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    Option volumes as screening for insider knowledge

    Makes sense. Large stock grants and activity in other maturity dates & strike prices is something I've tried to check for. But I see I'm not covering all the moving parts. When I mentioned insiders I did not really mean insiders in that legal sense, but rather activists that spread rumours...
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    Option volumes as screening for insider knowledge

    I'm testing the idea of using option trading data to screen for insider knowledge being implemented. I don't trade options myself so there are some things that are unclear. Would appreciate some help if someone knows, or if someone know if there is a million people already looking at this :)...
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    How do you calculate your PnL in your software?

    FIFO LIFO matters only if you care about realized vs unrealized P&L. I personally don't, except maybe for taxes if you're trading on a personal account. When you're backtrading there are other things I'd worry more about, such as whether your data incorporates all dividends, stock splits...
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    StJude, Block & even the Smartest Being Stupid

    Here's DR Hemal Nayak who is the main source to this story. Seems that he needs to cough up 2.6 million pretty soon. Maybe STJ yesterday helped? http://www.nwherald.com/2015/02/26/algonquin-woman-awarded-2-6-million-in-wrongful-death-suit/ak7j3i2/
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