Episodes
0DTE volume (and options trading volume in general) continues to grow at a spectacular pace
Cboe Global Market's Henry Schwartz stops by for a primer on all things zero day to expiration options
Published 11/07/23
Senior Market Strategist CMT Matthew Timpane rejoins the pod to discuss the trading group's recent string of big wins
We dive into the mental makeup of a heater, the technical aspect that gets lost in it all, and much more!
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Published 07/20/23
OIC instructor Mark Benzaquen is back, and he's taking Patrick to school about protection
Mark takes the temperature of retail traders in today's market (4:26), dives the world of protective puts (7:38), and common misconceptions from options traders (15:00).
See if you can count how many pop culture references we made! And stay for the end to hear a great book recommendation!
Published 06/30/23
Frequent guest Kevin Davitt, now head of Nasdaq's Index Options Content, returns to the booth after a two-year hiatus!
Where else can you find an investing podcast that fits Rick Henderson, the Nasdaq-100, Geno Auriemma, Fed speculation, and Warren Zevon into 38 minutes?!
Published 05/04/23
Seth Golden of the Finom Group is back to revisit his investing and life goals for 2023!
We also chat about stock market jitters (3:15), technical analysis (14:49), and how crafting teaches investing lessons (29:00)
Published 04/11/23
Friend of the Pod Jermal Chandler of tastylive is back to make sense of the market once more. He talks rising bond yields (5:46), trendy options strategies out there (12:00), the popularity of zero-day options, and much more!
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Published 03/06/23
Schaeffer's newest Senior Market Analyst Joe Hargett talks with Patrick about threading the needle between fun and informative content. With both writing and trading experience, Joe talks about reaching a younger generation of investors, how sentiment fuels his trading philosophy, and much more!
Published 02/15/23
Seth Golden of the Finom Group stops for a fun episode to kick off 2023
We talk stock market bearishness (4:04), his investing resolutions for 2023 (15:00), and a January signal he can't ignore (25:47)
We also dive into our own personal resolutions (18:30), (21:00). Bookmark these so we can be held accountable!
Schaeffer’s Lightning Trader
Finom Group
Published 01/25/23
Part 2 of our annual holiday market mashup mashup, the best moments on the pod from June to December.
Table of contents: Mark Benzaquen of the OIC (2:20), Senior Market Strategist Matthew Timpane (4:47), Benzinga's Mark Putrino (8:30), Bryan Sapp (10:11), Jim Carroll of Toroso Investments (12:22), Seth Golden of The Finom Group (16:17), tastytrade's Tim Knight (18:41), Chris Prybal (23:09), and Henry Schwartz of Cboe Global Markets (26:29)
Schaeffer’s Top 2023 Picks
Weekly Options Countdown
Published 12/29/22
It's our second annual Market Mashup mashup! Part one features the best moments of the podcast from January to May.
Featuring: Senior Market Strategist Chris Prybal (2:47), Cboe Global Markets' Matt Moran (5:42), tastytrade's Tony Battista (8:00), CMT's Tyler Wood (11:00), Katie Schaeffer (16:00), Tradier's Lex Luthringshausen (20:38), Cboe's Arianne Adams (23:00), tastytrade's Jermal Chandler (26:00), and Options Solutions' Michael Oyster (28:10)
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Published 12/22/22
Cboe Global Markets' Henry Schwartz on options volume trends in the last 24 months, and where it could go in 2023
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Published 12/07/22
Senior Market Strategist Chris Prybal chops it up with Patrick about his latest Stock of the Week (2:44), the future of the EV sector (10:57), corporate social responsibility (16:51), and other market events he's watching (22:00)
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Published 11/03/22
Senior Market Strategist Chris Prybal chops it up with Patrick about his latest Stock of the Week (2:44), the future of the EV sector (10:57), corporate social responsibility (16:51), and other market events he's watching (22:00)
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Published 11/03/22
No guest today, just a potpourri of stock market stories Patrick has been keeping tabs on.
Seriously, we're all over the place: Big Tech earnings, the best stocks of November, lithium in EV's, the coolest tickers on Wall Street, even Kroger, Cincinnati Bengals, and the World Cup
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Published 10/27/22
Thrilled to bring tastytrade and SlopeofHope writer Tim Knight on the podcast!
Tim talks about his career charting (4:50), how to keep analysis simple (13:18), his outlook on the market (24:47), and much much more!
You can check out Tim's work at tasty here, or SlopeofHope.com
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Published 10/10/22
Friend of the pod Seth Golden, Chief Market Strategist at Finom Group
Seth talks the impact of yield curve inversions (5:45), the volatility regime we're in now (8:12), options trends he's seeing for the rest of 2022 (14:45), and more!
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Published 09/22/22
Sometimes, the title says it all!
Jim Carroll, Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager at Toroso Investments, stops by for a wide-ranging discussion.
Jim talks developing trader psychology, misconceptions about VIX products (8:06), helpful terms when scrolling social media (12:22), and macro conversations he's had with clients (21:00)
Jim also dishes on his favorite restaurants in the Lowcountry, and a jazz playlist for newbies!
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Published 09/08/22
Schaeffer's Senior Market Strategist Bryan Sapp, CFA, joins Patrick for a fun, to-the-point episode.
Bryan chats about a fertilizer stock he's watching (4:00), how he scored a 100% profit on a Merck call (7:40), applying contrarianism to options trading (10:00), plus, his life as a poker player and how it relates to options trading (13:30)
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Published 08/25/22
Benzinga's Lead Educator Mark Putrino, CMT, joins the pod to discuss his new role, (1:40) common mistakes rookie traders make starting out (5:00), the current state of the options industry (16:00), and more!
Both Connecticut natives, Patrick and Mark also have fun with the UConn men's basketball team, lobster rolls, and their favorite golf courses in the Nutmeg State!
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Published 07/29/22
Schaeffer's Senior Market Strategist CMT Matthew Timpane makes his long-awaited pod debut!
Matthew schools Patrick on a recently successful put option (1:56), how to stay afloat with options (7:58), his research philosophy (12:00), thoughts on Twitter (20:07), Bitcoin (26:48), hockey, and more!
Published 07/14/22
OCC Principal and OIC Instructor Mark Benzaquen joins Market Mashup for a very educational rundown of options strategies
Mark shows Patrick how options help risk mitigation (10:33), what 'verticals' can do for a portfolio, (18:45), and offers advice on staying in the market right now (26:31)
Plus, Mark details what's new at OCC/OIC and his top five drummers of all-time!
Published 06/15/22
Michael Oyster CFA, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer at Options Solutions joins the pod!
Michael and Patrick discuss the Time Magazine Cover fallacy (5:13), why you shouldn't expect 10-12% returns anymore (9:15), the new volatility regime (13:10), and the similarities between athletics and investing (19:18)
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Published 05/19/22
FTOP Jermal Chandler of tastytrade is back. With the stock market crumbling beneath their feet, Patrick and Jermal try to make some sense of it all. They talk options volume (4:20), advice to retail traders suddenly in the red (8:35), bear market strategies (12:37), and some optimism amidst the carnage (17:07)
tastytrade is hitting the road! Click the link for more info on the Bad Trader Tour
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Published 05/13/22
Market Mashup is back! After a month off, Patrick returns with Arianne Adams, Head of Derivatives and Global Client Services, at Cboe Global Markets, and David Harap, Portfolio Manager at Norcap Investment Management
They discuss how weeklies can help navigate broad-market choppiness (8:48), whether more 'control' is better (20:15), and how Cboe's newest offering helps manage risk compared to other contracts (21:55)
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Published 05/06/22