The Advisors Option podcast

The Advisors Option

Simple diversification is no longer enough to shield the assets under your management. Registered investment advisors, financial planners and asset managers need a new weapon in their war on risk. Welcome to The Advisors Option - the only program designed to arm busy advisors with the information necessary to properly manage risk in this volatile environment. From options education and trading strategies to practical tips, industry news and interviews with leading advisors, you will find it all on The Advisors Option.

Simple diversification is no longer enough to shield the assets under your management. Registered investment advisors, financial planners and asset managers need a new weapon in their war on risk. Welcome to The Advisors Option - the only program designed to arm busy advisors with the information necessary to properly manage risk in this volatile environment. From options education and trading strategies to practical tips, industry news and interviews with leading advisors, you will find it all on The Advisors Option.

 

#100

The Advisor's Option 134: Down Months, Higher Volatility and Zero-Sum Debates

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---IS VOLATILITY BACK ---HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP ---THE ZERO-SUM OPTIONS GAME ---MARCH OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OIC ---HEDGING USING OTM PUT CALENDAR SPREADS ---AND MUCH MORE ... Read more

17 Apr 2024

59 MINS

59:48

17 Apr 2024


#99

The Advisor's Option 133: Options Income and the Great Volatility Debate

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: NICK GRIEBENOW, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---GENERATING INCOME IN HIGH RATE ENVIRONMENTS ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ---FEBRUARY OPTIONS VOLUME ---THE GREAT VOL DEBATE - WHAT IS KEEPING VOL SO LOW? ---SELLING COVERED PUTS ---AND MUCH MORE ... Read more

26 Mar 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:55

26 Mar 2024


#98

The Advisors's Option 132: 2023 In Review, 0 DTE Debate and Crypto Estate Planning

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: BILL ULIVIERI, CENACLE CAPITAL ---TAKEAWAYS FROM 2023 ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INCL THE POST-BITCOIN APPROVAL MARKET ---THE ESSENTIAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS TOOLKIT FOR RECOVERING CRYPTOCURRENCY ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ---DECEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME AND 2023 RECORD OPTIONS NUMBERS ---THOUGHTS ON CONTINUED RESILIENCE OF THE OPTIONS MARKET ---HOW ODTE OPTIONS HAVE EFFECTED THE MARKETS ---AND MUCH MORE ... Read more

31 Jan 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:01

31 Jan 2024


#97

The Advisors Option: 131: Advisors and Digital Assets

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: JOHN STEC, GLOBAL X ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INCL THE RECENT BULL MARKET IN CRYPTO & RUMORS OF THE APPROVAL OF THE BTC SPOT ETF ---TRICKS OF THE TRADE: DISCUSSION OF ADVISORS AND DIGITAL ASSETS ---OCTOBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ---THOUGHTS ON THE CONTINUED RESILIENCE OF THE OPTIONS MARKET ---AND MUCH MORE ... Read more

30 Nov 2023

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:39

30 Nov 2023


#96

The Advisor's Option 130: Top 5 Scariest Options Strategies

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP ---TOP 5 SCARIEST OPTIONS STRATEGIES/TRADES ---SCARIEST OPTIONS STRATEGY NAME ---BACKTEST VOLATILITY OF INTRADAY SPX OPTIONS FOR PAST 18 MONTHS ---AND MUCH MORE ... Read more

01 Nov 2023

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:38

01 Nov 2023


#95

The Advisor's Option 129: Coming Around Again on the Wheel Trade

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---ANALYZING THE SURPRISING LACK OF IMPACT THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS HAVING ON VOLATILITY ---BASIC TRAINING: THE WHEEL STRATEGY ---SEPTEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ---WHICH EXAM OFFERS THE BEST PREP FOR OPTIONS TRADING ---AND MUCH MORE ... Read more

11 Oct 2023

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:31

11 Oct 2023


#94

The Advisor's Option 128: Slinging Risk Reversals in the Dog Days of Summer

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---JULY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC ---WHICH PRODUCT HAS HAD THE LARGEST OVERALL IMPACT ON THE OPTIONS MARKET? VIX, ODTE, WEEKLYS ---HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP ---OPTIONS 101: RISK REVERSAL REVIEW ---IS IT TIME TO RECONSIDER WRITING COVERED CALLS AT LEAST UNTIL VOLATILITY INCREASES ... Read more

30 Aug 2023

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:01

30 Aug 2023


#93

The Advisor's Option 127: Low Vol Calendars Plus the Great 3K vs 5K Debate

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: ERIC COTT, COTT CONSULTING ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---3000 VS 5000 IN SPX ---JUNE OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS ---WILL WE SEE LOWER VOLATILITY IN SECOND HALF OF YEAR ---THOUGHTS ON PAST/UPCOMING OPTIONS CONFERENCES ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ---USING CALENDARS IN A LOW VOL ENVIRONMENT TO GET LONG FOR A SMALL OUTLAY AND FOR PUT CALENDARS TO HEDGE A PORTFOLIO ---IS THERE AN UPTICK IN CLIENT INTEREST IN OPTIONS ... Read more

27 Jul 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:42

27 Jul 2023


#92

The Advisor's Option 126: Attack of Analysis Paralysis

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---LOOK AT MAY OPTIONS VOLUME ---HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP ---IS IT TIME TO PURCHASE PORTFOLIO PROTECTION ---COMPARING SKEW ACROSS PRODUCTS ---THE SWEET SPOT FOR STOCK SUBSTITUTION STRATEGY ---CAN GARBAGE CALL/PUT CONCEPT BE APPLIED TO JUST ABOUT ANY EQUITY ---ARE BUTTERFLIES WORTH DOING WHEN VIX IS IN THE LOW TEENS ---OVERLAY TOOLS IN THE ORATS LIBRARY ---EFFECTIVE STRATEGY IN SHORT-DURATION CONTRACTS LIKE 0DTE SPX ... Read more

21 Jun 2023

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:42

21 Jun 2023


#91

The Advisor's Option 125: AI Sidekicks and Income Generation

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: BARRY MARTIN, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---GENERATING INCOME IN HIGH RATE ENVIRONMENTS ---APRIL OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS DOWN ---THOUGHTS ON OPTIONS INDUSTRY CONFERENCE ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ---WHAT IS THE BIGGEST SURPRISE ABOUT OPTIONS LEARNED FROM YEARS OF BACK TESTING ... Read more

01 Jun 2023

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:34

01 Jun 2023


#90

The Advisor's Option 124: A Historic Look at Zero DTE Options

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---HISTORIC MONTH FOR THE OPTIONS MARKET! ---HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP ---OPTIONS 101: WHAT ARE ZERO DAY OPTIONS CONTRACTS AND THOUGHTS ON THEIR EXPANSION ---COLLARS AS THE HOLY GRAIL FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS ... Read more

25 Apr 2023

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:14

25 Apr 2023


#89

The Advisor's Option 123: The Joys and Mysteries of Butterflies

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---OPTIONS 101: BUTTERFLY OVERVIEW ---THE ORATS PHILOSOPHY OF TRADING USING BACKTESTING, PAPER TRADING, EXECUTION TOOLS ---ADVISOR TAKEAWAYS FROM THE FIA BOCA CONFERENCE ---FEBRUARY OPTIONS VOLUME FROM OPTIONS CLEARING ---WHAT OUR INDICATORS ARE SHOWING ABOUT THE SPX, THE BANKING INDUSTRY AND THE MARKETS ---ADVISOR WHO STOLE MONEY FROM DEMENTIA PATIENTS ... Read more

28 Mar 2023

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:13

28 Mar 2023


#88

The Advisor's Option 122: Harvesting the Volatility Risk Premium

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: KEN KWALIK, CARRICK LANE ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---INVESTING IN OPTIONS: PAST GROWTH AND 2023 POTENTIAL ---COLLATERALIZED PUT WRITING AND COVERED CALL WRITING ---JANUARY OPTIONS VOLUME FROM OPTIONS CLEARING ... Read more

01 Mar 2023

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:33

01 Mar 2023


#87

The Advisor's Option 121: Top Options Trends, Takeaways And Surprises from 2022

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---WHAT STANDS OUT FROM A MARKETS, VOLATILITY, OPTIONS AND ADVISORS PERSPECTIVE FROM LAST YEAR ---WHAT WERE THE MAJOR TRENDS/DEVELOPMENTS IN THE OPTIONS MARKET IN 2022 ---GOOGLE TRENDS 2023 CHECKUP ---2022 WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR OPTIONS ---WILL 2023 BE AN ABOVE AVERAGE YEAR FOR OPTIONS TRADES ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ... Read more

04 Jan 2023

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:10

04 Jan 2023


#86

The Advisor's Option 120: Overlays Revisited

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: NICK GRIEBENOW, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---THOUGHTS ON CORRELATION ACROSS ASSET CLASSES POSING CHALLENGES FOR ADVISORS ---PORTFOLIO OVERLAY REVIEW ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ---WHY IT IS SO HARD TO MAKE MONEY WITH LONG PUTS AS A HEDGE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT ... Read more

30 Nov 2022

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:28

30 Nov 2022


#85

The Advisor's Option 119: Options Men About Town

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: ERIC COTT, COTT CONSULTING ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ---HOT TOPICS FROM LATEST INDUSTRY CONFERENCES ---TOTAL OPTIONS VOLUME FOR SEPTEMBER ---HOW MEME STOCK TREND IMPACTED ADVISORS ---BITCOIN EXPOSURE IN BITO AND GRAYSCALE PRODUCTS ... Read more

28 Oct 2022

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:55

28 Oct 2022


#84

The Advisor's Option 118: Exploring the Intersection of Crypto and Advisors

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: BILL ULIVIERI, CENACLE CAPITAL ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ---EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF CRYPTO AND ADVISORS ---TOTAL OPTIONS VOLUME FOR AUGUST ---SVIX AND ITS SUITABILITY FOR ADVISORS TO INCLUDE IN CLIENT PORTFOLIOS ... Read more

14 Sep 2022

58 MINS

58:06

14 Sep 2022


#83

The Advisor's Option 117: The Mysteries of the Covered Combo

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: MICHAEL OYSTER, OPTIONS SOLUTIONS THE BUZZ ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---ARE WE ENTERING A NEW VOLATILITY REGIME ---THE COVERED COMBO STRANGLE ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE OPTIONS 101 - THE COVERED CALL ---THE GO-TO OPTIONS STRATEGY FOR MOST FINANCIAL ADVISORS - WHAT IS IT ---PROS AND CONS ---THE COVERED CALL AS A DIVIDEND DOESN'T GET THE RESPECT THAT IT DESERVES THE BUZZ SEGMENT ---TOTAL OPTIONS VOLUME FOR JULY OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT ---EARLY ASSIGNMENT RISK FOR OPTION WRITERS ---IS THERE A WAY TO TRADE COVERED CALLS ON VIX ... Read more

16 Aug 2022

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:44

16 Aug 2022


#82

The Advisor's Option 116: Sub-Optimal Collars and The Role of Annuities

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ---OCC MAY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS ---HOW SHOULD ADVISORS APPROACH THESE MARKETS USING OPTIONS ---WHY ARE ZERO COST COLLARS CONSIDERED TO BE SUB OPTIMAL ---THOUGHTS ON STABLECOINS AND THEIR IMPACT ON CRYPTO ADOPTION BY ADVISORS ---THE ROLE ANNUITIES SHOULD PLAY IN CLIENT PORTFOLIOS ---THE ADVISOR ROLE IN 2022 WITH INCREASE IN ROBO ADVISORS ... Read more

29 Jun 2022

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:56

29 Jun 2022


#81

The Advisor's Option 115: The Majesty of the Cash-Secured Put

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ---THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ---EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE ---THE CASH SECURED PUT - A VERY POPULAR INCOME AND STOCK-ENTRY TOOL FOR ADVISORS ---OCC APRIL OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS ---DAILY EXPIRATIONS IN SPX ... Read more

01 Jun 2022

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:34

01 Jun 2022