Options Block Episode 31: Tesla vs. GM vs. Ford

Trading Block:Commodities moving; Ford vs GM vs Tesla – which straddle are you buying?; SPX Downside skew starting to soften; the importance of staying cool

Odd Block: Bulls love Tyson chicken; Massive vertical call spread in YHOO; Bullish bets or rolling down an established long position?; ERTS call sellers go off a cliff

Xpress Block: Important lessosn for beginning futures traders; Watch your stops on LIFFE – they may vanish before your eyes; Explaining price improvement auctions; The unintended consequences of flash regulation in the options market.

Around the Block: Non-farm payroll; CMG off to the races – earnings coming up; CSCO earnings on the horizon; Short downside puts in Tesla?? Look for support at 20; Where is the best entry point in Goldman Sachs?; ATVI earnings coming up – will it be another explosion like ERTS?

The Option Block All-Star Panel Includes:

          o Mark Longo – The Options Insider
          o Mike Tosaw – Know Your Options Inc
          o Mark Sebastian – Option Pit
          o John GrigusOptionsXpress

Option Pit Special: From now until Super Bowl Sunday, you can get 2010 pricing on the Future Pros course if you use code MISSING2010.

Know your options: Uncle Mike will be in Minneapolis on 2/12 at the optionsXpress event.  Plus, check out their upcoming webinar “”Plan The Trade; Trade The Plan,””  on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. CST.