April 2025

Introducing Ask Us (Almost) Anything: OIC Office Hours

The Options Industry Council (OIC) is excited to introduce Ask Us (Almost) Anything: OIC Office Hours! This initiative is an extension of our monthly webinar program and provides a dedicated forum for you to ask your options-related questions. Do you have lingering questions on topics covered during previous webinars? Need clarity on fundamental concepts or the mechanics of an options position? If so, these live and engaging Q&A sessions are for you!

Each month, you can expect two, thirty-minute Office Hours sessions led by OIC instructors with years of options industry experience. See upcoming sessions and register now!

Meet OIC Instructors

	Mark Benzaquen Mark began his career in options with Stafford Trading, LLC in 1997 before transitioning to brokerage operations with MF Global in 2000. For more than a decade, Mark was the Lead Broker for his firm in the NDX/RUT trading pit, gaining special insight into customer order flow and trade execution.
	Mat Cashman Mat is a Financial Services professional with 20 years of experience trading in all segments of the Derivatives market. He started his career on the trading floor of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange in 2000 and has since traded multiple asset classes across a wide array of exchanges including the CME, CBOT, and the Eurex Exchange.
	Roma Colwell Roma has more than 27 years in the securities industry, 18 of which were spent as a floor broker, market maker, specialist and risk manager in both San Francisco and Chicago.
	Ken Keating Ken began his 25-year trading career at Group One Trading in 1993 on the floor of the PSE (Pacific Coast Stock Exchange) and later transitioned to the floor of the CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange). He has held positions as a floor market maker, floor specialist, risk manager, and off floor prop-trader.