IBKR Podcasts

Giuseppe Sette, Toggle AI’s Cofounder and President joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss how to use options to improve your investment outcome. Contact Information: https://toggle.ai/ DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Join Guillaume Roux-Chabert, from IBKR Singapore and Stefano Grasso, Portfolio Manager for the Enhanced Value Fund in Singapore on a treasure hunt for value in developed markets, China, Japan and multiple sectors. Related Links: Enhanced Value Fund Chart of the Month - Newsletter sign-up Stefano Grasso

In the latest IBKR Podcast, Andrew Wilkinson, the firm’s Director of Education hosts a wide ranging discussion about economics, interest rates, and volatility featuring Jose Torres, Senior Economist, Joe Burke, Head of Global Fixed Income Trading, and Steve Sosnick, Chief Strategist.

Neil Azous at Rareview Capital opines ahead of the November FOMC meeting and concludes that Elvis has left the building, at least when it comes to further policy tightening. Sponsor Information: Email: [email protected] Web: www.rareviewcapital.com

Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss the rise in bond yields and issuance. Contact Information: Email: [email protected] Web: www.nasdaq.com Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (October 16, 2023).

There are people who trade, and there are people who make computers do the hard work for them? How? By building a system and testing it. Adrian Reid explains some of the pitfalls of both approaches and unveils what he wishes he had known much sooner in his trading career.

Looking to reduce investment risk exposure? Then you may have seen the word “hedging” in your research. Cassidy Clement, Senior Manager of SEO and Content at Interactive Brokers, is joined by Kevin Davitt, the Head of Index Options Content at Nasdaq. Together they discuss the general concepts and conversation points of using hedging to limit risks in investment of financial assets. Contact Information: [email protected] DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Yujun Lin, CEO of Interactive Brokers Singapore reflects on a lifetime in the markets and explains why Singaporeans have consistently and successfully punched above their weight within the Asian investing community. Related Links: Home page: https://www.interactivebrokers.com.sg/en/home.php Commissions page: https://www.interactivebrokers.com.sg/en/index.php?f=1590 Support: https://www.interactivebrokers.com.sg/en/support/individuals.php See: our hotline in Singapore from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM you can call our general or hotline, which is the 65-6923-5600.

Will McBride and Dmitry Pargamanik cofounders of Market Chameleon join IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss the five equity market trading sessions and why they exist. Contact Information: https://marketchameleon.com/ [email protected] Corresponding Webinar: https://ibkrcampus.com/webinars/market-trading-sessions/ DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Interactive Brokers’ chief strategist, Steve Sosnick, and senior economist, Jose Torres, sit down with Andrew Wilkinson, director of education, to discuss how last week’s employment report and recent geopolitical event affect equity and fixed income markets.

Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss GDP and GDI and how they are used to gauge the economy. Email: [email protected] Web: www.nasdaq.com Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (September 18, 2023).

Neil Azous sets the landscape ahead of the September FOMC meeting. In this podcast Neil sounds a word of caution on treasuries at current levels and warns not to ignore typically bullish fourth quarter seasonals when it comes to stocks. Sponsor Information: Email: [email protected] Web: www.rareviewcapital.com Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (September 14, 2023).

Are breakfast cereals getting too expensive? The price of sugar futures may be to blame. Find out, as Sean McGovern, vice president of research at McAlinden Research Partners, Jeff Praissman, IBKR’s senior trading education specialist, and IBKR senior market analyst Steven Levine explore the global economics of the sugar trade, its affects on producer and consumer prices, and its influence on the stocks of certain consumer staples companies. Also, what can traders and investors learn about India’s role as a global exporter? What risks does El Niño pose to the sugar industry? And how much could the next box of your favorite breakfast cereal cost? All this and more as our agricultural commodity series continues…. Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (August 28, 2023).

Erik Norland – CME’s Economist joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss some of the biggest contributors having positive and negative effects on the Eurozone economy and the possibility of further ECB rate hikes. Contact Information: Email: [email protected]; Web: www.cmegroup.com

Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Andrew Wilkinson and Jeff Praissman to discuss the headwinds the consumer is currently facing and consumer spending’s effect on the economy. Contact Information: Email: [email protected] Web: www.nasdaq.com

Mat Cashman Mat Cashman, Principal of Investor Education at the OCC joins IBKRs Senior Trading Education Specialist Jeff Praissman to discuss the concept of implied volatility and duration in pricing time spreads. Contact Information: For more free options education from The Options Industry Council (OIC), an industry resource provided by OCC, visit OptionsEducation.org. Have an options-related question? Contact the OCC Investor Education team at [email protected] or via live chat on OptionsEducation.org. Connect with OIC Instructor, Mat Cashman. DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS (WITH MULTIPLE LEGS) Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For information on the uses and risks of options, you can obtain a copy of the Options Clearing Corporation risk disclosure document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options by visiting ibkr.com/occ. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple transaction costs.

A confluence of factors has put paid to calm within the US bond market: Joe Burke and Andrew Wilkinson discuss a mountain of new issuance by the US government, strength across the US economy and the impact of Bank of Japan policy causing domestic investors to favor local debt over the traditional safe haven of US debt.

What sort of topics arise when two options market veterans sit down for a conversation? Volatility, correlation, bonds, and of course, 0DTE and Volmageddon. For the latest IBKR Podcast, Mandy Xu, VP and head of derivatives markets intelligence at Cboe, joins Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at IBKR, to discuss these topics and much, much more. Useful Links: VIX Definition: From VIX Index (cboe.com) : “The VIX Index is a calculation designed to produce a measure of constant, 30-day expected volatility of the U.S. stock market, derived from real-time, mid-quote prices of S&P 500® Index (SPX℠) call and put options.” An explainer about the differences between cash settled index options and equity options that deliver underlying shares: Understanding Index Options | Traders’ Insight (ibkrcampus.com) Cboe Implied Correlation index Indices: Implied Correlation (cboe.com) Cboe® iBoxx® iShares® Corporate Bond Index Futures and Options on Futures: IBHY/IBIG-Cboe Corporate Bond Index Futures Cboe White Paper: The Rise of SPX & 0DTE Options (cboe.com) DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Steve Sosnick, chief strategist, is joined by Jose Torres, senior economist, and Joe Burke, head of fixed income. They discuss the July employment report, the ramifications of the 2-10 inversion, and how hotter weather might be affecting gasoline prices, utility expenditures, and thus consumers’ finances.

Will McBride and Dmitry Pargaminik, cofounders of Market Chameleon join IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to Zero Days To Expiration Options. Contact Information: https://marketchameleon.com/ [email protected] Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (July 10, 2023). DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS (WITH MULTIPLE LEGS) Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For information on the uses and risks of options, you can obtain a copy of the Options Clearing Corporation risk disclosure document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options by visiting ibkr.com/occ. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple transaction costs.

Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Andrew Wilkinson and Jeff Praissman to discuss the current state of the economy and how manufacturing and services are pulling it in two different directions. Contact Information: Email: [email protected] Web: www.nasdaq.com Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (July 17, 2023).

With a 90% expectation that the Fed will lift rates again at its July meeting Neil Azous discusses the number one question amongst portfolio Managers these days, which is reinvestment risk and how far along the yield curve they should target. Sponsor Information: Email: [email protected] Web: www.rareviewcapital.com Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (July 20, 2023).

Joe Tigay, CTO of Equity Armor Investments, and Kaitlin Meyer, VP at MIAX Exchanges, join Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers’ chief strategist, for a wide ranging discussion about volatility. Topics include: whether volatility is indeed an asset class, will the current low-vol regime persist, and tools for expressing views about volatility, including MIAX’ suite of SPIKES products. Contact Info: LinkedIn – Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/miax-exchange-group/ Website: https://www.miaxoptions.com/ Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 28, 2023). DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

CMT’s Tyler Wood discusses the relative strength and weakness of technical analysis and, despite a woeful outlook on the US economy, offers a positive outlook from a charting perspective. TYLER WOOD, CMT Managing Director, CMT [email protected] Website: CMTAssociation.org CoHost of Fill the Gap Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (July 5, 2023).

Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Andrew Wilkinson and Jeff Praissman to discuss wage growth versus inflation and the different measurements used to measure them. Contact Information: Email: [email protected] Web: www.nasdaq.com Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 20, 2023).

Despite evidence of a slowdown in employment growth, a seismic shift in interest rate expectations seems to endorse the likelihood of a July interest rate increase.

Will McBride and Dmitry Pargaminik, cofounders of Market Chameleon join IBKR’s Senior Trading Education Specialist Jeff Praissman to discuss implied volatility and its effect on option pricing. Contact Information: https://marketchameleon.com/ [email protected] Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 5, 2023). DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Jan Szilagi, CEO and Founder of TOGGLE AI joins IBKR’s Senior Trading Education Specialist Jeff Praissman to discuss thematic trading versus stock picking and the benefits and drawbacks of both as well as AIs influence on each. Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 8, 2023). Contact Information: https://toggle.ai/ DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Concerns about droughts and the water supply have generally spurred higher prices of live cattle futures – sending the stocks of some top global meat producers into a downturn. So, then, why have shares of several fast-food companies been on a climb - especially amid higher consumer meat costs and more expensive menu items? Is a Big Mac Slider in order? Find out what’s steering the live cattle markets, and what to watch out for, as Sean McGovern, vice president of research at McAlinden Research Partners, and IBKR’s Jeff Praissman, join host Steven Levine in our ongoing agricultural commodities series…. Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 21, 2023). DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Our chat with KraneShares CIO revealed an investor bias towards US technology and growth names at the vast expense of Chinese and Emerging Market equities. But how will investors respond to a series of interest rate cuts in the wake of COVID reopening on the mainland? Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 14, 2023).

Ahead of the USDA June Acreage Report, I sat down with AgResource President Dan Basse over in Chicago. In my hunt for the elephant in the room surrounding this year’s grains crop, Dan shone the light on several impediments ranging from $34 per gallon diesel prices in Ukraine, to ultra-strong Chinese demand for Brazilian exports. It’s the sort of concoction that has the potential to make the June 30 release quite explosive. Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 21, 2023). Learn more about the IBKR Campus: https://ibkrcampus.com/ DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Join Guillaume Roux-Chabert, from IBKR Singapore and Stefano Grasso, Portfolio Manager for the Enhanced Value Fund in Singapore to discuss three famous Warren Buffett’s letters to shareholders – 1977, 1999 and 2018. Contact Information: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanograsso/ [email protected] Berkshire Hathaway Letters: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html

If night follows day, and the US economy falls into a post-monetary tightening recession, gold may prove to be a big winner points out CME Groups economist Erik Norland. Contact Information: Email: [email protected]; Web: www.cmegroup.com

Mat Cashman, Principal of Investor Education at the OCC joins IBKRs Senior Trading Education Specialist Jeff Praissman to discuss the option lifecycle, exercises, assignments, open interest, and how it is calculated. Contact Information: For more free options education from The Options Industry Council (OIC), an industry resource provided by OCC, visit OptionsEducation.org. Have an options-related question? Contact the OCC Investor Education team at [email protected] or via live chat on OptionsEducation.org. Connect with OIC Instructor, Mat Cashman. Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (May 15, 2023). DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

With all eyes on the Fed’s Wednesday announcement, Neil Azous is looking at the prospect of one particular recession indicator to start the race to interest rate cuts before the end of 2023. The Sahm recession indicator considers the 12-month low for the national unemployment rate relative to a rise in the three-month average rate. The Sahm recession indicator is already flashing red in California, home to 50-million Americans and 15% of national GDP. Will the same ring true for the national economy following the July employment report? Neil hints that it will. Sponsor Information: Email: [email protected] Web: www.rareviewcapital.com Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 9, 2023).

Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Andrew Wilkinson and Jeff Praissman to discuss the Consumer Price Index and how inflation effects people at different income levels. Contact Info: Email: [email protected] Web: www.nasdaq.com

Consumer sentiment may be pointing down, but US economic indicators are not displaying many other signs of an impending recession. The Interactive Brokers team discusses their favorite signposts.

With long positions in London cocoa futures recently reaching record levels, it appears traders are generally hoping for even higher prices of the staple commodity – which have already pushed up confectionery costs for consumers across the globe. Is it a case of mass heartbreak or something more? Find out what’s driving these cocoa highs, as Sean McGovern, vice president of research at McAlinden Research Partners, and IBKR’s Jeff Praissman and Claire Baxter join host Steven Levine for a lively look at chocolate, as our agricultural commodity series continues…. Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (May 10, 2023).

Guillaume Roux-Chabert from Interactive Brokers Singapore joins with Senior Portfolio Manager – Stefano Grasso, MBA, Enhanced Value Fund. Over 20 years of investing experience, most recently in commodity trading with Eni as head of the Singapore Office (APAC). Prior experience with McKinsey and Company in Milan and London. Disciple of Warren Buffett and passionate about value investing philosophy. Sponsor Information: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanograsso/ [email protected]

How Eurex managed transatlantic volatility resulting from the US regional banking crisis. IBKR’s Edward Strauss drills down into European retail and institutional trading patterns with his guest from Eurex, Eugen Mohr. Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (April 21, 2023). Sponsor Information: https://www.eurex.com https://www.deutsche-boerse.com/dbg-en/products-services/ps-indices-analytics DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Mat Cashman, Principal of Investor Education at the OCC joins IBKRs Senior Trading Education Specialist Jeff Praissman to discuss option skew and how it can be used to analyze markets. Contact Info: For more free options education from The Options Industry Council (OIC), an industry resource provided by OCC, visit OptionsEducation.org. Have an options-related question? Contact the OCC Investor Education team at [email protected] or via live chat on OptionsEducation.org. Connect with OIC Instructor, Mat Cashman. Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (April 10, 2023 DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Interactive Brokers’ Senior Economist Jose Torres and Chief Strategist Steve Sosnick have another in a series of economic and market discussions hosted by Andrew Wilkinson, Director of Education. Topics include: The Debt Ceiling, interest rates and short selling. Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (May 8, 2023). DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Mike Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Andrew Wilkinson and Jeff Praissman to offer insight on the current US and European economies and the effect of inflation on commercial real estate, fuel prices, and banking. Sponsor Information: Email: [email protected] Web: www.nasdaq.com Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (April 24, 2023).

Sean McGovern, vice president of research at McAlinden Research Partners, and Jeff Praissman, IBKR’s senior trading education specialist, join host Steven Levine for a deep discussion about today’s elevated corn prices, their impact on producer and consumer costs, as well as ahead of key beverage company earnings. What can traders and investors learn about China’s role as a global buyer? Will Brazil surpass the U.S. as top crop producer? And what can options traders tell us about companies like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo? All this and more as our agricultural commodity series continues…. Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (April 10, 2023). DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Heading into the next Federal Reserve meeting, Rareview Capital’s CIO Neil Azous explains his “Sight Beyond Sight” analysis on the US economy, debt ceiling, and shines light on two segments of the market that investors may be overlooking. Sponsor Information: Email: [email protected] Web: www.rareviewcapital.com

Options Solutions COO Steven Sears sits down with Andrew Wilkinson to outline his approach to a covered call strategy for equity portfolios. Contact Information: https://optionssolutions.com/ [email protected] Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (April 10, 2023). DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Will McBride and Dmitry Pargaminik, cofounders of Market Chameleon join IBKR’s Senior Trading Education Specialist Jeff Praissman to take a deep dive into current option volume trends. Contact Information: https://marketchameleon.com/ [email protected] Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (March 22, 2023). DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

The Interactive Brokers’ team discusses the aftermath of the banking crisis and the onset of earnings for the nation’s banks, along with the usual review of labor and inflation data.

Shahar Rabin, CPO & Co-Founder of Capitalise.ai joins IBKRs Senior Trading Education Specialist Jeff Praissman to discuss the role AI and automated trading play in portfolio management and what the future of trading may look like. Contact Information: website: https://capitalise.ai/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaharrabin/ email: [email protected]

Nasdaq’s Head of US Options Sean Feeney and Head of Index Content Kevin Davitt join IBKRs Andrew Wilkinson and Jeff Praissman to discuss how they decide on new trading product innovation and the process to get them listed on the exchange. Sponsor Information: Sean Feeney: Head of US Options Kevin Davitt: Head of Index Content Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (February 27, 2023). DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ