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:D He hasn't done anything, he hasn't said anything and a lot of people are still talking about what a great job he's doing. Shit, I probably wouldn't do anything either, under those circumstances. I have a hunch he feels like "don't fix it if it ain't broke" and he's going to keep on saying...

Killer earnings report, everyones' completely gaga for AAPL, the stock pops 3% and it's done. It looks like everyone who wants to buy AAPL has bought it. I think everyone expects it to continue to base at $100 and then move higher. That bullish sentiment also makes me wonder if it's done...

Oh look, the eurotrash are awake.

This has been debunked numerous times. If you're too dumb/paranoid to research the story that's your loss.

Speculation?! In the markets?!?! I'm appalled! :D From April 13th: Barron's Online April 13, 2007, 10:55 am Monster: CEO Change Raises Speculation Company Could Be Sold Posted by Eric Savitz Yesterday, Monster.com (MNST) announced that Sal Iannuzzi has replaced Bill Pastore as...

Anybody know why? I don't see any news. I don't have a position. I was just puttering around and AXR caught my eye.

S&P futures +5.20 Nasdaq futures +6.00 Dow futures +37 Don't ask me. :confused:

Schaeffer's done that for a long time. I haven't looked at it closely in a quite a while so I don't know how good they are. http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/streetools/centers/sttc/tools/unusually_high_option_volume.aspx

I do think it's a mistake for the SEC to play things so close to the vest re investigations. It frustrates people who think they're not doing anything and it helps all kinds of dummies think they can trade off of inside info and get away with it because the many busts don't make the news.

Of course not.

Maybe, if your homies testify that you were sufficiently crack-addled when you made the trade. :D

The idea being that cases against institutions (i.e. dealers) that do huge volume in all kinds of securities every day are harder to prove. End clients for those trades (i.e., hedge funds) were reviewed and I would assume they're reviewed more closely now since the technology to sort through...

That's not a bad idea. If they're unable or unwilling to have a constructive debate and are just trolling that would nip it in the bud.

It is simply false to say that people are allowed to keep any profits from insider trading. That's not true. The criminal fines themselves could be higher, sure.

LOL, you mean as opposed to what you've got, i.e., ignorant paranoia? :D You're a real champ.

flytiger, I would agree that the easiest targets get nailed first and sometimes exclusively. I'm in no way saying the SEC is terrific. When I was working at the exchange (10 years ago) institutional trades often, but not always, got overlooked. The standard procedure for dealing with the...

Yes, especially in the initial investigation, you tend to find people like, say, the wife of a couple that knows the CFO who has a $5k margin account and buys 100 calls the day before the news. Those people are a lay up and are toast in no time. Other people who are more clever about it may...

"Plausible" being the critical word. :D

You are responsible for addressing your own ignorance, not me. The NY Times campaigned for an investigation of Mack after Morgan Stanley pressured the Sulzberger family and the NY Times to end special voting rights for the Sulzberger family. The NY Times allegations were quid pro quo...

I worked on hundreds of insider options cases when I worked for one of the exchanges. Every year, thousands of people are investigated, fined and, on rare occasions, imprisoned for insider trading. Just because the SEC doesn't send you a personal email keeping you up to date on the...