I am not on top of the timing right now. Off the top off my head, the last deal was a 6-week temporary measure so mid-January sounds about right. Do some google searches and read the articles from the legitimate sites and they should give you a better update than I could right now - post the best article here if you don't mind.
Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. Only trade for the sake of trading.