* TRADING BLOCK: China stalls market by hiking interests rates, When will we take our medicine in this market, Has CSCO finally turned the corner? Is it time to buy? Can the FLIP save CSCO? * ODD BLOCK: INSIDERS AND ANGRY BEARS Tear Into TSLA, BULLS ARE FINALLY BACK IN VISA, DESPITE NOREASTER, BULLS MOVE INTO MACY'S CALLS. * INTERVIEW BLOCK: PHIL GUZIG FROM MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES HIS TWO OPTIONS PORTFOLIOS – PAY ME NOW AND PAY ME LATER. * AROUND THE BLOCK -VIX – up or down in 2011, tech traders pay attention to CES.

*TRADING BLOCK* korean shooting war – what happens to the VIX, Adjusting commodity collars for a shooting war, Visa fears hitting amex *ODD BLOCK* DRI earnings drive volume, WRG size FEB put spread, GMXR size May put seller, RDN and DG update. *STRATEGY BLOCK* – Interest rate replacement collar. *AROUND THE BLOCK* – AAPL-NFLX vol debate continues – time to buy – how best to approach apple – long staddle/strangle/vertical call spread? Play earnings month or the month prior to earnings? JAN/FEB Time Spread?

INTERVIEW BLOCK: Jim Bittman, the lead instructor at the Options Institute, discusses options education and what is on the horizon for the Options Institute. TRADING BLOCK: RIMM surprises, Fedex leads market higher with positive guidance, Gold and Silver poised to retreat for rest of the year. ODD BLOCK: Bulls moving into NASDAQ, Takeover spec driving calls in MON, Idiots still short DG 30 Puts, RDN still active. XPRESS/SPREAD BLOCK: How do ETF dividends work? A life lesson in VISA downside puts? AROUND THE BLOCK: Apple volatility trending toward record lows. Time to buy Apple premium?Special Option Block Listener Promo: Be sure to visit Option Pit and use the Coupon Code: OI2011 to receive $100 off their latest mentoring package.

TRADING BLOCK: Healthcare is unconstitutional, bull market for foreclosures – is booting people out of their homes good for the economy?, commodity rundown, playing weather with FCOJ. ODD BLOCK: WHAT THE F IS GOING ON IN RDN?, glw bulls devour calls, weird activity in cfn. XPRESS/SPREAD BLOCK: Be sure to know your risk when trading options. STRATEGY BLOCK: Levered ETFs vs. futures/options – the double decay dillemma, AROUND THE BLOCK: GOOG antitrust, customers flocking to high-end retail and away from low-end, how to trade Apple. Option Pit Coupon Code: OI2011

TRADING BLOCK: Debating the tax cut extension, commodity rundown for nat gas, slv and gold 1×2, does the failure of McRib signal a downturn for the economy? ODD BLOCK: Orex off to the races, MOT put sellers ahead of reverse split, Government bails on CITI while bulls jump on the calls, Unexplained volume explosion in MAS. XPRESS/SPREAD BLOCK: What the heck is going on in RINO? STRATEGY BLOCK: What are 1256 contracts and why are they useful? AROUND THE BLOCK: Vol, vol and more vol…

TRADING BLOCK: Bernanke spooks the market on 60 Minutes, Is a QE3 on the horizon, Commodity Rundown for silver and gold. ODD BLOCK: DG strangle loses ground after earnings, Bearish 1×2 put spread in CLWR, Bulls devouring calls ahead of COST earnings, Massive volatility skew adjustment in WMB. XPRESS/SPREAD BLOCK: Will the CBOE's switch to pro-rata kill any remaining retail business in SPX? The debate over payment for order flow heats up. Also a resolution of the bad SPY print discussion from last week. STRATEGY BLOCK: OX just announced a special dividend. How do options contracts adjust for enormous special dividends in stocks? AROUND THE BLOCK: Employment is the key trigger moving forward. Also concerns spread over volatility structure in the marketplace. Is a broken wing butterfly the best entry point for VIX options traders right now? Should traders buy CSCO stock at these levels or write downside puts instead?

TRADING BLOCK: The bulls are back in force. Can anything stop them? Strong retail sales and housing numbers keep the rally in high gear. Commodity Roundup for Gold, Silver, Oil and Copper. ODD BLOCK: Traders find KKD tasty, Bulls circling JPM, Massive roll of the dice in ITMN, bears have their claws out for NYT. XPRESS/SPREAD BLOCK: Cramer loves OX, OX customers are still in love with [[[[meta]]]]ls. INTERVIEW BLOCK: The panel is joined by Anrew Giovinazzi from Aqumin. Andrew discusses his new product that helps options traders take a visual approach to volatility. AROUND THE BLOCK: The rally makes everyone nervous.

TRADING BLOCK: Market has a huge range, but time decay wreaks havoc with the VIX. Black Friday is a mixed bag. Ireland bailout leaves the market wary. Commodity Roundup: Gold, Silver, Oil and Corn are on the move. ODD BLOCK: BCS Put Explosion, Takeover Chatter drives call frenzy in FRX, Size ratio put spread in XRT, Bulls circling in VRSN. XPRESS/SPREAD BLOCK: What the heck happened with SPY settlement last week? STRATEGY BLOCK: Theta vs. Gamma – whichever wins, you lose… AROUND THE BLOCK: Employment numbers dominate the horizon…