Volatility Views 333: Another Week of Vol Craziness

Volatility Review: A look back at the week from a volatility perspective What exactly is afoot? VIX cash International volatility trends: France for the win! Volatility opportunities 1-by-6 fever? Aggressively naked Take the money and run Volatility Voicemail: Options questions of the week Everyone loves trading AAPL Options. So the open interest is always very high. But a few interesting options dominate the rest. What do you think is the largest open position in AAPL right now? No cheating - try to use your #SpideySense. Jan 2020 200 Call Jan 250 Call Dec 180 Put Jan 100 Put Listener questions and comments: Question from F96 - Is there a listed equivalent to trading a variance swap? If not what's the closest approximation? Question from T-Bags - Which new volatility product are you most excited about for 2019? Crystal Ball: Wild prognostication Last week: Mark L. - 18.65 Mark S. - 23.00 This week: Mark L. - 19.25 Mark S. - 27.25