This week's CME Hotseat guest is Sarah Linane, E*Trade Senior Futures Specialist This week, the panel discusses: From Stocktwits The 3 BEST performing assets this year: Lean hogs $HE_F +23% Palladium $PA_F +22% Nasdaq-100 $QQQ +20% The 3 WORST performing assets this year: Orange juice $OJ_F -32% Sugar $SB_F -29% The $VIX -21% Other hot topics: Crude Weekly expiration options Gold Futures Options Feedback: What do you want to know? With $VIX giving up the ghost - which products are you hoping will provide new sources of #Volatility for your #options trading? Crude Oil (WTI, etc) Metals ($GLD, $SLV, etc) FX (GBP/USD, etc) Indv. Equities-$TSLA, etc. Listener questions and comments: Comment from Production One‏ - That was a blast! Thx Nick and Mark for the bitcoin blockchain and bacon love! Try the MVP Burger at the Rio sports book in Vegas! Question from John Morgan - Are futures options priced the same as regular options from a commission standpoint? Is it the same ticket charge plus price per contract or are they priced differently? Also what about your fav question - can I close out shorts below $.10 for free? Comment from LLVIZ - My kingdom for some bitcoin puts right about now and includes link to this article Bitcoin Drives to a New High, but Is It Headed for a Crash?