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Option Block 187:\xa0 It\u2019s That Time of the Month
\n\nTrading Block: VIX cash getting some weekend love back. Monthly volume numbers are in, and according to ISE, dividend trades made up 8.8% of industry volume in September 2012. Apple closing down 1%. Will Uncle Mike ever get out? Groupon = garbage? Premium selling candidate? Risk reversals? Is Activision lining up for more bullish risk reversals? Ford is hovering at the 10-handle. How do you position RIMM from here?
\nOdd Block: Is FLIR Systems (FLIR) ready to pop 11%; puts sold on Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX), and; short-term protection purchased on Wells Fargo (WFC).
\nXpress Block: John Girgus takes the reins in the Xpress Block and talks about what came across the OX desk today. Weekly options coming out soon. Approval passed for mini weekly options.
\nListener Mail: The inmates are running the asylum.
\nAround the Block: Non-farms, probably the largest event coming up on the horizon. Marriott earnings on 10/3, Family Dollar 10/2, Monsanto 10/3. Keeping on eye on Europe.