TWIFO 175: A Gang of Volatile Products

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? RATES FED CUTS RATES FOR THIRD TIME THIS YEAR FED CUT BY A QUARTER POINT WAS EXPECTED BY THE MARKET - FEDWATCH TOOL WAS AT 95% QUESTION FROM NEIL: What is fedwatch saying now about cut in Dec? QUESTION FROM NTILL: Did you guy see the recent issue with eurodollar quotes? Maybe this is what's driving some of the volume in the options lately? RE: THIS STORY - Futures Exchange Reins In Runaway Trading Algorithms     EQUITIES DOUBTS ON THE TRADE DEAL SPOOK THE MARKET IN THE WAKE OF FED DECISION VIX 13.35 - UP .35 VVIX: 86.5- UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 19.95 - NEARLY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW  RVX: 17.40 - DOWN .3 FROM LAST WEEK  VIX/RVX SPREAD - 4.05 - SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN LAST WEEK WTI Oil falls 1% as US inventory rises NAT GAS Natural Gas Experts: 'Follow The Money, Forget The Cold'  METALS Gold futures climb above $1,500 to log highest finish in 5 weeks FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM JAKE: Why do products like dairy and iron ore that move quite a bit have such light or nonexistent options volume? QUESTION FROM LILEANTHAL: What's the answer as to why weekly WTI options don't trade? QUESTION FROM BEAMS: I think the long-term russell 2000 put trader is a seller taking advantage of inflated put skew to generate higher premiums than comparable spy strikes. Thoughts? QUESITON FROM ELTIM: Do you buy that metals only selloff when the calls are bid?