__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Sunday 20 May 2007 21:35 \__
> MS last week:
> http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=MSFT&t=5d
>
> <Quote>
> While trade in aQuantive options had already picked up since Google
> Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research struck a deal to buy
> DoubleClick last month, volume on Thursday exceeded that daily average
> by nearly 25 percent. Volume was particularly heavy in a series of
> calls due to expire within 48 hours of when they were bought....
>
> The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declined to comment.
> </Quote>
>
> http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN1818886420070518
See the following recent item:
http://beranger.org/index.php?2007/05/18/14/24/15-the-stock-market-as-dumb-as-the-&page=diary
There's much more going on in the stock market and it would be naive to
imagine that everyone plays fair. Just think of the impact of pump and dump,
powered by Windows zombies these days.
Pump and dump spam comes to Europe
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| Earlier this month, the US Securities and Exchange Commission
| (SEC) had suspended trading in 35 companies that were found to
| be commonly referenced in pump-and-dump stock email campaigns.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38607
SEC goes after stock spammers, hackers
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| The SEC action to freeze the assets is the third filed in as many
| months involving market manipulation schemes conducted through
| online account intrusions. In the past the SEC has also taken
| action against individuals who allegedly broke into financial
| news Web sites or news release services.
|
| [...]
|
| "When spam clogs our mailboxes, it's annoying. When it rips
| off investors, it's illegal and destructive," SEC Chairman
| Christopher Cox said in a statement.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-6165804.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
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