Movies

If Black Swan [BLKSW] has made $61.8m so far, why is it trading at 58.70 if it delists on Friday? what am I missing? {nm} tomcat90 Jan 09, 10:15

Maybe you're missing al the "BLKSW IS ARB!!! BLKSW IS ARB!!!!" posts? :) {nm} secretstalker Jan 09, 10:16

What does that mean? {nm} tomcat90 Jan 09, 10:17

It means it will go up the amount of dollars it is short now... {nm} JMT Jan 09, 10:19

To clarify, ARB means that if you buy the stock, you can't lose money, because you know it will cash out higher than where it is now.. ndmaster Jan 09, 19:03

it delists this monday. {nm} islander Jan 09, 10:22

Isn't it 4 weeks from the IPO of 12/17 which would be friday? And even if it delists tomorrow, why is it $3 lower than it's cume to date? {nm} tomcat90 Jan 09, 10:28

always cashout after the 4th "weekend" of wide release. as for the price, several possibles... islander Jan 09, 10:35

Snarky answer: go to the bottom of the page and look at the FAQs and glossary....Nicer answer... BUY StarBondFund Short the Pats Jan 09, 10:37

We tend to say 4 weeks, but it's actually 4 weekends. {nm} ryancoke2 Jan 09, 10:41

Good info everyone...Thanks {nm} tomcat90 Jan 09, 10:50

The stock prices are based on trading, and often when a movie is doing better than expected, it takes time for traders to catch up {nm} secretstalker Jan 09, 10:44