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Podcast: The Option Block
Episode: Option Block 504: What Makes a Butterfly Take Flight?
Description: Trading Block: Continued relief rally. VIX now has a 16-handle. Huge contango in the VIX. Who blew the all-clear signal? Cage match in junk stocks. CBOE reported that total trading volume in February was 92.9 million contracts. OCC announces cleared contract volume increased in February. OCC announced that total cleared contract volume in February was 338,300,969 contracts. . Why CME would want to buy the London Stock Exchange? Why buy when you can make your own? What is Europe going to do?
Odd Block: Puts trade in Chesapeake Energy Inc. (CHK), puts trade in iShares Barclays 20+ year Treasuries (TLT), and...