Augie: KyrosL, JimP, and ItsAllCyclical posted great info about MIR on SI a couple months ago. Might be good references for you. Papaya King had a good idea/article re: MIR options if it chugs up to $8ish, Ameritrade shut down MIR options on me though.
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(Disclosure: Dumb luck entry at 1.35ish overall, riding 1/3 position for now.)