Advisors Option 58: Bringing Women Into The Options Fold

Co-Hosts: Chris Hausman, Portfolio & Chief Technical Strategist, Swan Global Investments. Aash Vyas, Director of Portfolio Strategy and Overlays, Swan Global Investments. Matt Amberson, Principal, Option Research & Technology Services. Carolyn Leonard, Former CBOE Member, Co-Founder - DyMynd The Buzz: Bringing women and advisors into the options fold - a look at IMCA, Boston Options Exchange & Dymnd's upcoming "All Women Want Options" webinar. A new report on the "typical" advisor from Investment Advisor Association. All advisors should pay attention to Amazon after their multibillion acquisition of Whole Foods. Office Hours/Advisors Option Flash Poll. With $VIX hitting new lows and $SPX new highs, what is your financial advisor telling you about using #Options? 13% - Write covered calls 35% - Buy protective puts 22% - Do Both - Use Collars 30% - They Won't Touch Options Listener Questions and Comments: Question from Tancray - Do you think the trend toward passive investing will help or hurt options focused advisors? Question from Nick Sassela - I've read a lot about robo advisors encroaching on the domain of the traditional financial advisor. I would think complicated assets like options wouldn't be well-suited to algorithms and machines. Is it fair to say that options then are the silver bullet to the rise of the robo advisors?