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Options Insider Radio Interviews


Options Insider Radio is the longest-running options podcast and the flagship program on the Options Insider Radio Network. Options Insider Radio features unique and compelling interviews with the thought leaders, icons, radicals, movers and shakers that shape the options market. Whether you are an options professional looking for insightul discussion about your industry, or an active retail trader who wants a glimpse behind the scenes, this is the program for you.

Jan 10, 2018

In this episode we feature John Kinahan, CEO of Group One Trading

He discusses:

  • His background in the financial markets and journey to becoming CEO of Group One
  • What are the biggest changes that have happened at Group One?
  • The impact of technology, and the demands of technological advances
  • The metamorphosis of skills required to work in finance
  • The Group One market maker training program
  • How has market making morphed over time?
  • The challenge of weekly options: a double-edged sword.
  • Why did mini options fail?
  • What can we do to incent firms to stay in the business or even enter it new in 2018?
  • The rise of the open outcry trading floor
  • The cost and risk associated with connecting to so many venues
  • What is it has been over the past year with VIX remaining so low yet continuing to do record volume?