Option Block 789: Let the Madness Begin

TRADING BLOCK A fairly quiet day in the market. Most active indices - VIX: 329k, SPY: 1.2M, SPX: 500k Most active equity options - AAPL, COTY, FB, BAC, TSLA, GE, BA, AMZN, NFLX, ACB Earnings: Monday - Tilray (TLRY), Lumber Liquidators (LL), Overstock.com (OSTK) Tuesday - Michaels (MIK), China Telecom (CHA), FedEx (FDX) Wednesday - General Mills (GIS), Guess (GES), Micron Technology (MU), Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Thursday - Nike (NKE) Friday - Hibbett Sports (HIBB), Tiffany & Co. (TIF)       ODD BLOCK Call overwrite in Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) More call overwriting in USA Technologies, Inc (USAT)  Call love in Fidelity National Information Services Inc (FIS)         STRATEGY BLOCK This week Trey Jarrell discusses portfolio hedging.       MAIL BLOCK March Madness is back! Vote for your favorite options firm today!       AROUND THE BLOCK This Week in the Market: Mar 18 - Housing Market Index Mar 19 - Factory Orders Mar 20 - FOMC Meeting Mar 21 - Jobless Claims, Fed Balance Sheet Mar 22 - Existing Home Sales, Treasury Budget