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FBSI Annual Meeting
2008-06-09 14:22:00 Just a reminder that FBSI will have its annual meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1:00pm Central. Tomorrow afternoon we should know whether the shareholders voted in favor of the reverse split or not. Although they may vote in favor of the split this does not make it a done deal. There are still significant financing concerns, ...
CPTH Shares Redeemed
2008-05-31 03:07:00 Yesterday my remaining CPTH shares were cashed-out by Scottrade. I originally posted about the Critical Path arbitrage opportunity on December 16, 2007. I purchased CPTH on December 26 for $0.076/share (purchased 13,000 shares). I was able to sell 12,500 shares on April 14, 2008 for $0.102/share. The remaining 50 shares moved in my Scottrade account ...
FBSI Arbitrage
2008-05-29 05:36:00 If you haven’t been paying attention to the comments, this post is for you. For the last 10 days we’ve been talking about the next potential arbitrage play in the comments (not by name until recently). For many of you this has already come across your radar. If it hasn’t, or if you are looking ...
JLN Cash-out Received
2008-05-23 18:32:00 I lost my internet connection for a while, so I was unable to post until now. I received the JLN cash-out yesterday evening through Scottrade. Sounds like several others have as well (Bank of America). I’ve got the same question as OrenB…did anyone purchase after the meeting or after some of the paperwork was filed? ...
JLN Cash-out Received
2008-05-23 18:32:00 I lost my internet connection for a while, so I was unable to post until now. I received the JLN cash-out yesterday evening through Scottrade. Sounds like several others have as well (Bank of America). I’ve got the same question as OrenB…did anyone purchase after the meeting or after some of the paperwork was filed? ...
JLN Again
2008-05-20 01:39:00 As most of you already know, it appears that we are in the clear with JLN. It was announced today that JLN will now be listed on OTC.. It will be some time, but the money will be coming. Before that news was announced I was going to point to the May 15th 10-Q to support ...
JLN Again
2008-05-20 01:39:00 As most of you already know, it appears that we are in the clear with JLN. It was announced today that JLN will now be listed on OTC.. It will be some time, but the money will be coming. Before that news was announced I was going to point to the May 15th 10-Q to support ...
Arbitrage Progress Report
2008-05-19 05:05:00 Today I decided to go through my arbitrage investments see exactly how I have done. In the last two years I have done 11 arbitrage plays. Of these 11 plays two did not work out (one of these two would have if I held onto the shares) and two are still in progress (one an ...
Arbitrage Progress Report
2008-05-19 05:05:00 Today I decided to go through my arbitrage investments see exactly how I have done. In the last two years I have done 11 arbitrage plays. Of these 11 plays two did not work out (one of these two would have if I held onto the shares) and two are still in progress (one an ...
Jaclyn (JLN) Moving Right Along
2008-05-10 04:50:00 Good news! The JLN transaction seems to be moving right along. My shares in Scottrade are now listed as JLN.C1. Now it is just a matter of time for those shares to be delivered out and my cash (at $10.21/share) to be deposited in my account. Congratulations to everyone anyone else who took part in ...
Jaclyn (JLN) Moving Right Along
2008-05-10 04:50:00 Good news! The JLN transaction seems to be moving right along. My shares in Scottrade are now listed as JLN.C1. Now it is just a matter of time for those shares to be delivered out and my cash (at $10.21/share) to be deposited in my account. Congratulations to anyone else who took part in this ...
JLN Update After the Meeting
2008-05-08 13:36:00 As you are all aware May 7 was the date of JLN’s shareholder meeting. From what I can tell everything has gone according to plan. After the meeting they filed a notification of their voluntary withdrawl of their shares from listing and registration. This notification does not detail the terms of the withdrawl, but it ...
JLN Update After the Meeting
2008-05-08 13:36:00 As you are all aware May 7 was the date of JLN’s shareholder meeting. From what I can tell everything has gone according to plan. After the meeting they filed a notification of their voluntary withdrawl of their shares from listing and registration. This notification does not detail the terms of the withdrawl, but it ...
Movement with Critical Path (CPTH)
2008-05-07 04:36:00 There has been movement with the Critical Path (CPTH) shares in my Scottrade account. It will only be a matter of time before I receive the cash ($0.102) for each share (purchased at $0.076). I’m not overly excited about this movement because, I already sold 12,500 of my 13,000 shares for $0.10/share a month ago. ...
Movement with Critical Path (CPTH)
2008-05-07 04:36:00 There has been movement with the Critical Path (CPTH) shares in my Scottrade account. It will only be a matter of time before I receive the cash ($0.102) for each share (purchased at $0.076). I’m not overly excited about this movement because, I already sold 12,500 of my 13,000 shares for $0.10/share a month ago. ...
JLN Conditions
2008-04-30 04:41:00 The JLN reverse split arbitrage opporunity is beginning to sound a little more risky. JLN recently reminded us of the conditions of the arrangement in an 8-K dated April 25. Below is some selected text from the statement: The Company?s notice to the AMEX of voluntary delisting was conditional. As announced previously by the Company, the ...
Option Arbitrage in the Forex Market
2008-04-15 20:18:00 What is arbitrage? Arbitrage is the simultaneous buying and selling of identical financial instruments taking advantage of price discrepancies between different brokers, exchanges, clearing firms, etc. and thus looking in a profit. On paper, arbitrage is a risk-less trading strategy. In the real world however, risks abound. So why trade arbitrage? Well, if the risks can be managed, arbitrage can be extremely profitable if you can find the opportunities and take advantage of the opportunities before they disappear. After all, the arbitrage opportunity is present because one side is slow to react to market news, momentum, etc. When it corrects the opportunity is gone. Why arbitrage forex options? Well, because the opportunity exists if you look far it. The forex market is a cash inter-bank / inter-dealer market. In simplest terms, this means the foreign currencies traded in the forex market are traded directly between banks, foreign currency dealers and forex investors wi...
By: forex for you
Guitar Arbitrage System Sources & Software
2008-04-12 16:21:00 Guitar Arbitrage System - How To Trade Guitars on eBay for Profit, where to buy them, how to sell them - even get them for FREE!
By: The Mall Blog
Bought Jaclyn, Inc. (JLN)
2008-04-10 05:37:00 On Monday, I purchased 199 shares of JLN for $7.60/share. On May 7 shareholders will vote on a 250:1 reverse split (read the DEF14). Fractional shares will be bought for $10.21/share. A special thanks to Matt for pointing out this opportunity back in December. I had forgotten about it and was recently reminded of it ...
eBay Arbitrage
2008-03-31 13:49:00 To earn money from eBay arbitrage you will need to have access to eBay and a website like Craigslist.com. Look what items people are buying and selling at Craigslist and if you can find the same product on eBay, but for a lower price, then there is some potential for you to make money. When you sell an item on Craigslist then simply buy this item from eBay and make sure it will be shipped to your customer from Craigslist. There may arise some problems, because you are not actually shipping the item, so you have no guarantee that the item will be shipped at all. On the bright side if you have experience with eBay you will know to only have business with users who have more then 95% of positive feedback, which should guarantee that they are honest and in many cases more honest then mortal and brick business.
China: Arbitrage, Capitalism, And Cabbage. Happy Days Are Here Again.
2008-03-27 23:11:00 How to Solve Inflation 101 (h/t to Shanghaiist).
By: China Law Blog
Oops?CZBC
2008-03-19 00:32:00 A week or so back I was double checking a few of my trades and decided to look into Citizen’s Bancorp (CZBC) as I did not have any movement with it. Come to find out I did not do my homework well enough…I had to be a shareholder of record. So a week or so ...
Option Arbitrage in the Forex Market
2008-03-16 18:07:00 What is arbitrage? Arbitrage is the simultaneous buying and selling of identical financial instruments taking advantage of price discrepancies between different brokers, exchanges, clearing firms, etc. and thus looking in a profit. On paper, arbitrage is a risk-less trading strategy. In the real world however, risks abound. So why trade arbitrage? Well, if the risks can be managed, arbitrage can be extremely profitable if you can find the opportunities and take advantage of the opportunities before they disappear. After all, the arbitrage opportunity is present because one side is slow to react to market news, momentum, etc. When it corrects the opportunity is gone. Why arbitrage forex options? Well, because the opportunity exists if you look far it. The forex market is a cash inter-bank / inter-dealer market. In simplest terms, this means the foreign currencies traded in the forex market are traded directly between banks, foreign currency dealers and forex investors wi...
By: forex for you
Sports Arbitrage: Is It Really “Risk-Free”?
2008-03-15 11:58:00 Sports Arbitrage: Is It Really “Risk-Free”? by: Timothy RohrerIn the financial world, an arbitrage represents the purchase of securities on one market for immediate resale on another market in order to profit from a price discrepancy. This results in...
Triangle Forex Arbitrage Strategy
2008-03-11 12:37:00 Triangle or triangular arbitrage is a Forex trading strategy, which is theoretically ?risk free?. As the name suggest, triangle arbitrage includes trading 3 different currency pairs almost simultaneously to profit from exchange rate difference between them.In global Forex market, the price of one currency pair depends on the price of one or more other currency pairs. The basic formula for the relationship of three related currency pairs, having 3 different currencies, is as follows.AAA/BBB x CCC/AAA = CCC/BBBChance of triangular arbitrage occurs whenever this equation goes wrong. A triangle arbitrator buys BBB spending AAA, then buys CCC spending BBB and lastly returns to AAA selling CCC, capturing a small profit. The chance of profit is maximized by utilizing margin from brokers and trading with higher amounts.For example take exchange rates EUR/USD = 0.6522, EUR/GBP = 1.3127 and USD/GBP = 2.0129. With $500,000 one can buy 326100 Euros, using that he can buy 248419.29 Pounds. He ca...
CFA Arbitrage Spreads On Pending Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-03-11 03:06:00 CFA Arbitrage Spreads On Pending Mergers & Acquisitions Last Update: 3/10/2008 10:30:59 AM The following provides information on selected mergers and acquisitions. All figures are updated by Dow Jones Newswires, with share prices as of 10 a.m. Monday EDT. Annualized rate of return is based on Monday’s date and the expected closing date and isn’t compounded. Expected closing dates are compiled ...
By: Investment Blog
How to Not Get Banned for Adsense Arbitrage
2008-03-04 08:13:00 Would you believe a rumour that tells you that Google is going to ban the publishers that practice Adsense Arbitrage? Well, then I suppose you don't agree with me that Google would commit suicide. After all, the Adword/Adsense system that Google uses is arbitrage. What Google wants to get rid of are the sites that convert poor for the advertisers. Imagen yourself paying dollars per click to get visitors to your site and you see your ad on one of those crappy "Made For Adsense" websites. Chances are that you want to take your ads of those sites right away. There's no quality content on those sites that gives the searcher the information he or she is looking for. Google is going after publishers that return bad ROI for the advertiser. Google has never said that they are going after Adsense Arbitrage publishers. Suppose you use an Adwords campaign to send traffic to your website With Adsense ads. If that website has quality content on it and is relevant to what the searcher has typ...
MGST Cash Received!
2008-03-02 05:07:00 Friday, February 29, I received the $849.57 in cash for my 1,999 shares of MGST ($0.425/share). I purchased MagStar Technologies (MGST) for $0.28/share back on December 28, 2007. That is a 50% profit in just over two months!
Obama Insults A Constituent - India, H-1B and Labor Arbitrage
2008-02-25 10:43:00 Obama Pledges Partnership with India In an article he has written for India Abroad, the Illinois senator has also committed that he will encourage the active engagement and partnership of the Indian American community in "making the change we seek" in US If anyone is not aware, India is intent on obtaining more offshore outsourcing "business" and guest worker Visas to take US jobs. This is as one of their main agenda items. They claim it's simply trade. Offshore outsourcing is now ~7.5% of their GDP. Obama goes on to claim: Together, we can restore and revitalize America's innovation-based economy so that we can create jobs and meet our most pressing domestic challenges," he said. Acknowledging the prowess in IT and high technology fields of Indian Americans who have powered Silicon Valley, he said: "To succeed, we need to make use of technology, a sector where so many Indian Americans have thrived. Realize he is not talking to US workers, he is telling India they can have o...
By: NoSlaves.com
Adsense Arbitrage Secrets
2008-02-23 16:07:00 I have often been asked this question by adsense publishers : Why is it some internet marketers can make $1000+ from one website …even a one-page website…while may others can only earn peanuts from their websites? After all, they are all participating in the same adsense publishing program!
By: Crediterac
eBay Arbitrage
2008-02-14 11:27:00 To earn money from eBay arbitrage you will need to have access to eBay and a website like Craigslist.com. Look what items people are buying and selling at Craigslist and if you can find the same product on eBay, but for a lower price, then there is some potential for you to make money. When you sell an item on Craigslist then simply buy this item from eBay and make sure it will be shipped to your customer from Craigslist. There may arise some problems, because you are not actually shipping the item, so you have no guarantee that the item will be shipped at all. On the bright side if you have experience with eBay you will know to only have business with users who have more then 95% of positive feedback, which should guarantee that they are honest and in many cases more honest then mortal and brick business.
Parked.com enforces arbitrage, paid traffic ban
2008-02-13 13:33:00 I got an interesting email from Parked.com today. They have been notified by Yahoo that from 14th February 2008, Yahoo will not pay for any clicks generated as a result of bought traffic or any traffic from PPC or hyperlinks. So, since Parked.com is a Yahoo based parking company, the only traffic that will be paid ...
MagStar Technologies (MGST) Delivered Out!
2008-02-08 02:53:00 My 1999 shares of MagStar Technologies (MGST) were delivered out of my Scottrade account today. I purchased 1999 shares of MGST for $0.28/share in late December. I should be receiving $0.425/share very soon. This will be a profit of about 50% (just under $300).
Adsense Arbitrage Niche: Becoming The Supreme Adsense Arbitrager!
2008-02-03 09:11:00 Google Adsense: Supreme Arbitrage Machine The internet will finally be a better place where the forces of evil have been pushed to the brink of extinction and only the Righteous can walk in the light. Google Adsense is the SUPREME arbitrage machine probably one of the most successful Adsense Arbitrage vehicles ever seen. It should be the same with you as you implement this Adsense Arbitrage make money instruction. Who Are Making the Money in Adsense Arbitrage? Even though the Adsense ads are optimized most sites do not really make a respectable amount of money from it. Why? Because most sites place their ads so that they LOOK like ADS. The standard color for the Adsense Linked Title is a royal blue and the advertiser-url is a green. By changing the Linked Title to a dark blue and the Advertiser URL to a light grey you will also improve your CTR and hence your income. I've already begun to improve some of my Adsense Arbitrage strategies and will be monitoring income increase th...
Scottrade Cashed-Out Harolds Stores (HLDI)
2008-02-01 06:03:00 Thursday, January 31 Scottrade cashed-out my 999 shares of HLDI. It seemed like a long wait, but it was worth it. I purchased my shares for $0.18 back in November. After 2.5 months I’ve made a 66% profit! This certainly wasn’t as smooth as many of my previous arbitrage plays, but I can honestly say ...
Peoples Bancorp (PFDC) Going Private
2008-01-29 06:21:00 Peoples Bancorp (PFDC) is considering a 760-1 reverse split with fractional shares paid-out at $16.75/share. PFDC is currently trading at $14.84/share. HOWEVER - this will only be at the record level - shares in street name will not be cashed out. In order for this to work you would need to become a shareholder of ...
Citizens Bancorp Update (CZBC)
2008-01-23 00:59:00 According to this December 20 8-K, Citizens Bancorp (CZBC) voted in favor of the reverse split. Looks like I should be expecting my $23.50/share anytime, although it could take a while (as was the case with Harold’s Stores). This will make me a few hundred. I bought the stock at $20.55/share. It has since dropped ...
Citizens Bancorp Update (CZBC)
2008-01-23 00:59:00 According to this December 20 8-K, Citizens Bancorp (CZBC) voted in favor of the reverse split. Looks like I should be expecting my $23.50/share anytime, although it could take a while (as was the case with Harold’s Stores). This will make me a few hundred. I bought the stock at $20.55/share. It has since dropped ...
Magstar Update (MGST)
2008-01-23 00:44:00 I haven’t paid much attention to Magstar Technologies (MGST) since I bought the stock in December for $0.28/share. It has since gone up to $0.40/share. It appears that they have changed the date of the reverse split to February 5, at which point my shares will be bought for $0.425/share. I’m tempted to sell now ...
Magstar Update (MGST)
2008-01-23 00:44:00 I haven’t paid much attention to Magstar Technologies (MGST) since I bought the stock in December for $0.28/share. It has since gone up to $0.40/share. It appears that they have changed the date of the reverse split to February 5, at which point my shares will be bought for $0.425/share. I’m tempted to sell now ...
Movement with Harold?s Stores (HLDI) (HRLS)
2008-01-10 03:40:00 Good news! Looks like we are finally seeing the expected action with Harold’s Stores (HLDI). Looks like Harold’s Stores ticker has changed to HRLS. My 999 shares are now listed as HLDI# (changed to HLDI.C1 on 1/10/08). Should get my $300 fairly soon. My original post on HLDI.
Movement with Harold?s Stores (HLDI) (HRLS)
2008-01-10 03:40:00 Good news! Looks like we are finally seeing the expected action with Harold’s Stores (HLDI). Looks like Harold’s Stores ticker has changed to HRLS. My 999 shares are now listed as HLDI# (changed to HLDI.C1 on 1/10/08). Should get my $300 fairly soon. My original post on HLDI.
Sold Oregon Pacific Bancorp (OPBP)
2008-01-09 02:33:00 Today I sold all of my shares of Oregon Pacific Bancorp (OPBP). In my previous post I thought I had found a good arbitrage opportunity; however, as Jim pointed out in his comment, the reverse split would not do any good for me as my shares were held in “street name” (by Scottrade). Fortunately ...
Sold Oregon Pacific Bancorp (OPBP)
2008-01-09 02:33:00 Today I sold all of my shares of Oregon Pacific Bancorp (OPBP). In my previous post I thought I had found a good arbitrage opportunity; however, as Jim pointed out in his comment, the reverse split would not do any good for me as my shares were held in “street name” (by Scottrade). Fortunately ...
Oregon Pacific Bancorp (OPBP) - Tricky
2008-01-04 00:51:00 Last night I happened across another going private arbitrage opportunity. This one, Oregon Pacific Bancorp (OPBP) was a little trickier than most that I have seen. The preliminary proxy and the schedule 13 were both posted on Jan. 2 (yesterday). They are proposing a 500:1 reverse split with fractional shares cashed out at $13/share. With ...
Oregon Pacific Bancorp (OPBP) - Tricky
2008-01-04 00:51:00 Last night I happened across another going private arbitrage opportunity. This one, Oregon Pacific Bancorp (OPBP) was a little trickier than most that I have seen. The preliminary proxy and the schedule 13 were both posted on Jan. 2 (yesterday). They are proposing a 500:1 reverse split with fractional shares cashed out at $13/share. With ...
Goodbye India - Sold IIF
2008-01-03 23:03:00 This morning I sold my shares of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF). I purchased this stock back in March of 2006 for $50/share. It was good for some decent dividends and capital gains, but didn’t do much more for me. At one point I think it got up near $65 and then dropped back ...
Goodbye India - Sold IIF
2008-01-03 23:03:00 This morning I sold my shares of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF). I purchased this stock back in March of 2006 for $50/share. It was good for some decent dividends and capital gains, but didn’t do much more for me. At one point I think it got up near $65 and then dropped back ...
Harold?s Stores (HLDI) What?s the Wait?
2008-01-03 04:47:00 What haven’t our shares been cashed out? That seems to be the topic lately. I have family, friends, and readers asking this question and have also come across comments on other sites asking the same question. Below is my response to the concern: I am anxious but not worried. The Schedule 13 and Form 15 ...
Harold?s Stores (HLDI) What?s the Wait?
2008-01-03 04:47:00 What haven’t our shares been cashed out? That seems to be the topic lately. I have family, friends, and readers asking this question and have also come across comments on other sites asking the same question. Below is my response to the concern: I am anxious but not worried. The Schedule 13 and Form 15 ... |
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