Cool, I'm thinking 5,000
I'm going to have to analyze it over the weekend, but before I go to the trouble, here is specifically what I am proposing, assuming we agree to options controlling 5,000 shares.
A contract granting me the option to buy 5,000 shares of IDCC at $60.00 per share any time between now and April 30th, 2013. I will pay you $5,000 now and you would be required to maintain a position of at least 5,000 shares in a joint account for the duration of the agreement. We split the cost of the attorney that draws up the contract.
So are you willing? Off the top of my head, I think I'll do it, but I do need to put some thought into it first.