InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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IOP Seer,

Thanks for the response. One of the reasons I asked the question was I was trying to see if I could see a relationship between options, shorts and possibly some other sort of stock manipulation. Coincidently, later in the day we have the revelation about the proposal to limit management terms to one year and board members uncovering the fact that the person proposing the change was also the one campaigning on the board, incognito, to have the COB ousted. Additionally, this individual potentially has an outside agenda behind his actions. Employing a little speculation, what if this individual was working in conjunction with other parties that were playing their own part in influencing the company stockholders? For instance, is it possible that the shorts have been trying to keep a lid on the stock price so as to create discontent leading up to the ASM while others have been working the board to add to that discontent? Recognizing that something could happen to suddenly make the stock price jump, they hedged their position with calls in order to limit their exposure? Is this just one of the tools in a takeover attempt? Obviously, just speculation, but one of the things I like to do is examine all the possibilities in order to try and understand the movement of the stock price.

This of course is not the first time we have, IMO, seen posters trying to influence voting. Blueskywaves comes to mind. (Or as bulldzr so appropriately and humorously referred to him, B.S. Waves. Lol)