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Stutland Equities will now have some national exposure as CNBC has announced a new show called "Options Action". The show will be hosted by Melissa Lee with a panel of four experts which includes yours truly. The show will be fast-paced round table discussion. I hope to provide some insight on how to profit from the news of the week using options. The show will start on January 16 and air at 11:30pm EST. on Friday Nights and will repeat on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 6:00am EST. Stay tuned for more details.

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