Don't you mean a capital gain? You might need to take investing 101 again. Also, why would you hold a stock, ANY STOCK if you didn't care when or if it went up? I have dabbled in Q both long and short, made more off it than I lost. I also hold IDCC and write covered calls all the time on it. but not now. If IDCC fails to get NOK to sign up for a good rate for 3G I'm gone. I'm going to give you a stock tip (because looks like you need a winner)buy CVM, you won't be sorry. PUNKIN611