Mark is joined by:

• Mead Welles, Founder, A Leg To Stand On

Mark and Mead discuss

• Raising money for kids with missing limbs around the world
• Their big upcoming Rocktoberfest events in New York and Chicago

On this episode, Mark is joined in the Southern Studio at the STA National Conference by:

• Sean Feeney, Head of U.S. Options at Nasdaq

Mark and Sean discuss:

• IEX getting into the options game.
• How many exchanges are too many?
• The resilience of the options market after 8/5
• The "flexiness" of the options market
• Should we all be celebrating "Metals Monday?"
• The prospects for bitcoin options
• and much more...

On this episode, Mark is joined in the Southern Studio at STA 2024 by:

• Patrick Travers, CEO - Clear Street Derivatives
• John DiBacco, Global Head of Derivatives - Clear Street

They discuss:

• What the heck is Clear Street?
• Do we need another options exchange?
• The impact of 0DTE on the institutional options market
• The resilience of the options market after the August selloff.
• Will we see options on the bitcoin etfs in our lifetime (spoiler alert...Yes!)
• What does Clear Street have to offer the retail market?
• and much more...

On this episode we are joined in the Souther Studio by:

• JJ Kinahan, CEO of IG Group North America & President of Tastytrade

JJ and Mark discuss:

• The impact of the Fed's "surprise" half point rate cut. Too little, too late or just right?
• Should you really care that IEX is launching a new options exchange?
• Are we reaching a dangerous tipping point in the options exchange world?
• Did the recent market meltdown signal that we're past the dangerous phase of the 0DTE era?
• and much more...

On this episode Mark is joined in the Hot Seat by:

• Ben Colabella and Dillon Del Rosso, Co-Founders at PeakBot

They discuss:

• WTH is PeakBot?
• How much does it cost?
• What types of options algorithms can you trade on the platform?
• How do they construct their algorithms?
• Can you tweak them to your preferred trading style?
• Who controls your accounts?
• How can they maintain the quality of your executions as their algos grow in popularity?
• What types of security is in place to protect your money?
• And much more

On this episode, Mark is joined by James Kostulias, Managing Director and Head of Trading Services at Charles Schwab.

They discuss

• The benefits and risks of 0DTE options
• The explosive growth of retail options trading
• Should the options market go 24-5 or even 24-7
• What's going on with the options on the Bitcoin ETFs
• Why did it take so long to integrate all of the Schwab's options platforms
• And much more

On this episode we are joined by:

• Brian Hyndman, CEO of Blue Ocean Technologies

Mark and Brian discuss the rise of 24-hour trading

• Should it happen?
• It it just inevitable?
• How would it impact the options market?
• How does technology impact the adoption of 24-hour trading?
• and much more...

On this episode Mark is joined in the Southern Studio by:

• Sean Feeney, Head of Options - Nasdaq

Mark and Sean discuss the hot topics in the options market right now including:

• Zero Day Options - are they a bane or a boon and when will we see more of them listed?
• Bitcoin Options - what the heck is going on there?
• Flex Options - why are they suddenly the hottest thing in the options market?
• Options Volume - why did it dip recently and can it possibly persist at these levels?
• and much more...