Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.
Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.
peeved, thanks for clarifying... i see what you are saying now.
as you know, in one of Paul's recent emails, he talks about the idea of an ebay for the mega-rich to swap securities.
he also mentions the fact that the futures market alone is a multi-trillion dollar industry
Ebay transactions total in the neighborhood of 10's of billions each year
While Spooz would not be the Ebay in this case, they could certainly play the role of Paypal, which I think has done pretty well for itself by enabling ebay to carry out its transactions efficiently.
of course, this is all based on speculative interpretation of Paul's email, which he tagged with a nice disclaimer at the end
glty
i'll take the first stab, though I feel you should know some of the answers if you read this board regularly...
all my opinions... others please feel free to correct as needed
1. Spooz does not have to have the matching engine (if that is indeed what this deal is about) up and running to announce anything, in my opinion. A deal to get it up and running on the order of millions of dollars would certainly be a great PR, especially if some big brokers, and if yahoo or google were involved in some way. The quiet period may be just to work out the details of the deal, not to complete the project.
2. Deal going on trumps all PR's relating to other activities, may even trump how much effort is going into other activities, though I doubt it because the company was set for launch when this deal came about
3. Others have hinted at the fact that the STv2 software might give competitors more of an edge in terms of the deal, so maybe it's being kept off the market until this deal is done, who knows... many who have seen the demos are still blown away, so i don't think they'll have any trouble selling when the time is right... last i heard they already had hundreds of subscribers
4. not sure what you mean by revenue from exchange, but i'm pretty sure spooz does not plan to have transaction fees for STv2 or its modules, just monthly use fees from $89 to hundreds of dollars
41K added @ 0.012, 1 minute to fill
thanks birdito, interesting insights
man, all the buildup is killing me!! i better dance a bit to one of the many spooz theme songs... it's a bit before my time, but hey, i can go ol school, can you feel it???
Title: The Heat Is On
Artist: Glenn Frey
The heat is on, on the street
Inside your head, on every beat
And the beat's so loud, deep inside
The pressure's high, just to stay alive
'Cause the heat is on
Oh-wo-ho, oh-wo-ho
Caught up in the action I've been looking out for you
Oh-wo-ho, oh-wo-ho
(Tell me can you feel it)
(Tell me can you feel it)
(Tell me can you feel it)
The heat is on, the heat is on, the heat is on
the heat is on Oh it's on the street , the heat is - on
Oh-wo-ho, oh-wo-ho
Caught up in the action I've been looking out for you
Oh-wo-ho, oh-wo-ho
(Tell me can you feel it)
(Tell me can you feel it)
(Tell me can you feel it)
The heat is on, the heat is on, the heat is on
Oh it's on the street , the heat is - on
The shadows are on the darker side
Behind those doors, it's a wilder ride
You can make a break, you can win or lose
That's a chance you take, when the heat's on you
When the heat is on
Oh-wo-ho, oh-wo-ho
Caught up in the action I've been looking out for you
Oh-wo-ho, oh-wo-ho
(Tell me can you feel it)
(Tell me can you feel it)
(Tell me can you feel it)
The heat is on, the heat is on, the heat is on
It's on the street
The heat is on, the heat is on, the heat is on
Yeah it's on the street
The heat is on
okay, welcome aboard!
must be a good one, glty
curious first post farside
hope you stick around after selling your shares?
swarm will only be used by spooz, if i recall correctly
spooztoolz customers can upgrade to get up to 89% of the model i think
great post Birdito, thanks for sharing... it will be interesting to here how SWARM did during this period
spooz is to this Virtual Exchange (Google or Yahoo, etc)
as
paypal is to Ebay
Ebay facilitates 10's of billions in transactions each year, made efficiently possible by paypal
Virtual Exchange could facilitate ??? trillions, hundreds of billions??? of transactions each year, made possible by spooz
now that would be a nice revenue stream
the best part of paul's email is that he said this could happen overnight... obviously not literally, but i think we are all in for a big surprise
all my speculative opinion, not investment advice!! do your own dd and interpret that email for yourself:D
26 here... hoping to start my retirement job when i graduate w/ my PhD! more on that when we get there;)
"..or maybe others would prefer something a little different. :)"
yeah, not all of us are 50+ like wing ;) just kidding of course!!! i had to look bocelli up on the net, guess i'm just not well cultured!
haha, guess they're all good prices these days anyhow
best of luck
may not want to tip your hand... mm's may be lurking... if it's not too late to edit your post, of course
repost (regarding spooz lack of investor relations campaigns, also has some nice info about what could be going on behind the scenes right now)
----------------------------
Posted by: wing_walker
In reply to: Gmenfan who wrote msg# 17588 Date:7/16/2007 2:13:08 PM
Post #of 24541
LOL Gemenfan, here is an email from the CEO, Paul today.
I asked him what he thought this recent rally could be attributed to and this is his response. And I want to make it perfectly clear, that this has nothing to do with launch dates as that was not discussed and I have no idea when the launch announcement will be made. This is simply his response only to my question on this recent rally.....
**********************************************************************************
Wing,
We believe there are a number of factors driving the stock right now.
Since we finished with 504 financing a large portion of the inventories acquired by financiers has been absorbed into the public market. This means that selling pressure has somewhat abated.
We have been providing constant product demonstrations to professional traders. They seem to exhibit one of two reactions shortness of breath accompanied by heart palpitations and bouts of uncontrolled drooling. SpoozToolz is the easiest sale on the planet, especially to professionals who grasp the tremendous edge they can capture via SpoozToolz. What our product does is absolutely unique to the trading world. We know some of these traders are buying our stock.
We are talking to investors about a serious investment in Spooz significantly eclipsing $3 million. We are discussing the acquisition of a matching engine and the possibilities of Spooz making markets in and clearing certain custom spreads and derivatives. We are getting closer to closing this financing and will announce when it is complete, but success could establish a market cap ten times higher than current values. These investors may be buying public stock in advance of their investment.
It is amazing that after the time and money we have invested in Investor Relations that the stock rallies now. We have no IR initiatives at all. No press releases. Nothing. I’m thinking, “If its not broke, why try to fix it?”
Best Regards,
Paul D. Strickland, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Spooz, Inc.
312-379-3166
312-223-0110 Fax
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There is nothing more exhilarating then to have been shot at without success.
My statements are my opinion only. Good luck!
I have seen spooz in a newsletter or two in the past, but I get the impression that some money changes hands in many of those programs, and I recall that Paul said in a fairly recent email about the pps rise over the last month that he stopped putting money into investor relations campaigns. He knows what he has, and word will get out... it's doing so already, slowly but surely, imo.
yeah, good point, no counting chickens before they hatch;) I don't plan to sell anything til next summer anyhow... 10% each year is the plan, perhaps more if the sp gets above $3
hey Wing, i'm still a fan of the spooz cruise idea just cuz it sounds cool... :D could get some music/dancing and catch some fireworks at eve's end.
http://www.chicagotraveler.com/boat_tours.htm
Welcome december. Please read the entire ibox, including the linked posts in the ibox. it's a lot to read but goes fast (as does your heartbeat when reading:D)
glty
gbathat
For new investors, I just wanted to bring this one back to the surface... it and many others are available in the ibox above... the numbers below are based only on STv2 phase I, simply mind blowing when we consider that something else probably much bigger has brought forth this quiet period. all my opinions.
Posted by: martingale
In reply to: wing_walker who wrote msg# 19083
Date:7/22/2007 7:05:30 PM
Post #of 24311
My view is to post it. Most or all of us are shareholders and
just couldn't be there. They gave it out in a public meeting
that anyone could go to including non-shareholders or even the
competition. Those things are not done lightly. It is not an
"insider secret" and we probably already know most of what it
contains from our DD.
After all they published the $450M in rev's. number at one time
and how they are going to get there is the question in everyones mind.
By the way, with the "professors" consent after having a good
chat with him we can post the following projections as an example of what the PPS will do. He is a professor of mathmatics at a major university and a share holder.
At $10M in revenue the projection is a market cap of $100M,
a PPS of .069c, a monthly subscription rate of 116.
At $25M, market cap of $249, a PPS of .172c, a rate of 289mo.
At $50M, market cap of $501M, a PPS of .345c, a rate of 579mo.
These figures do not include SWARM or the Phase II release of
STv2 to active traders via TD Ameritrade, etal.
or SWARM
Julius, please explain why Spooz will need a lot of marketing money... how much? What is their marketing strategy? You obviously must be in the know on this, otherwise you would not make such statements, right???
Version 1 has been discussed in detail on this webboard.
et tu Brute
Quiet period has nothing to do with the launch other than the fact that it does not permit talking about it or other spooz developments.
The quiet period should do nothing but make us excited, in my opinion. We've heard impressive revenue projection numbers based on STv2 conservative estimates. I'm sure Paul and the gang are eager to share their progress to date- however, something bigger and even more promising has temporarily put the launch on the back burner. That to me is exciting.
If you don't want your shares, put em on the market at ask tomorrow and see how long they last.
all my opinions.
glty. i recommend reading the ibox again if you have not done so in a while.
Hey JC,
Why don't you provide some more info about the source and date of that quote so we can all see your true intentions.
gbat
I agree. jmo
glad to be back in town and in touch w/ spoozcrew again... lots of posts to read tonight=D
Thanks allie, glad to hear that! Will do!
http://investor.ebay.com/faq.cfm
eBay has had four stock splits since going public.
The first split was a 3 for 1 stock split which occurred on March 2, 1999 at the open of the market. The second split was a 2 for 1 stock split which occurred on May 25, 2000 at the open of the market. The third split was a 2 for 1 which occurred on August 29, 2003 at the open of the market. The fourth split was a 2 for 1 which occurred on February 17, 2005 at the open of the market.
so $17/2/2/2/3 still puts it around 70 cents per share
i guess we're potentially getting the best deal ever on spooz :D
all my opinions, not investment advice
i think they've had quite a few splits since...
i love that Ebay line at the end
i also like the fact that he mentions the $4 trillion dollar business that is the futures market
Ebay transactions totalled 20 billion in '03, http://www.thebidfloor.com/ebay_statistics.htm ,
not sure what it totals now, but nothing close to $4 tril
Interestingly, Ebay's o/s is similar to that of spooz, and they are at a sp of over $30 last i checked
While Paul specifically said that Spooz wasn't trying to take on CME, he did not say Yahoo or Google were not thinking about it (with some help, ;) ;) ). Tie that to the fact that he says Spooz could provide the toolz to make this happen, and I don't know about you, but I get excited. Any possibility of this happening would cause a monumental shift in our sp.
All my wild interpretations of course... not investment advice!
have a nice weekend everyone... i'll be out of contact for a bit... looking forward to reading 1000 posts when i get back.
Spooz Cruise on Lake Michigan??? some nice boats out of Navy Pier, perhaps we can rent a deck or something? that'd be sweet...
i don't imagine the site will be down too long since they have advertisements out there telling people to go take a test drive at the website...
jmo of course
a counter to that point would be that the video demos were not put up despite the ads out there
That is exciting news! That website has needed some work to more aptly reflect the power and future of spooz!
This also further builds trust with the company as they said it would be upgraded in a few weeks... i'm no dial-up now but will try to get the info linked later.
i think the board calculated 28% return over 12-days... pretty fantastic!
if that company can pay $450 mil a year, fine by me:D
that seems a little unlikely for some reason, jmo
bobadilla!!!!
you're the one who told me about spooz and this board, and I haven't left it since! so thanks, i really appreciate the tip!
take care,
gbathat
Well bird, that's one way to break the quiet around here i guess...
one point i'd like to add to the other comments is that those partnerships that were starting to be negotiated back then are locked up and ready to go now, for the futures market at least... Trading Technologies deal was a biggie.
from a shareholder's perspective, the end of dilution is pretty amazing, especially at this entry point... some good fortune for us newbies resulting from unfortunate events of the past. so perhaps we should be thankful, especially that Paul and crew didn't give up their dream.
all my opinions of course
hope that helps you sleep a little better
g-bat
interesting article, thanks
also interesting that electric hybrid cars were mentioned in a "past-tense" with regards to disruptive technologies, since they have not yet disrupted the market.
(edited)It was interesting reference to Ebay in the email.
Ebay has about 1.4 bil o/s, income of $1.4 bil, and a $30+ sp
looking at the amount of money that goes through ebay each year, and then considering the amount of money that goes through futures markets (interesting that Paul noted that in his email), one cannot help but wonder about the possibilities.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/companyreport?Symbol=EBay
all my opinions, and i'll admit, highly speculative at this point.
gbathat
Repost, I like this one, esp now in light of the quiet period... who knows what could be cooking, but this email is fairly recent, and some of the concepts mentioned would certainly bring about "monumental" effects on sp
jmo
of course, this was brought forth by our supermod Allie.
-------------------------
Posted by: alliecorp
In reply to: string who wrote msg# 17720 Date:7/16/2007 5:48:55 PM
Post #of 22625
string, I e-mailed Paul and asked him for some clarification around "We are discussing the acquisition of a matching engine and the possibilities of Spooz making markets in and clearing certain custom spreads and derivatives."
Keeping in mind there is nothing written in stone here but it does give everyone an idea of the futher opportunities that are open to Spooz!
I appreciate that Paul has taken the time out to expand on this for us. allie
Allie,
We have been approached by institutional brokerage firms because they are interested in making markets in custom spreads, baskets, etc. These are the types of brokers where the minimum opening account balance must exceed $5 million. Anyway, SpoozToolz makes it possible to create tradable, “synthetic” symbols that represent custom spreads, baskets, etc. That is only one side of the equation however. In order for these synthetics to actually work, someone must offer liquidity on both sides of the trade. You guessed it, the brokers.
It is interesting that in the present day futures and derivative exchanges occupy a physical space. They don’t have to with respect to today’s evolving technology, but the exchanges exist in an extremely regulated environment where politics abound. It’s about money … a lot of money. (The futures business alone is a $4 trillion business.) Exchanges today simply require an electronic infrastructure where their products trade; where buyers are matched to sellers and trades are subsequently cleared and settled. SpoozToolz and a matching engine (and this is as simplistic an explanation as time allows here) come together to create a virtual exchange that does not require physical space. This is not a new idea, nor are we thinking about taking on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange by dually listing the S&P 500 (the “Spoos”), but Spooz may own one of the best pieces of the infrastructure in the world for this purpose.
Think about this, a broker partner of Spooz could make a market in any custom derivative an institutional customer may wish to trade. The broker could take the other side or, it is likely that the broker can attract another customer (market maker) to guarantee liquidity. (A good analogy would be Lloyds of London who will insure any proposition bet after it has made an attempt to compute the probabilities and access the risk of loss.) The trading could occur on the SpoozToolz platform for a fee. Viola, Spooz has a transaction based revenue model. Isn’t a growth stage software company with a transaction based revenue model the Holy Grail? Oh, I forgot to mention that Jame Groves and Dr. Peng He have both been heavily involved in developing matching engine technology over the course of their careers.
Please remember that these thoughts are forward thinking and there are absolutely no assurances or representations that Spooz will ever act upon a single idea presented here, but there are certainly possibilities for our company to accomplish stunning victories as we move forward. It also occurs to us that Google or Yahoo could become the largest virtual exchange on our planet overnight, with some help. Finally, an EBay for the mega-rich to swap custom securities, just what the world needs!
I hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Paul D. Strickland, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
yes, in my opinion. please refer to the wealth of dd in the ibox above arranged wonderfully by the board mods.
probably best to play it long though right now, as it has experienced some volatility as of late.
just opinion, not investment advice.
West, you out there?
I always enjoyed reading your posts and am curious about your insights regarding the current movements.
agreed but there is a risk that you won't be able to buy back in at a lower price if it moves back up quickly. you may only be able to get half your shares back, which would really suck.
anyhow, not slamming you, just saying it is risky. If you can read this thing, go on an accumulate all you can! good luck.