that is alice bredin of american express. thanks alice, happy holidays to you. > > thanks, you too.till ahead, how the potential shutdown of a betting website could shake things up for traders. that's next. traders are stunned to learn that intrade.com, the online site that allows people to bet on events that affect the stock market and more, is being sued. the company is accused of improperly offering options betting on future prices of gold, crude oil and even econonmic data. attorney hugh totten of valorem group and alan knuckman of option shop join us this morning with reaction. good to have you guys on the show today. > > thank you for having me. > > thank you. > alan, what was your immediate reaction when you heard the news? > > as a trader, we look at this more for fun than anything else. the prediction markets do provide a variable price discovery mechanism for some things that aren't traded on exchanges, and it's interesting to see, because as a contrarian, if everybody is leaning one direction, i am usually thinking that they're wrong, because the public is usually wrong,