The Long and Short of Futures Options: Live from FIA with Derek Samman

Mark is joined live at FIA Boca by Derek Samman, Global Head of Commodities and Options Products at CME Group. What to Know: Volumes are through the roof on options. Infrastructure investments are paying dividends. February had over 300,000,000 contracts trade, over 87% of which were electronic. 3,000,000 options contracts traded. Electronic traction is gaining steam. What’s going on with crude? Great timing with weekly crude options, which are getting good adoption. There are also weeklys in interest rates and forex. Volatility has come rushing back into the market. The Swiss Franc black swan. What to Watch: What does CME group have to sate the desire for oil? You can use the RFQ function on Globex for a non-standard spread. The recent launch of the CME iPad app. What’s on Your Mind: Listener comments and questions Why did CME Group close the futures pits, but not the options pits? Oil-based ETFs versus oil futures options Monthly spread options in WTI