Futures Options: Exploring Post-Election Volatility

The Long & Short of Futures Options

In this episode, we feature Blu Putnam, Chief Economist, CME Group.

He discusses:

• Looking back at pre- and post-election volatility environments: A Tale of Two Volatility Regimes.
• Was the ferocity of the selloff in the overnight session surprising?
• Were there any interesting quirks or trends in CME options and futures volume that day/night?
• An overview for volatility going forward
• Nine Challenges Facing Markets Post-U.S. Election

Listener Mail: Listener questions and comments

Options#QuestionOfTheWeek: Commodities are capturing a lot of attention and generating a lot of volatility. What's your option of choice?

• $GLD / Comex Gold
• $USO / $WTI
• $TLT / ED / 10YR
• EUR/USD, GPB/USD
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