OIC Instructor Todd Wilemon from NYSE Arca and Dave Stuber from OCC’s Investor Services speak with host Joe Burgoyne about the intricacies of the Butterfly Spread. This podcast will cover what this strategy entails as well as the potential risks and rewards.

Butterflies and Beyond

Dave Stuber from OCC Investor Services and OIC Instructor Todd Wilemon from NYSE Arca join host Joe Burgoyne in discussing LEAP Diagonal Spreads. This podcast will discuss the ins and outs of this strategy, how it can be used, as well as the benefits and risks.

LEAP Diagonal Spreads

This podcast will explore how technology has evolved within the options industry over the past few decades and how these advances have shaped the current marketplace.  OIC Instructor Todd Wilemon from NYSE Arca and Dave Stuber from OCC’s Investor Services join host Joe Burgoyne in the discussion.

Technology in the Options Market

Joe Burgoyne

Options Talk host Joe Burgoyne answers a question from an investor who wants to exercise a long option position. Joe also speaks on the topic of Weekly Options – what they are and how to distinguish Weeklys from standard options.

Q & A with Joe Burgoyne Pt. 14

Phil Gocke, Managing Director for OIC and Joe Harwood from OCC’s Investor Services speak with Options Talk host Joe Burgoyne about how rumors in the marketplace can create speculation and uncertainty in a way that can impact options pricing.

Does the Rumor Mill Effect Options?

Host Joe Burgoyne will answer a question from an investor who wants to know how the terms "deep-in-the-money" and "in-the-money" differ from one another. Next, Joe will discuss the correlation between options and Japanese candlesticks.

Q & A with Joe Burgoyne Pt. 13

Host Joe Burgoyne will answer an options question from an investor: Will he receive a dividend if he is long an in-the-money call and has instructed his broker to exercise the call the day prior to it going ex-dividend?  Next, Joe will explain why an investor can't close her position until expiration on an index put option that is "European" exercise style.

Q & A with Joe Burgoyne Pt. 12

Phil Gocke, Managing Director for OIC and Joe Harwood from OCC's Investor Services speak with host Joe Burgoyne about two important strategies that utilizes options the buy-write and the covered call. This podcast will highlight the differences between the two strategies, how these strategies can be used and the potential risks and rewards.

Understanding the Buy-Write and Covered Call

Host Joe Burgoyne will answer a question from an investor who wants to know what will happen to the dividend if they are long an in-the-money call that goes ex-dividend and they have instructed their broker to exercise the call before close of the day. Joe will also discuss what takes place when an option has a European exercise style.

Q & A with Joe Burgoyne Pt. 11

Host Joe Burgoyne and options tax expert Bill Paul from Covington &amp; Burling LLP wrap up this four-part series on taxes and investing by focusing on the Qualified Covered Call (QCC). They will examine what QCC is, how it works and some special tax rules regarding the QCC that every investor should know.

Tax Treatment of Qualified Covered Calls

The Options Industry Council was created to educate investors and their financial advisors about the benefits and risks of exchange-traded equity options. This podcast series will feature discussions with industry experts and exchange professionals about the latest topics that are impacting the options industry.

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Options Talk with OIC

This podcast focuses on how options can be used to potentially increase income in an investor’s portfolio. Joe Harwood from the OIC Help Desk and OIC Instructor Barry Nobel share their perspectives with host Joe Burgoyne.

Supplementing Your Income with Options

Tax attorney Bill Paul from Covington &amp; Burling LLP joins host Joe Burgoyne to discussing tax straddle rules. Bill will explain, in layman's terms, rules for deferring losses, the impact on the holding period, and the capitalization of charges.

Introduction to Tax Straddles

This podcast will focus on a select group of listed options known as Section 1256 contracts that are taxed under special IRS tax rules. Options tax expert Bill Paul from Covington &amp; Burling LLP and host Joe Burgoyne will explain the 60/40 treatment, the type of options that receive this special treatment, and the rationale behind it.

Options Subject to 60-40 Tax Treatment

In this special four-part series on taxes and investing, host Joe Burgoyne speaks with options tax expert Bill Paul from Covington &amp; Burling LLP. This podcast explores basic tax treatments of one-sided equity options such as long calls and short puts.

Tax Treatment of One-Sided Equity Options

OIC Instructor Steve Meizinger from ISE discusses horizontal and vertical skews with host Joe Burgoyne. This podcast will cover what these skews are and how they can impact an options position.

Horizontal and Vertical Skews

This podcast will explore the historical development of the options industry including how the Greeks may have used options, what it was like trading prior to the existence of put options and how the industry has fared over the past four decades. OIC Managing Director Phil Gocke and Joe Harwood from OCC's Investor Services join host Joe Burgoyne in the discussion.

History of Options Trading

Darren Tait of the OCC's Investor Services and Alan Grigoletto, OIC's Director of Education join host Joe Burgoyne in discussing various strategies an investor may want to consider during a bull market. This podcast will highlight the risk and rewards of buying calls, cash secured puts and vertical spreads.

Options Strategies for a Bull Market

Host Joe Burgoyne will discuss one way to select the proper strike price when purchasing an option and then he'll respond to an investor who is wondering about why their option didn't move as much as the underlying stock.

Q & A with Joe Burgoyne Pt. 8

CBOE's Peter Lusk wrap up his discussion with OIC host Joe Burgoyne about what investors may experience when they start trading options. This podcast will focus on how investors can ready themselves against the unexpected and what is needed in planning an exit strategy.

Putting Your Toe in the Water, Pt. 2

If you are considering trading options, this podcast will help you understand some important steps for your first trade and what every investor needs to know to get started. OIC Instructor Peter Lusk from CBOE joins host Joe Burgoyne for the first of this two-part series.

Putting Your Toe in the Water, Pt. 1

Phil Gocke, Managing Director for OIC and Joe Harwood from OCC's Investor Services speak with host Joe Burgoyne about the collar strategy. This podcast will discuss what the collar strategy entails, how it can be used, as well as the risks and rewards.

Understanding the Collar

Darren Tait of the OIC Investor Services Help Desk and OIC Instructor Alan Grigoletto cover strategies an investor may want to consider when the market is neutral. They will discuss the ins and outs of various strategies such as the covered call, neutral calendar spread and short straddles and strangles.

Option Strategies for a Neutral Market

OIC Instructor Bo Nobel and Jeff Huddleston from the OIC Investor Services Help Desk discuss naked long and short options. They will discuss what it means to be naked in options trading, the risk-reward profile and how an investor may want to proceed when trading naked options.

Naked Long and Short Options

Darren Tait of the OIC's Investor Services Help Desk and Alan Grigoletto, an OIC Instructor join host Joe Burgoyne in discussing various strategies an investor may want to consider during a bear market. This podcast will cover the risk and rewards of buying calls, selling puts and spread strategies such as vertical bear and ratio spreads.

Options Strategies for a Bear Market 

Host Joe Burgoyne and OIC Instructor Peter Lusk discuss two important concepts that every investor should be familiar with – theta risk and volatility. Joe and Peter will cover what these two topics mean and how they interrelate with one another.

Theta Risk and Volatility

OIC Instructor Alan Grigoletto and Darren Tait of OIC's Investor Services Help Desk share their insight on what investors should consider when deciding if options is right for their portfolio. They'll discuss options as a risk management tool, ways it can be used to generate income as well as the risks and rewards of options trading.

Should Options Be a Part of Your Portfolio

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