27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) and Synageva BioPharma Corp. (NASDAQ: GEVA) announced Wednesday, that Alexion will acquire Synageva for $115 in cash and 0.6581 Alexion shares per share of Synageva. The implied price per share $230 based on the nine day volume-weighted average closing price of Alexion stock through May 5, 2015. The deal is expected to close mid-2015.Synageva shares rose 112% Wednesday, closing at $203.39, while Alexion shares fell 8% to close at $155.01.PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals Announces Agreement to Acquire Abeona TherapeuticsThe Deal:
PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTBI) announced Wednesday, that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Abeona Therapeutics for 3,979,761 common shares upon closing, plus up to an additional $9 million in performance milestones, in common stock or cash, at company's option.The deal is expected to close in Q2 of 2015.PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals shares gained 44% Wednesday, closing at $8.60.Arch Could Bid for AxisThe Rumor:
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The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) issued the following statement due to the high level of market activity in the stock Wednesday: "Western Union states that current news reports indicating that our company is in discussions to acquire MoneyGram International, Inc. (NYSE: MGI) are not accurate." Bloomberg had reported on Tuesday, that Western Union was in talks to acquire Moneygram.Western Union shares rose more than 4% Wednesday to close at $21.85. MoneyGram shares rose 21% to close at $9.47.Golden Gate Capital Said to be in Talks to Acquire Ann, Inc. in ~$2B DealThe Denial:
Shares of Ann, Inc. (NYSE: ANN) spiked higher after-hours Wednesday, on a report from Reuters that Golden Gate Capital was in advanced talks to acquire the women's apparel retailer in a deal that could be worth around $2 billion. Sources say a deal could be done in the low $40's per share.Spokespersons for Ann, Inc. and Golden Gate Capital declined comment on the rumor.Ann shares closed at $37.36 Wednesday and traded as high as $43.00 after-hours.
27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.