tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520302325239963360.post8006803328759332216..comments2024-01-23T14:04:29.555-08:00Comments on Risk Laboratory: Ophir Gottlieb: Radware (RDWR) - Stock Explodes Mid-day on Rumors; Someone Knew...Ophir Gottliebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504557662647338626noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520302325239963360.post-13996771571511608722010-09-14T12:29:36.706-07:002010-09-14T12:29:36.706-07:00Got this via e-mail:Read your RDWR write-up on the...Got this via e-mail:<br>Read your RDWR write-up on the blog. Hearing there was a full story out in Hebrew with a $45 rumor price and bidding war between HPQ/IBM – story was out for 30 minutes before it was translated and picked up by Associated Press.Ophir Gottliebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02699643319377083669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520302325239963360.post-26544923589122473702010-09-14T12:24:31.697-07:002010-09-14T12:24:31.697-07:00That is super risky given the width of these marke...That is super risky given the width of these markets and how fast the stock is moving. Also, keep in mind that the reversal in this case isn't an arb as long stock has value (you can see a special blog I posted on that to the right under "top blogs").<br><br>Having said that, ATM reversals are usually the easiest as there is the most liquidity and the tightest markets.Ophir Gottliebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02699643319377083669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520302325239963360.post-38651002834809448412010-09-14T12:21:07.214-07:002010-09-14T12:21:07.214-07:00What are the chances of first, submitting a synthe...What are the chances of first, submitting a synthetic long at 30 for a price, that would then allow a reversal. Then short the stock.<br><br>Currently I am just trying to price my synthetic long 30 strike at 5-10 cents below the current underlying bid, less 30 dollars. i.e if underlying is 38.6 then I try to execute my synthetic 30 strike for 8.5 <br><br>I guess the question is, if one were to attempt a reversal, what would one execute it so that they had the best chances of arbing it.BBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520302325239963360.post-15975656355230243902010-09-14T12:03:59.527-07:002010-09-14T12:03:59.527-07:00Shortly after the English-language sister website ...Shortly after the English-language sister website of Israeli business newspaper Globes reported that Radware was in discussion with HP and IBM regarding a takeover, the stock shot up:<br><br>http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000588585&fid=942Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com