* TRADING BLOCK: Russell 2000 is a dangerous place for premium sellers; Metals apocalypse; Digging into AAPL volatility. * ODD BLOCK: Strange activity in GNK; RDN Roundup – Is rdn poised for a rally? Option bulls seem to think so. Also, the stupid way to do dividend trades. * STRATEGY BLOCK: Combos and Ratio Combos – what they are and when to use them. * AROUND THE BLOCK – Tech stock movements ahead of CES; Keep an eye on the commodities.

* 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: 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? * INTERVIEW BLOCK: Jim Bittman, the lead instructor at the Options Institute, discusses options education and what is on the horizon for the Options Institute. 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 dilemma.* AROUND THE BLOCK: GOOG antitrust, customers flocking to high-end retail and away from low-end, how to trade Apple. 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: 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…

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 opportunity.

Live From FIA Chicago – Mark is joined by Dax Rodriguez, the new President of Livevol Inc. Mark and Dax discuss the many changes that have occurred at Livevol since the firm's last appearance on the program. Dax also hints at the upcoming Livevol X platform, which may, or may not, finally add the execution element that so many users want.

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.

"Live" from FIA Chicago – Mark is joined by Biju Kulathakal and Steve Hoffman from Trading Block, the latest entrant to the options brokerage wars. What does Trading Block bring to the table? Can the retail market handle yet another options brokerage firm? Is Trading Block's focus on basic retail a smart strategy? Tune in to find out…