tech until a clearer catalyst emerges.
TWIFO 479: A Year of Treacherous and Improbable Events
Q: What do you think of the performance of silver this past year?
Carley mentioned the unusual dynamics that led to silver's performance and highlighted the challenges in trading it due to wide bid-ask spreads.

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2. Dr. Vicks (Russell Rhoads)
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4. Russell Rhoads
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