Ides of March Contest

[riverbabe]

Ides of March Contest-----Results May 4 '07----only 31 weeks 4 days left

If you didn't get in on any of these just read the results and weep

Peanuts---USEG---5.18/6.72----+29.73%

IIC--------ICOC---5.80/7.15----+23.28

Billyjoe----BPHX---6.70/8.09-----+20.75

Stenzrob---IO-----12.11/14.16---+16.93

Jiesen----MGA.TO---5.97/6.93----+16.08

P.Hansen--JAV------6.90/6.97----+1.01

Riverbabe--OPBL.OB--6.60/4.18--- -36.67
---------------billyjoe

The year is still young! I didn't expect this one to pop now, but later this year LOOK OUT!

[riverbabe]

OPBL - Can I have a second pick???

The best laid plans...! I really thought this was gonna be DA WINNAH! A come-from-behind SURPRISE to all of you. Any chance I can get another bite at the apple? Just kidding. I know I'm sunk sunk sunk. (But wasn't there some mention of a big prize for the booby??) Riverbabe

Optionable (OPBL - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) investors just got burned again.

The Valhalla, N.Y.-based electronic options trader plunged for the second day in a row Thursday after a big shareholder said it would compete with Optionable in the commodities trading business.

After dropping 41% Wednesday, Optionable hemorrhaged 50% Thursday to $1.40. Shares traded as high as $8.63 earlier this year.

The latest blow comes from the New York Mercantile Exchange (NMX - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), which said it plans to electronically trade options and futures in natural gas, crude oil, gold and silver via its CME Globex trading platform.
Nymex has a 19% stake in Optionable, which many observers believed meant that the exchange intended on either buying Optionable at some point or incorporating it into its own array of services. [You sees???]But Nymex's move to launch its own electronic service means that scenario is not likely.

The Nymex service is expected to launch sometime in late June, according to one observer. A call to Nymex was not immediately returned.

Optionable made a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday warning that the new Nymex service could pose a threat to its options exchange, known as Opex.

An external Optionable spokesman declined to comment.

"We believe that some of the contracts trading on the CME Globex platform may compete with contracts trading on the company's Opex platform," the filing says. "The company is unable to quantify the impact of this potential competition on its business, including its future results of operations and financial condition."

Nymex's announcement comes just a day after BMO Financial (BMO - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr - Rating) said it has suspended doing business with Optionable. BMO accounted for 30% of Optionable's trading revenues, according to the company's first-quarter earnings report.

How big an impact the one-two BMO/Nymex punch will have on Optionable remains to be seen, but it's not likely to be favorable to the company's nascent business.

[billyjoe]

Ides of March Contest --Week Ending 5/11/07 only 30 weeks,4 days left

Billyjoe---BPHX------6.70/9.10------+35.82%

Peanuts--USEG------5.18/6.40------+23.55

IIC-------ICOC------5.80/6.99------+20.52

Stenzrob--IO-------12.11/13.89-----+14.70

Jiesen---MGA.TO-----5.97/6.79------+13.74

P.Hansen--JAV-------6.90/5.86------ -15.07%

Mother's Day--OPBL.OB--6.60/1.01--- -84.70
Exception
Can't remember
Who Picked

--------------billyjoe

[jiesen]

holy cow.

OPBL up 30% today!

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=opbl.ob

And I was looking at it for a potential entry yesterday, too... it looked cheap at 0.4

Doh!

[billyjoe]

Ides of March Contest as of May 18, '07 only 29 weeks 4 days to go

Billyjoe------BPHX-----6.70/9.76-----+45.67%

IIC----------ICOC-----5.80/7.63-----+31.55

Peanuts-----USEG-----5.18/6.17-----+19.11

Stenzrob-----IO------12.11/14.35----+18.50

Jiesen------MGA.TO----5.97/6.87-----+15.08

P.Hansen----JAV-------6.90/6.48----- - 6.09

Riverbabe---OPBL.OB---6.60/.65------ -90.02

-------------billyjoe

[riverbabe]

Somehow I just know there has to be a prize for my pick in here somewhere!

[billyjoe]

Somehow I just know there has to be a prize for my pick in here somewhere!

River,
In all the contests I've seen at least over the last 4 years, no pick can compare.

-----------billyjoe

[billyjoe]

Ides of March Contest as of May 25, '07. Only 28 weeks , 4 days until Ides of December and end of Contest.

Stock---Price 3/15-5/25----Gain/Loss

Billyjoe--BPHX--6.70/9.90----+47.76%

IIC------ICOC--5.80/7.65----+31.90

Stenzrob--IO--12.11/15.37---+26.92

Peanuts--USEG-5.18/5.80----+11.97

Jiesen--MGA.TO-5.97/6.60----+10.55

Pete H.---JAV---6.90/7.05----+ 2.17

River----OPBL.OB--6.60/.42--- -93.64 (donations may be sent to river)

------------billyjoe

[billyjoe]

Ides of March Contest Week ending June 1st '07. Only 27 weeks, 4 days to go as IIC bulldozes into the lead.

IIC----ICOC----5.80/8.76-----+51.03%
Billyjoe-BPHX---6.70/9.70-----+44.78
Stenzrob--IO--12.11/16.42----+35.59
Peanuts-USEG--5.18/5.84------+12.74
Jiesen-MGA.TO-5.97/6.36-------+ 6.53
Pete H.--JAV---6.90/7.09-------+ 2.75
River---OPBL.OB-6.60/ .47------ -92.88

-------------billyjoe

[stenzrob]

Thanks for tracking this, billyjoe. I like to watch a set of longer term picks as they develop.

regards ... stenz

[billyjoe]

Tension builds as only 26 weeks, and 4 trading days remain in the Ides of March Contest

Billyjoe wrestles the lead back from IIC as they both hope not to have peaked too soon.

Billyjoe--BPHX---6.70/10.14-----+51.34%
IIC------ICOC---5.80/8.59------+48.10
Stenzrob--IO----12.11/15.97----+31.87
Peanuts--USEG---5.18/5.70-----+10.04
Jiesen--MGA.TO--5.97/6.17------+ 3.35
Pete H.---JAV----6.90/6.60----- -4.35
River---OPBL.OB--6.60/.42------ -93.64

------------billyjoe

[riverbabe]

Tension builds as only 26 weeks, and 4 trading days remain in the Ides of March Contest

Billyjoe wrestles the lead back from IIC as they both hope not to have peaked too soon.

Billyjoe--BPHX---6.70/10.14-----+51.34%
IIC------ICOC---5.80/8.59------+48.10
Stenzrob--IO----12.11/15.97----+31.87
Peanuts--USEG---5.18/5.70-----+10.04
Jiesen--MGA.TO--5.97/6.17------+ 3.35
Pete H.---JAV----6.90/6.60----- -4.35
River---OPBL.OB--6.60/.42------ -93.64

------------billyjoe

Suggestion:
How about this instead?:
River---OPBL.OB--6.60/.42------ -93.64

[billyjoe]

Ides of March Contest

Only 25 weeks and 4 trading days remain as IIC blasts into the lead as billyjoe fades badly and stenz is moving up to challenge Ice man.

Prices March 15- June 15

IIC--ICOC---5.80/9.45----+62.93%
Stenzrob-IO-12.11/16.88--+39.39
Billyjoe--BPHX-6.70/8.79---+31.19
Peanuts-USEG-5.18/5.62---+ 8.49
Pete H.--JAV--6.90/6.77-- -1.88
Jiesen--MGA.TO-5.97/5.80--2.85
River---OPBL.OB-6.60/ .34--94.85

-----------billyjoe

[billyjoe]

Ides of March Contest

Only 24 weeks and 4 trading days left in this contest. Unfortunately, river continues to make history while billyjoe makes a big comeback to again challenge IIC as he continues to pile on the % with ICOC.

Prices March 15-- June 22

IIC----ICOC--5.80/9.89-----+70.52%
Billyjoe-BPHX-6.70/10.87----+62.24
Stenzrob-IO-12.11/16.46----+35.92
Peanuts-USEG-5.18/5.50----+ 6.18
Jiesen--MGA.TO-5.97/5.64-- -5.53
Pete H.--JAV--6.90/6.22---- -9.86
River--OPBL.OB-6.60/ .30--- -95.45

------------billyjoe

[billyjoe]

Ides of March Contest

Time is winding down as only 23 weeks, 3 trading days remain as billyjoe is trying to make the mother of all comebacks while IIC continues to apply the pressure and riverbabe awesomely gains 40% on last weeks stock price. June 29th results.

IIC---ICOC-----5.80/10.57------+82.24%
billyjoe-BPHX---6.70/11.89------+77.46
Stenz--IO-----12.11/15.61------+28.90
Peanuts--USEG-5.18/5.38--------+ 3.86
Jiesen--MGA.TO-5.97/5.45------- -8.71
Pete H.--JAV----6.90/6.19------- -10.29
River--OPBL.OB--6.60/ .42------- -93.64

-------------billyjoe