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Volatility April 6th

Joe talks about recent volatility trade in the pit on CBOE TV.

http://www.cboe.com/#ooid=Z3bXJoOnhoqcg0w4kr5k-7Z62eVYtM-,RjdjlkMjqlEwjlg2yKBBbAg236SR6xV7

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