Option Block 675: Talking Skew, VIX, TSLA, Bitcoin, Taxes and More
Trading Block: Someone has the gall to downgrade Tesla, but the stock still rallies. OCC Cleared contract volume increased 1% in November. It was the highest November ever for options volume.
Odd Block: Jan 2019 50 "Catastrophe" puts in Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) Paper doubling down in (JBLU). Calls trade in Union Pacific Corp (UNP). Puts trade in Amgen, Inc. (AMGN).
Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses how to trade skew.
Mail Block: Options question of the week.
The war for Bitcoin Derivatives is heating up again. CME Group is launching futures on 12/18. CBOE just announced a 12/10…
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