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Buffett says some CEOs earn too much
http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2003-05-03-buffett_x.htm
"Rules are likely to go into effect within the next year aimed at improving the independence of corporate boards that will require adding four people to Berkshire's seven-member board, Buffett said.
Berkshire will choose people who have large holdings in the company and business savvy, Buffett said.
"We'll have people who have a lot of money on the line, like you do," Buffett said
Look on weekly graph the opening price was $21.76
http://stockcharts.com/gallery?IDCC
Data_rox & Loop: Thanks. Now we know what IDCC should spend money on those large back pay. Sonetirot
loop: If IDCC could find real diamond out there to M&A to supplement IDCC's IPR like Tantivy in CDMA2000, That would be good idea.
IMO: If one time back payment is not future expected earning. It would not help much in EPS for the future. Stock price normally in relation with future earning. Stock price may increase a little due to Big cash on hand.
I would buy back a few millions shares to reduce number of shares. Shares price would increase due to less supply.
At the same time, I would ask shareholders to approve number of shares authorized to 200 or 400 millions (for future split once price pass $50)
IMO: That news alone would set price up a few points.
I am lost. How could you sell SHORT while LONGS? Do you need two accounts one holding LONGS, other SHORTS? Please educate me.
Link to report on yahoo by someone
Jangis - Link to the report
by: teetee4t 04/29/03 06:05 pm
Msg: 152096 of 152096
Here is the link to the report:
http://members.cox.net/ttngo99/IDCC%20Initiation%20Report_042203.pdf
FYI : I was one of those still hold some lot of $33.25 on 2/22/00 and $23 on 4/7/00. Hope one day it would pass those price. BTW: my avg. price is around $14-15 with additional buy today 500 $22.40
Jimlur; Please include option Carrot / Stick.
IMO: As of now I would vote "NO" (12,790 shares)
I would vote "YES" only if management show good result with Nokia/Samsung (hopefully big increase in price after it)
I will vote in PROTEST all "NO" unless they deliver acceptable Nokia/Samsung with shares price up north by ASM. I hope insider got messages from most sharesholder. EOM
Anyone: Do we have avg. 1.9 millions traded?
Is this from March 15 to April 15?
Settlement Date Apr. 15, 2003
Short 5,125,981
Avg. Daily Volume 1,951,616
Day to cover 2.63
"ONCE" is not matter. He could yell FIRE, FIRE. Nobody would listen to him anyway. I heard he yelled FIRE at $8 or $9. (He still on my ignore list). we are at ~$22? He had no effect on holding down stock. He is proven WORTHLESS. He was only NEGATIVE thinking on small thing and make a big deal of it. Most person and/or company have certain minor bad side. Most has good side that out weight the bad one. IDCC has mostly good side and future potential far more than out weight negative insider selling.
Jimlur. Thanks. I considered that as a real good news SHORT+PRICE up at the same time. These people would be our future friend since they have to buy to cover one of these day.
Spree99:
This site could help you learn about OPTION including PUTS
http://www.optionsxpress.com/learn_strategies_nakedput.htm
Spree99: Before you could sell PUTS. You need to get it approved by your broker to be able to sell PUTS. You need to prove to them that you could handle it. It is more dangerous than covered CALLS. Any time you sell PUTS you margin power is lower. You may got margin call if stock price keep dropping.
I got burnt before when sell IDCC PUT 17.5 when price keep dropping to $6-7. That time I got fees for a few dollars per shares but need to covered (buy back) more than $10 per shares to get out. That is example.
Bought PUT is same as buying CALLS but you expect opposite direction of stock. e-mail me if you need any more help.
broken80: private mail EOM
It will be forwarded 1 hour next Sunday April 6, 2003 EOM
rayfer.
Do not worry about it. IF IDCC price is UP. Your CALL option value will be Up with it. You could sell your option out to take out profit or you could excercise your option any time as long as you have money in account. A lot of people buy option without intention to exercise it due to money to buy shares out right.
When Ericsons settlement came 3/17. IDCC price open around $16+
I bot 20 contracts (2,000 shares) April 20 right away at ASK for 60 centS. Sold out later for $3.90 (that $3.30 profit for each shares)
When Nokia/Samsung news do come out. IF you think, It would be BIG. Buy CALLS option right away before market react. I believe it is safer than seeing your option expire worthless waiting for big news.
Most people would exercise after expiration day since it has no time value left.
Windows dressing week next week March 31. End of Quarter.
IDCC up a lot during this period. Will mutual fund want to have IDCC on their list to show off? Anyone!
Data: FYI : I did got $75,000 out of 2nd mortgage in earlier far before settlement. That the best decision I did. I did not have extra cash on hand like some rich one here. Got tax deductible + IDCC up more than double from what I used money for. Educated gamble with did pay off great. Need to figure out when is the time to pay it off (selling some to get rid of 2nd.) More likely I would sell some after Nokia/Samsung to get my cost out. Present profit more than $100k on IDCC.
IMO: If I happens to hold March 20. even the price is at $19.99 close. With a good chance that it would rise above $20 on Monday when short covering due to good news on Irag war. I would instruct my broker to exercise it even I have to pay $20 for it.
Good chance that Sadam would be killed by weekend and market celebrate his death. I will not have to fight for share at higher price than $20 on Monday. It is option buyer right (choice) to buy it anyway.
I believe analyst always upgrade LITTLE by little to make it more believable. Nobody would come out and give $50 target. Even he believe in his mind. He will upgrade when price start to hit his target.
OT: I search google this is the result. I really don't know either. It show a lot of company.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=organic+light+emitting+diode+%28O...
Howard Goldburg acquire 5,000 shares thru option @ $5.875 EOM
OT: Clarkhem: congratulation to you too. I had my money where my mouth is. Extremely LOADED and happy now + 100 calls contracts. No need to reply. Board is jam today.
OT: IHUB, I will soon join life time member to show my appreciation to IHUB work. Later when I have time (sometime this week)
Sonetirot
Best wish and special thank to the one who sold to me 1000 $14.20 this morning before market. EOM
Got my last buy 1000 $14.20 EOM
OT; too late I read it before you delete. good one
It is definitely IDCC. This site has an eye on IDCC for more than a years. At that time it was talking about IDCC.
It is C+ (not D).
http://quicktake.morningstar.com/AlertNewsWire/ticker.asp?ticker=IDCC&alert=A0703
Morningstar Alert
IDCC
03-01-03 03:18 AM
Stock Growth Grade change
The Morningstar Growth Stock Grade has changed from C to C+. For details, go to
http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Stock/mstockgrades.asp?Country=USA&Symbol=IDCC
IMO. It does not matter. Grading is for past performance. We all know IDCC worth is the future licensing.
It is still speculation stock for Ericy, Nokia and Samsung.
Just to highlight IDCC on your post
CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003--Infineon Technologies (FSE:IFX)(NYSE:IFX - News) announced today a complete UMTS handset solution at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes. This solution facilitates the transition from today's GSM mobile phones to multimode 3G handsets. It supports 384 kbps data transfer as well as high-speed data transfer via EDGE, which many operators are considering as part of the evolution to 3G. The FP1-Ux called platform is the result of a joint development with US based companies Zyray Wireless and InterDigital Communications Corporation, in conjunction with Infineon wholly owned subsidiaries Comneon and Danish Wireless Design.
Mobile phone manufacturers thus have early access to a complete 3G system solution dramatically shortening time-to-market of their 3G handsets. The time and cost advantage is significant and is realized by combining an Infineon S-Gold® based 2.5G platform running a multimode protocol stack with the SPINNER® WCDMA baseband processor made by Zyray Wireless.
Institution holding is more than 26% now: EOM
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/Holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=IDCC&symbol=QCOM&symbol=&a...
When this new coming Ericy's CEO suppose to take over? Will you want to take a jobs with this magnitude of lawsuit hanging over it (with a good chance of losing it)? I would suggest them to settle before taking position. In that case we should see settlement before it. Pure speculation. Any comments.
IMO: A lot of fund sell CALLS to gain a few extra profit to show better return than index. I won't be surprised if they lose those shares thru CALLS while IDCC price rise in late 2002. They still have whole bunch of IDCC shares. They just play more conservative way to gain better return.
Can you wait to give IDCC a chance until ERICY is over one way or others. I think within 6 months we should know. It is your choice to jump off the ship if you are not comfortable with it. I did not say I am happy with present stock price but I will stay until Ericy is over. Then I will make decision. I am willing to make educated gamble for it.
OT: I look at people profile. it show the list of people mark in the profile for the person. In the same token, It should have feature to show how many peoples should to IGNORE this person. We could understand better about person profile. I wonder how many IGNORE list on ONCE.
Let's give management’s a chance until Ericy is done. From then we could judge them. At this stages I give the benefit of the doubt to them. May be legal question that could not be answer. I do have big positions.
Harry MAY deserves 50,000 shares for what we do not know yet. I hope (speculate) for tentative agreement with Ericy. At this point in time with a few months to trial or settlement, I won't sell my shares. If trial do start (without settlement), I would sell 1/3 or 1/2 to prevent worst case in trial.
If these shares granted for (future) undisclosed yet settlement work then he deserved it. If it is not and IDCC still go for trials. He will have a problem with shareholders in the future.
Thanks Good news for change. EOM
Form 4 out again. Can not access it. EOM