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Entries for October, 2009

Sprint deal hosed and my ROI on this one = -14.88% :(

Looks like the Sprint/Deutsche Telekom deal might not happen. I am pulling the rip cord and selling for a -14.88% ROI. Yeeks.  My orginal post here where I initiated a position.
” … Deutsche Telekom AG Chief Financial Officer Timotheus Hoettges said there’s no need for further consolidation of the U.S. mobile-phone market.  …”

Sold CYCL Today on Small Price Pop for 57% Ann Return

I sold CYCL at $8.37 today.  Considering the deal with AT&T is $8.50, I think I am close enough to bail (plus the deal is not 100% yet).  So, I was in at $7.46.  This was not a simulated position.  I bought 400 shares.  So, my stats on this deal were:
(400 x $7.46) + $4.50 [...]