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Option Block 431: Why Is No One Trading Options?

The Option Block
The Option Block
Episode • May 12, 2015 • 55m

Trading Block: OPEC: Oil prices to stay below $100 for next decade. April U.S. options volume at 327.6m, down from March as spreads tighten. Highlights from The Options Industry Conference in Miami last week.


Odd Block: Calls and puts trade in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), puts trade in Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS), and calls trade in Iron Mountain Inc. (IRM)


Strategy Block: Tosaw discusses selling calendar spreads


Mail Block: Listener questions and comments



  • Question from Nicolas Bougie: Many Thanks for [Russell] Rhodes podcast you guys put online. Very educational! My question to you guys is: What is your personal favorite trading platform and why? What platform would you suggest to someone starting in this business?


Around the Block: Earnings! Wednesday - Cisco, JC Penney, Macys. Thursday - Kohls, Nordstrom, King Digital

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