Topics: Pensions

Finding Middle Ground


Kevin O’Neill kicks off the show breaking down Trump’s budget proposal and wondering why middle of the road policies — that would likely work better — are rarely considered by either side. Fari Hamzei of Hamzei Analytics talks Moody’s downgrade of China, shorting these markets and more. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures shares his trading strategies.

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End to Dividends


Chicago attorney Brendan Cournane is in-studio. Chief and Brendan welcome veteran floor trader and options guru Frank Fahey to discuss markets, Notre Dame students walking out on VP Pence’s commencement speech and much more (Check out Frank’s weekly blog on the Stocks & Jocks website!). Chief and Brendan go on to discuss companies’ refusal to pay dividends, the shakeup at Ford and the future of driver-less cars. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures talks trading strategies, $AMZN and more. 

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Regulation Station


Kevin O’Neill gets us started talking a possible Mike Pence presidency, the rise of Notre Dame ticket prices and much more. Joel Elconin of Benzinga rides his derby success into predicting this weekend’s Preakness. Hal Snarr, Author and Professor of Economics at Westminster College, believes government regulation is suffocating economic growth in the U.S.. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location calls in to talk inflation, health care costs and a lack of wage increases to make up for it. 

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Always Dreaming


Chicago attorney Brendan Cournane is in-studio. Chief and Brendan welcome veteran floor trader and options guru Frank Fahey at the top of the show. Frank recaps the presidential election in France before telling us why traders may be fleeing the options market. Chief and Brendan then talk municipal bankruptcies such as the situation facing Puerto Rico. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures reflects on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby before telling us how to trade these markets. 

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Opening the Can of Worms


Jon Najarian of CNBC’s ‘Fast Money’ calls in to discuss Trump’s tax proposal. Joel Elconin of Benzinga reflects on the Bears’ NFL draft before previewing this weekend’s Kentucky Derby. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, thinks the elections in France may ultimately help markets and the European economy. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ office talks lack of economic growth and how it’s affecting the median American family.

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