The Long and Short of Futures Options: Futures Options Trends, Surprises and Volatility
The Long and Short of Futures Options is your official source for futures options information. From unusual trading activity to cutting-edge education and trading strategies, you'll find it all on The Long and Short of Futures Options.
Coming to you from the Futures Industry Conference in Chicago,
Mark is joined by Nick Howard, founder of QuikStrike and Derek
Samman, CME Group Senior Managing Director and Global Head of
Commodities Options and Products.
They discuss:
The great year that CME has been having in 2016
This outsize growth was fueled by options
What trends are we seeing in futures options?
Are retail traders becoming more active in futures
options?
The trend towards trading on microevents
The short-duration expiration options. Will there be daily
expiration options?
Crude! Puts are still very expensive
Natural gas options business grew 40% year-over-year
Soybeans driven by volatility and volatility skew
72% of ag options are trading electronically
Managing options flow outside of seasonal patterns
Metals! It's been an interesting year.
Gold call bias...the rent is cheap
Don't forget the less sexy metals
What can we look forward to from CME in the next year?
About the Podcast
The Long and Short of Futures Options is your official source for futures options information. From unusual trading activity to cutting-edge education and trading strategies, you'll find it all on The Long and Short of Futures Options.