The Advisors Option
Episodes
Advisors Option 47: Collars Revisited
26 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: Collars Revisited. Inspired by a listener question, we review the collar strategy Question from Talos - I enjoyed your panel presentation...
Advisors Option 46: Futures Options Revisited plus the 60-40 Debate
02 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: Futues Options Strategies Covered calls and protective puts Stock/Futures replacement strategy Vertical call spread Spreads with wings ...
Advisors Option 45: Options Strategies for Advisors
21 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: Today we feature guest host Russell Rhoads, author of Options Strategies for Advisors and Institutions. He discusses: An overview of you...
Advisors Option 44: John Oliver and the Hunt for Yield
17 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Tricks of the Trade: Today's guest co-hosts are Chris Hausman, Portfolio & Chief Technical Strategist, Swan Global Investments and David Beth, Co-foun...
Advisors Option 43: Financial Advisors Vs. Hairdressers
02 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Buss: Looking back at the Swan Advisor Conference What were some of the interesting takeaways, panels and developments from this conference? Visi...
Advisors Option 42: Live from the Swan Global CIO Conference
12 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mark is joined by Marc Odo, Micah Wakefield, and Chris Hausman. They discuss their big take-aways from the conference, including: ...
Advisors Option 41: The Dark Math Behind Investment Returns
31 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz: Today we are joined by Micah Wakefield, Director of Research and Product Development at Swan Global Investments. They discuss: A preview ...
Advisors Option 40: Dealing with Black Swan Events
26 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz: Today we have special guest Chris Hausman, Senior Trader & Chief Market Technician at Swan Global Investments. Chris is the author of "Do Ma...
Advisors Option 39: The Retirement Gordion Knot
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz: Today's guest is Marc Odo, Director of Investor Solutions, Swan Global Investments, and author of "The Retirement Conundrum: Untying the Gor...
Advisors Option 38: Top Options Trends of 2015
23 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz: SEC to crack down on derivatives use in funds. Mutual funds face leverage caps under SEC rule on derivatives. Looking at the financial advis...
Advisors Option 37: Taking on Listener Questions
25 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Office Hours: Listener questions and comments Question from Peter D - Stocks are being hit by latency sensitive strategies like HFT. Is that happen...
Advisors Option 36: Options Data You Can Use
29 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tricks of the Trade: An overview of leading options studies & options fund studies. New OIC Study Shows Increased Knowledge of Listed Options by In...
Advisors Option 35: Your Options Questions, Our Answers
28 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz: Final days for comment letter on DOL IRA proposal. Office Hours: So many questions. Question from TLand66 -I would like to submit a ques...
Advisors Option 34: Market Meltdowns and the Great IRA Option Battle
31 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz Segment: Today we are joined by Joe Corcoran, the Head of Government Relations at OCC. He discusses: An update on the Notre Dame study. A...
Advisors Option 33: The Great IRA Options Debate and a VIX Refresher
31 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz: OCC and U.S. Securities Market Coalition ask U.S. Department of Labor to allow use of listed options in retirement accounts. Wealth Adviser:...
Advisors Option 32: Options & Concentrated Positions
30 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: Managing concentrated positions What do you do if a client has a concentrated position? What if it’s a position in a company th...
Advisors Option 31: Performance of Options-Based Investment Strategies
29 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Mark is co-hosting with Randy Swan, Co-Founder, Swan Global Investments and Pat Stiefel, Director of Trading, Swan Global Investments Intervie...
Advisors Option 30: Rise of the Robo Advisor
29 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz: What is going on in the world of advisors? An overview of the OCC study (with Notre Dame and the University of Mississippi) on performanc...
Advisors Option 29: Paying For Your Put
30 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101:Paying for Protection The most common strategies we will outline are: basic put spreads, ratio put spreads, collars and a collar with a k...
Advisors Option 28: Breaking Down How Options Can Benefit Advisors
27 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Listener Mail: Listener questions and comments Question from Nancy N. - Would you recommend a covered call fund for a newcomer to options? How reli...
Advisors Option 27: Groundbreaking New Options Study
26 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz: The Chicago Board Options Exchange announced today the release and publication of a groundbreaking new study: "Highlights of Performance Ana...
The Advisors Option 26: Lessons Learned from 2014
31 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Looking Back on 2014: Misperceptions from 2014 - Despite "low" VIX options, volume still strong in 2014. Vol/VIX was too cheap. OTM call buyers did...
Advisors Option 25: Mystery of the Covered Strangle
10 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Advisors Option 25: Mystery of the Covered Strangle Options 101: Covered Strangles/Covered Combos What is it? Long stock, covered call, short put. W...
Advisors Option 24: Listener Mail Extravaganza
31 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It is all listener mail today on the Advisors Option, so let's dive in. Question from Luke Davis. Hi, I am wondering whether advisers are legally e...
Advisors Option 23: Diversifying With Futures Options
01 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: Options on Futures as a Diversification Tool Futures options strategies. Covered call & Protective puts both require underlying futures ...
Advisors Option 22: Managing Collars and More
27 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Listener Mail: Listener questions and comments Question from Kevin Duggan. Regarding no cost collars with long put LEAPS and short term call writes...
Advisors Option 21: Options for Protecting Profits
31 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: Many clients are sitting on gains in their portfolios right now and are rightfully concerned about protecting them. Selling the assets wi...
Advisors Option 20: Volatility and Options
30 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mark and Randy are joined by Joe Cusick, Vice President of Wealth and Asset Management at MoneyBlock. Options 101: "Low VIX" is all ...
Advisors Option 19: Pension Problems and PUT Writes
29 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz: News out of China: OIC, Shanghai Stock Exchange content licensing agreement. Pensions seek bond diversification. Report: UK pensions miss ou...
Advisors Option 18: Listener Mail Extravaganza
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz: An overview of the upcoming Options Industry Conference. What topics are discussed at the conference? Who attends? Is there any benefit for ...
Advisors Options 17: Stock Replacement Using American-Style Calls
23 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Buzz: Overview/highlights for advisors from the RMC. Are advisors genuinely interesting in volatility products such as ETN, VIX ETPs, etc.? The on...
Advisors Option: Straddles & Strangles
27 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: Straddles & Strangles Straddle: Buy/sell a call and put on the same strike. Long straddles. But be careful of high decay. Flip that a...
Advisors Option: Mini Options
27 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: Mini Options What are mini options? Which underlying stocks? The SEC approved mini options on five underlying securities: Apple Inc. ...
Advisors Option: Year in Review
30 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Advisors Option: Year in Review Options 101: A Year in Review Options in Lieu of the Underlying Stock Replacement Strategy Stock Repair Strategy "Whe...
Advisors Option: Stock Replacement Strategy
05 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: The Stock Replacement Strategy Using options in lieu of stock. What is stock replacement? What are the advantages of stock replacemen...
Advisors Option: The World of VIX
31 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: Using VIX options/futures and volatility products as hedges. What is the VIX? How is the VIX calculated? How are VIX options priced? ...
Advisors Option: Stock Repair
26 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Advisors Option: Stock Repair Options 101: The Stock Repair Strategy Have a downturn in your account? Options can help make that money...
Advisors Option: Spreads with Wings
27 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Advisors Option: Spreads with Wings Options 101: We have discusses collars and verticals on this show in the past, and now it’s time to exp...
Advisors Option: The Wheel of Fun
31 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: Alternate methods for entering and exiting stock positions using options - aka "The Wheel of Fun." Caveat 1: Short puts ...
Advisors Option: The Problems with Annuities and Structured Products.
28 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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Advisors Option: Listeners Take Over
06 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Advisor’s Option: Listeners Take Over Listener Mail: It’s all mail, all episode long. Question from Jackson_CFA: What do the hosts think ...
The Advisors Option 5: Asset Allocation
30 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The Advisors Option 5: Asset Allocation Tricks of the Trade: The myth/lie of asset allocation. It used to be 20 different underlyings to be ...
Advisors Option: Tales from the Front
09 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Mark, Mike, and Randy are joined by Alan Grigoletto and Eric Cott from the Options Industry Council. Tricks of the Trade: OIC has issue...
Advisor Option: Volatility
20 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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Advisors Option: Spreads
03 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Advisors Option: Spreads Options 101: Spreads. What is a spread? Vertical spreads? How do you add spreads to your portfolio? How do spr...
Advisors Option: Collar Strategies
14 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Join your co-hosts Mark Longo, founder of the Options Insider, Randy Swan, co-founder of Swan Wealth Advisors, and Mike Ca...
Advisors Option Episode 6: Swan Wealth Advisors
08 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Advisors Option Episode 6: Swan Wealth Advisors Mark and Mike are joined by Randy Swan, President of Swan Wealth Advisors. In the Interview Segment, ...
The Advisors Option Episode 5: Selling Puts
20 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Advisors Option Episode 5: Selling PutsIn this episode, Mark is joined by Mike Cavanaugh of Know Your Options Inc., and Option Block Fame.Options ...
The Holy Grail of the Options Market
06 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Our exclusive OIC 2012 audio coverage continues with Options Insider Founder Mark S. Longo's compelling panel The Holy Grail of The Options Market. Th...
Advisors Option Episode 3: Mysteries of the Covered Call
30 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Options 101: Covered Calls What is a covered call? When should you use it? Reasons to write covered call Downsides to the covered call Covered ...
Episode 2: Playing Defense with Protective Puts
22 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Advisor’s Option Episode Two: Playing Defense with Protective Puts Options 101: Continuing Education: Graduating from the long call to the pr...
Episode 1: Spreading The Gospel Of Options
22 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Advisor's Option. This is the first radio program designed to help registered investment advisors, asset managers and financial planner...