TRADING BLOCK: Ireland starts off the conversation. Will Ireland be able to survive a bailout with its corporate tax incentives in place? The panel also discusses the insider trading scandal at Goldman and the prevalence of insider trading in the options market. ODD BLOCK: DG Put Bonanza, MELA, HPQ, CSCO. XPRESS/SPREAD BLOCK: The best/worst way to autotrade on the OX platform. STRATEGY BLOCK: Why selling covered calls isn't the same thing as collecting rental income. AROUND THE BLOCK: More discussion of time decay, Black Friday looms large, keep an eye on Friday's shortened trading session as it may present a cheap volatility buying opportunity.

TRADING BLOCK: Bulls are off to the races, Ford vs. GM, gold and silver roundup. ODD BLOCK: YHOO, RGUS, MELA, MTG, STX, INTERVIEW BLOCK: Special Guest Henry Schwartz from Trade Alert explores tracking options order flow. XPRESS/SPREAD BLOCK: GM, GM, GM and more GM. AROUND THE BLOCK: Non-linear theta, how to trade holiday time decay.

TRADING BLOCK: Asian summit, economic stimulus, retail sales, gold & silver finally taking the turn, Euro down 1%, Ireland is not Greece, gold volatility skew. ODD BLOCK: NOK, MTG, CTXS, MSFT. STRATEGY BLOCK – How do div plays work? XPRESS/SPREAD BLOCK: Unsung commodities, china crushes cotton, copper. AROUND THE BLOCK: pricing out thanksgiving, gm IPO, ppi on tuesday, cpi on weds.

The gang debates the silver rally and plunging mortgage rates in the Trading Block. In the Interview Block, the panel is joined by special guest Tadas Viskanta from Abnormal Returns. CSCO dominates the Odd Block, except for a brief segue into size AMGN call spreads. John Grigus outlines some extremely interesting customer activity in the Xpress/Spread Block. * Finally, the gang debates the impact of retail sales reports going into Black Friday, as well as the amazing market power of Gamestop.

In this episode, the gang debates whether the VIX is oversold or fairly valued in the Trading Block. PFE, SLW, PCLN and LVS dominate The Odd Block. Mark Sebastian breaks down the vagaries of a VXX split in The Strategy Block. Finally, the gang debates whether IBM has lost its mojo in Around The Block.

This episode was recorded live at the Futures Industry Expo in Chicago. In the Trading Block, the panel discusses the impact of the election and the pullbacks in gold and silver. In the Odd Block, they break down unusual Activity in LM, EOG and GDXJ. In the Xpress/Spread Block, Tim runs through common customer inquiries at OX. In the Strategy Block, Mark and Mike review the latest OIC collar study and discuss the proper way to construct a collar. Finally, in Around The Block, the panel discusses the impact of QE2 and speculates on possible Apple acquisitions of Sony and Nintendo.

It's all about the election this week in the Trading Block and Around The Block as the panel discusses the impact of tomorrow's vote. In the Odd Block, Mark & Mark run through the quick hits of unusual activity, although don't hold out hope for any steak sauce. In the Xpress/Spread Block, Rob lays out some interesting names that are drawing the attention of OX's customers. Finally, Mike Tosaw discusses the pros and cons of stock pairs in The Strategy Block.