Mark Sebastian
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Mark Sebastian is a former member of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the American Stock Exchange. He is the Chief Operating Officer of Option Pit Mentoring and Consulting, a Chicago-based option education firm. Sebastian has been published nationally on Yahoo! Finance, quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and Bloomberg and is an All-Star Contributor for the Options Profits team. Mark is also the managing editor for Expiring Monthly: The Option Traders Journal, an all-digital, all-options magazine. Mark has appeared on CNBC's "Fast Money" and spoken for the CBOE, the ISE, CME, VOLX and is a co-host on the popular "Option Block" podcast and is the "Volatility Reporter" for the Volatility Views podcast. Mark has a bachelor's degree from Villanova University.

Using VIX on AAPL for a Trade

Using VIX on AAPL for a Trade

By

Jill Malandrino and Mark Sebastian

Jan 14, 2013 | 3:40 PM EST
Analysts, bloggers and fan boys have been arguing the fundamentals and technical cases for a trade (or not) in Apple. Mark Sebastian, COO of Option Pit Mentoring, shows how to look at the VXAPL (Apple VIX) for a trade.
Is There Risk in the VIX?

Is There Risk in the VIX?

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Jill Malandrino and Mark Sebastian

Sep 21, 2012 | 9:48 AM EDT
Mark Sebastian of Option Pit and Jill Malandrino look at mulitple relative and historical levels of the VIX and how it relates to the market.
VXX: Our Least Favorite Volatiity-Based Product

VXX: Our Least Favorite Volatiity-Based Product

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Jill Malandrino and Mark Sebastian

Sep 21, 2012 | 9:24 AM EDT
Mark Sebastian of Option Pit and Jill Malandrino review the structure of VXX and what reverse implications to the product mean.

Play AAPL With Options Real Money Pro($)

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Mark Sebastian

| Feb 15, 2012 | 2:00 PM EST
Let's review a few ways to engage a stock that's virtually its own asset class.

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