tm, keep in mind that it is still if, not when we get a settlement. With the close govt ties, I am not going to count my chickens until they have actually hatched, but do feel that enough has transpired to make this a hihgly likely outcome.
That being said, I fully expect that if we get the settlement, there will be both a cash and share swap element and would assume that the shares involved will have a minimum of 6 months restriction. Depending on how investors view the future potential of JPM and most likely also short interest that would need to close before the the cut off date, the current price of WAMUQ could very well go beyond the total settlement/share price, where you could cash out for more now.