--- Terry Blanton wrote: > The Euro trade was twice the US trade. Does this mean that the terrorism was planned for Europe?
Perhaps. Or maybe both trades are simply little more than a "bad bet" and a false alarm, placed by a very wealthy group. The US stock market was up today, despite the ominous fact that the rate of home loan foreclosures rose to a record high. Obviously, no one with big bucks appears to be liquidating positions rapidly, based solely on the "Bin Laden" options here and in Europe. It would be interesting to know if similar options were bought on Asian exchanges, however. Even if the World markets do drop significantly tomorrow, that would not be indicative that the smart money is clued-in to a known threat... more likely that an oil-rich camel-jock Prince somewhere (Saudi Arabia or Kuwait) is willing to blow the total strike price (almost three billion US dollars of total projected loss) - based mostly on the anniversary date 9/11 and its larger meaning, possibly together with other rumors thrown in. That is one heck of a big bet to be placed on rumor. In the unlikely event that there is a nuclear explosion next week - anywhere - then that would be an indication that someone had accurate advance knowledge - and felt like the $3 billion (or more) which was risked would return a nice profit. For the conspiracy nut-cases, the Israeli raid in northern Syria is already being tied-into the scenario... and a valid question arises: is "9/11" itself being turned by Arab radicals into a yearly focal point of Islam vs. the West. All-in-all, recent events do make for a large dose of drama - if nothing else. Jones
