The Advisors Option

The Advisors Option

Simple diversification is no longer enough to shield the assets under your management. Registered investment advisors, financial planners and asset managers need a new weapon in their war on risk. Welcome to The Advisors Option - the only program designed to arm busy advisors with the information necessary to properly manage risk in this volatile environment. From options education, trading strategies and tips to options industry news and interviews with leading advisors, you will find it all on The Advisors Option.

Episodes

September 29, 2025 64 mins
In this episode, Mark Longo and Matt Amberson (ORATS) reflect on the evolution of options trading and the role of financial advisors since the show's inception in 2011. They discuss the dramatic growth in options volume, the rise of zero-DTE trading, the democratization of tools and education for advisors, and the increasing client demand for option...
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In this episode, Mark Longo, Matt Amberson (ORATS), and Matthew Tuttle (Tuttle Capital Management) delve into several key areas, including the ongoing growth in the options market, the utility of zero-day options, and various options-based ETFs. The discussion covers market trends like increased single-name equity volume, strategies for employing ca...
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Matt and Mark have a great live episode of The Advisors Option from OIC 2025 where we get the buzz about:

  • The raging debate about 0DTE equity options
  • Should we be able to buy and sell stop loss orders?
  • Why are options trading algos so predictable?
  • What is going on with this options explosion?
  • What is going on with the state of options education?
  • and much more...
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In this episode of the Advisors Option, Mark Longo and Matt Anderson (ORATS) delve into the world of options trading with a focus on tools and strategies for advisors. They discuss the impact of market volatility and the ongoing trade war on options trading volume, highlighting that March 2024 set a new record with 1.23 billion contracts. The episode also explores earnings season performance...
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Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
Co-Host: Matt Amberson, ORATS
 
In this episode of The Advisor's Option, host Mark Longo and Matt Amberson discuss key trends in options trading, including the surge in long straddles, macro volatility impacts, and the record-setting options volume. The episode highlights the latest data on earnings volatility...
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On this episode, 

  • We share our thoughts on current market volatility as well as our thoughts on volatility for the coming year.
  • We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market and our thoughts on the earnings seasons in 2025.
  • We examine the options volume numbers for 2025 from OCC.
  • We discuss whether it better to fade VXX Read more
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On this episode, 

  • We share our thoughts on current market volatility
  • We discuss how advisors should utilize 0dte options 
  • We talk about TSPY, the first true daily options ETF 
  • We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market.
  • We answer a listener question about utilizing the options on IBIT
  • And much more.

With your hosts:

  • Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
  • Matt Amberson - Option Research ...
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On this episode, 

  • We share our thoughts on current market volatility
  • We discuss what the markets are telling us ahead of the election
  • We talk hedging specific event risk
  • We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market.
  • We answer a listener question about trading binary options on the election
  • And much more.

With your hosts:

  • Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
  • Matt Amberson - Option Resear...
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On this episode, 

  • We discuss large moves expected for the election and Friday's unemployment report
  • We talk time vs. Greeks
  • We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market.
  • We share our thoughts on overall options volume trends
  • What we see in the RIA space and outlook for retail adoption of options
  • We answer listener questions about long straddles, leap options, and taking advantage of high skew stocks like ...
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On this episode, 

  • We discuss how to navigate current market complexities and trends in the macro trading environment.
  • We talk about hedging with index options vs. ETFs and the recently approved Margin Enhancement Rule for "protected options"
  • We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market.
  • What we see in the RIA space and outlook for retail adoption of options
  • And much more.

With your hosts:

  • Mark ...
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On this episode, 

  • We discuss how to navigate current market complexities. 
  • We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market.
  • We talk about what is going on with META heading into earnings. Is there a fire-sale going on?
  • What is the proper way to hedge the weekend risk in your portfolio?
  • And much more.

With your hosts:

  • Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
  • Matt Amberson - Option Research & Te...
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On this episode, we discuss how to navigate current market complexities and we provide insights into today's market volatility. We look at how the earnings season is shaping up. We provide our thoughts on the current options volume trends. We discuss derivative strategies in ETFs that allow investors to chase stock returns while also protecting against a potential market downturn (or as the WSJ refers to these hot new funds - Boome...

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We discuss our thoughts on the current market environment including skew in GME, AMC, NVDA, SPX and 0dte. We also look at how the earnings season is shaping up. In our Options 101 Segment, we talk about Buy & Hold 2.0. We also discuss whether it is a good time to purchase longer term protection clients with broad-based index portfolios, and much more.

With your hosts:

  • Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
  • Matt Amberson ...
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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

  • THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT
  • IS VOLATILITY BACK
  • HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP
  • THE ZERO-SUM OPTIONS GAME
  • MARCH OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OIC
  • HEDGING USING OTM PUT CALENDAR SPREADS
  • AND MUCH MORE
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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
GUEST: NICK GRIEBENOW, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

  • THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT
  • GENERATING INCOME IN HIGH RATE ENVIRONMENTS
  • EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE
  • FEBRUARY OPTIONS VOLUME
  • THE GREAT VOL DEBATE - WHAT IS KEEPING VOL SO LOW?
  • SELLING COVERED PUTS
  • AND MUCH MORE
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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
GUEST: BILL ULIVIERI, CENACLE CAPITAL

  • TAKEAWAYS FROM 2023
  • THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INCL THE POST-BITCOIN APPROVAL MARKET
  • THE ESSENTIAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS TOOLKIT FOR RECOVERING CRYPTOCURRENCY
  • EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE
  • DECEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME AND 2023 RECORD OPTIONS NUMBERS
  • THOUGHTS ON CONTINUE...
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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
GUEST: JOHN STEC, GLOBAL X

  • THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INCL THE RECENT BULL MARKET IN CRYPTO & RUMORS OF THE APPROVAL OF THE BTC SPOT ETF
  • TRICKS OF THE TRADE: DISCUSSION OF ADVISORS AND DIGITAL ASSETS
  • OCTOBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS
  • EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE
  • THOUGHTS ON THE CONTINUED RESILIENCE OF T...
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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

  • THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT
  • HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP
  • TOP 5 SCARIEST OPTIONS STRATEGIES/TRADES
  • SCARIEST OPTIONS STRATEGY NAME
  • BACKTEST VOLATILITY OF INTRADAY SPX OPTIONS FOR PAST 18 MONTHS
  • AND MUCH MORE
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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
GUEST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT

  • THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT
  • ANALYZING THE SURPRISING LACK OF IMPACT THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS HAVING ON VOLATILITY
  • BASIC TRAINING: THE WHEEL STRATEGY
  • SEPTEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS
  • EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE
  • WHICH EXAM OFFERS THE BEST PREP ...
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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

  • THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT
  • JULY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC
  • WHICH PRODUCT HAS HAD THE LARGEST OVERALL IMPACT ON THE OPTIONS MARKET? VIX, ODTE, WEEKLYS
  • HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP
  • OPTIONS 101: RISK REVERSAL REVIEW
  • IS IT TIME TO RECONSIDER WRITING COVERED CALLS AT ...
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