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ARBITRAGE FOR THE SMALL INVESTOR

An SI Board Since November 1997

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Emcee: David K.	Type: Unmoderated

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Here is a place to discuss arbitrage possibilies. We small investors have opportunities to make 10-20% in three or four months if we carefully follow stock buyouts or mergers. Let's discuss the possiblities and the risks. Currently a company called purt has agreed to a buyout for $3 1/2 in cash (sometime during the first quarter of 98). The stock has been trading between 2 15/16 and 3 1/16. If the deal goes through the investor/arbitrager can make between 14 to 16% over the few months. If you are interested in discussing this deal or others, I await your comments.

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34	Hi, I know this post is kinda old. However I wonder if anyone here is still doin	uptownboy	-	1/19/2021
33	Well, I finally decided to sell with an 18% profit in less than a month. I am s	David K.	-	12/23/1997
32	Well, I wish I sold USWI. It's down on 19,000. This market is crazier than	David K.	-	12/19/1997
31	For the moment I am holding. Do you still have confidence in the deal? I tho	David K.	-	12/16/1997
30	David, since you bought at 1.88 and price approching 2.25 .. you have a .37\1.8	T Roberts	-	12/15/1997
29	Just reading about this made me dizzy. The deal looks good to me. Are you look	David K.	-	12/9/1997
28	They traded 1\2 million shares today... We've got a circle jerk of buyout g	T Roberts	-	12/8/1997
27	What do you think of this recent move on the part of uswic. Is this telling us	David K.	-	12/7/1997
26	Off artitrage subject. Any feedback appreciated. I try to pick stocks with s	David K.	-	12/6/1997
25	I wish every poster could have that attitude.. We've followed some of the s	T Roberts	-	12/5/1997
24	The purpose of SI is to work together to help us make better investments. The o	David K.	-	12/5/1997
23	This is starting out as a fairly courteous thread..no-one has slandered anybody	T Roberts	-	12/4/1997
22	I talked to Purt and was told the same. It was reassuring to hear that the Morg	David K.	-	12/4/1997
21	In the sec filings..the closing date mentioned was last week in Jan. or as soon	T Roberts	-	12/3/1997
20	I am in at 1 7/8. Let's keep this discussion going to we can make sure the	David K.	-	12/3/1997
19	Good question ....I tossed that one around during the intial ACCC buyout offer	T Roberts	-	12/2/1997
18	Sound OK to me as long as they don't lose clients in the next few months an	David K.	-	12/2/1997
17	USWIC looks good from the price to sales ratio ..which is probably what ACCC wa	T Roberts	-	12/1/1997
16	In looking over uswic, I find the nature of this company somewhat confusing. A	David K.	-	12/1/1997
15	Thirty percent is fine. One often suspects something popping up that will unhi	David K.	-	12/1/1997
14	Unlikely that ACCC will drop...because they'll have to pay TELEPORT someth	T Roberts	-	11/30/1997
13	T. thanks for your suggestion. Here is the deal between uswic and accc: "	David K.	-	11/30/1997
12	By the time you and I hear about the merger/takeover the arbs have already hear	TimbaBear	-	11/29/1997
11	No you can't sell short in the self-directed IRA..and you can buy puts inst	T Roberts	-	11/29/1997
10	Thank you for clearing this up for me.....I don't have a margin account set	TimbaBear	-	11/29/1997

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