German bus bombing was option related, not terrorism

[Pekelo]

"According to German media, the suspect was raising suspicion after buying large quantities of Put-options stock in Frankfurt, although those type of stocks for private investors are usually exclusively traded via a Swiss-German company elsewhere. Also the bought stocks featured a large spread, indicating the inexperience of the buyer. The transactions were performed a day before from an IP associated with the team hotel.

Apparently a BvB fan noticed the stock irregularities and tipped off investigators."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...eam-attacker-hoped-to-profit-from-share-slump

"The suspect bought 15,000 options on Borussia Dortmund shares from DZ Bank AG, giving the right to sell BvB shares at 5.20 euros. The shares closed at 5.61 euros that afternoon, shortly before the attack took place, and fell as low as 5.50 euros the next day. The stock hasn’t traded below 5.20 euros since February."

 

[OddTrader]

"According to German media, the suspect was raising suspicion after buying large quantities of Put-options stock in Frankfurt, although those type of stocks for private investors are usually exclusively traded via a Swiss-German company elsewhere. Also the bought stocks featured a large spread, indicating the inexperience of the buyer. The transactions were performed a day before from an IP associated with the team hotel.

Apparently a BvB fan noticed the stock irregularities and tipped off investigators."

Now you understand how dangerous options traders are!

 

[dealmaker]

another low for mankind...

 

[Pekelo]

TIL:"Dortmund is the only football team which can be traded in Germany,"

At this point there is a disagreement among newspapers reporting the number of shares/option contracts, apparently the 100 multiplier makes it confusing...

 

[d08]

MANU is next? Likely some other genius will try to copy this guy.

 

[lawrence-lugar]

There's other (legal) ways to get rich in the market besides insider trading and creating your own little personal havoc in an attempt to move markets ...

All that time and effort and planning in carrying out this failed terrorist incident could have been spent studying the market and all its tools available at your disposal

Even if this did work, he would have turned his $85,000 into a relatively measly one-time sum....instead of having it grown into a much larger, more stable amount;

Some people are just too dumb, or impatient, or close-minded;

 

[bookish]

So insider trading isn't the only way to get rich in the stock market? Or does this count as insider trading? I think it counts.

 

[aex]

I think the definition of terrorism should be modified to "the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims or financial gain"

 

[bookish]

I think the definition of terrorism should be modified to "the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims or financial gain"

That is roughly how the FBI defined it. Ironic because that is pretty much all they do.