Option Block 648: Everyone Loves Cheap Lottery Tickets

Trading Block: A quiet day in the market. Odd Block: Ratio put spread in Expedia Inc. (EXPE), ratio risk reversal in Dollar General Corp. (DG), and put-palooza in Pure Storage Inc. (PSTG). Mail Block: Options Question of the Week Look at #MayweatherMcGregor as #Options traders. @TheNotoriousMMA calls cost $1, pay $3. #Floyd calls cost $4, pay $1. Your trade? 30% - Buy #Connor Calls? 32% - Buy #Floyd Calls? 16% - I'd rather sell premium 22 - Whoever Wins We Love Listener questions: Question from Allan8 - Did Mark cash any calls on Floyd? Question from LAXX - Is it me or do the Vegas odds makers do a very similar job to options market makers? Another Options Question of the Week: Let's get cheap! If you had to buy "lottery ticket" December calls for $.05 in one name - which would you choose? #HomeRun AMZN AAPL Tesla VIX MORE listener questions: Comment from The_Quantum_Revloution - Which options are trading at $0.05 though that's the question? Comment from Randy Wright - AAPL, and I just might join you. Question from NTT - Can you clarify the question from last show. Was that SPX put-call spread guy asking about selling OTM calls vs. OTM puts or same strike? Comment from Dennis Lyrintzis - Wow over 15,000 Jan 55 calls bought for AAL. Thanks for the Alert. Question from ReallyG‏ - Love your #podcasts! Question: market profile displays limit orders. Is there a service that displays stop orders? Just wondering Question from KBX32: What is the cheapest way to hedge my portfolio w options? Around the Block: Upcoming Earnings LULU (8/31)