Topics: Banks

Underground Economies


Kevin O’Neill calls in for hour one to continue Wednesday’s discussion on gun control before talking NCAA basketball’s pending scandal. Kathy Dervin is in-studio. Chief and Kathy welcome Jim Higdon, reporter/columnist for the Washington Post and Politico. Unfortunately, a couple of minutes into Jim’s appearance, the phone lines crashed in our South Loop building. So we’ll have Mr. Higdon back on again in the near future. In Jim’s absence, Chief, Kathy and Matty Weber discussed Rick Pitino, the legalization of marijuana and Monday Morning Quarterbacks. 

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Leave It to the Beavers


Kevin O’Neill calls in for hour one to talk gun regulation, increased school security and much more. Russell Rhoads of the CBOE is in-studio for hour two talking markets, NASCAR and competition. 

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Gunning for a Better Future


Kevin O’Neill joins us for hour one to discuss the most-recent mass shooting before talking NCAA basketball corruption. Pedro da Costa of Business Insider calls in to talk inflation before sharing his student loan debacle. Lastly, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location wonders if Mitt Romney would have won the 2016 Presidential Election had he run (share your opinion here!). 

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Indexing Inflation


Kevin O’Neill leads off the show talking ‘group think’ dynamics before breaking down the Cubs’ signing of Yu Darvish. Russell Rhoads of the CBOE is in-studio for the second hour talking VIX, hedging your positions and hidden inflation. 

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Grasping at Flaws


Author and Professor at Columbia College Chicago, Eric Charles May, is in-studio talking creative writing, investigative reporting and much more. Joel Elconin of Benzinga wonders if there are enough human market makers. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, is fired up about flawed products in today’s markets. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location discusses the infrastructure in Phoenix before talking markets. 

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