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This Week in Futures Options

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 marketplace. Each week we’ll break down the top trades, hot products, volatility explosions and much more. Whether you’re an experienced veteran or a newcomer looking to separate the wheat from the lean hogs, This Week in Futures Options has the information you can’t find anywhere else.

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This Week in Futures Options 49: Crude Volatility Strikes Back

Apr 24, 2017

Topics this week include:

  • WTI
  • Gold

Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from Silvan - Does Quikstrike actually quantify the rent? So you could collect X rent in product Y if you sold it, etc. Also how do I read that quickskew graph? Not sure I'm looking at it correctly.
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Best of This Week in Futures Options: Trump vs. Oil Traders

Apr 17, 2017

Originally posted on January 23, 2017, this "Best Of" This Week in Futures Options features Blu Putnam Chief Economist of CME Group.

Topics in this episode include:

  • The election, inauguration
  • WTI/Brent spread
  • QuikStrike

Future Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from Jeff Myers: What is...

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This Week in Futures Options 48: Can You Buy a Barrel of Crude?

Apr 10, 2017

Topics this week include:

  • WTI/Crude Oil
  • Gold
  • Skew

Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from Andrew L. - On the note of your oil sulfur question here is another weird one that's been bugging me. If I buy a contract for a barrel of oil and take delivery do I actually get the...

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This Week in Futures Options 47: Breaking New Ground in Index Options

Apr 3, 2017

In the CME hot seat for this episode, we have Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equity Products, CME Group.

Topics this week include:

  • QuikSkew
  • Index Options
  • Crude Oil/WTI

Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from A Joban - When are we gonna have weeky options expiring on every day of the...

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