Option Block 661: Unhappy Anniversary

Trading Block: Black Monday 30th Anniversary, October 19, 1987. Earnings: GE Honeywell P&G SunTrust Odd Block: Massive closing paper in Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC), and review from 8/17 - Rolling winning puts in WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (EPI). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses hedging stock Mail Block: Options question of the week EarningsSeason is here! Which name do you plan to trade most actively this cycle? 31% - Tesla, $TSLA 41% - Amazon, $AMZN 17% - Apple, $AAPL 11% - Alphabet, $GOOGL Options question of the week, volume two: Do you think #Options should be traded after-hours like stock? 71% - Yes! 25% - No! 4% - Don't Care! Listener Questions and Comments: What is on your mind? Question from Darqane - Assigned on short SPX puts means getting long the underlying? But how does that work if it's cash settled? Question from ButcherBoyz - What options trading strategy would you say is best suited to people with absolutely zero knowledge of options? Thanks. Question from Axel D. - Why does open interest only update once a day? Around the Block: Earnings, earnings, earnings.