TWIFO 202: The Next Big Thing - Options on Micro E-Minis

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TWIFO 202: The Next Big Thing - Options on Micro E-Minis HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: TIM MCCOURT, MANAGING DIRECTOR AT CME GROUP, GLOBAL HEAD OF EQUITY PRODUCTS ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND TIM DISCUSS: EQUITIES: HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO MICRO E-MINIS CME TO LAUNCH OPTIONS ON MICRO E-MINIS CME S&P 500 OPTION BLOCKS PRELIMINARY US INDEX ADD & DELETE LISTS POSTED TO THE FTSE RUSSELL WEBSITE AFTER 6PM US EASTERN TIME ON JUNE 5. CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR INFORMATION ON THE RUSSELL RECON CRYPTO CME BITCOIN FUTURES AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME (ADV) OF +8,550 CONTRACTS (+42,750 EQUIVALENT BITCOIN) UP 15% COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019 RECORD OPEN INTEREST OF 10,878 CONTRACTS (+54K EQUIVALENT BITCOIN) ACHIEVED ON MAY 19, 2020 IN MAY, NEW RECORD NUMBER OF LARGE OPEN INTEREST HOLDERS (LOIHS) REACHED: 75 CME BTC OPTIONS (LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2020) AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME OF 81 CONTRACTS (404 EQUIVALENT BITCOIN) FOR 2020 TO DATE RECORD SINGLE-DAY VOLUME OF 1,418 CONTRACTS (7.1K EQUIVALENT BITCOIN) ACHIEVED ON MAY 28, 2020 RECORD OPEN INTEREST OF 5,435 CONTRACTS (27.2K EQUIVALENT BITCOIN) ACHIEVED ON MAY 29, 2020 FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM MELTZER: DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON A FIRM LAUNCH DATE FOR MICRO OPTIONS? QUESTION FROM ALLENZ: WILL WE EVER SEE A LISTED INDEX SKEW PRODUCT? I KNOW THERE IS A SKEW INDEX BUT NOTHING TRADEABLE THAT I'M AWARE OF. QUESTION FROM SPOTL3GHT: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TRADE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SHIFTING SKEWS THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS HIGHLIGHTING ON YOUR SHOW. HOW SHOULD I BEST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS INFO AS I FEEL IT'S VERY ACTIONABLE?

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