Bankrupt Lehman Stock Booms in Long-Shot Trading

Here's a stock tip for you: Lehman Brothers. No, really—the busted financial giant, which had been trading at less than 5 cents a share, peaked at 32 cents last week, with volume hitting 100 million shares in late August after sitting at virtually zero most of the year. The trading, which is taking place privately rather than on a registered exchange, is little more than "tulip mania," one hedge fund manager said. "People have decided it's worth something based on nothing."

Other bankrupted companies, including WaMu and IndyMac, have boomed in recent days as well, reports the Financial Times. "People lost so much money last year, and they are so desperate to recoup their losses, that they are willing to invest in anything," said one investor. "Everyone wants a lottery ticket."

Bankrupt Lehman Stock Booms in Long-Shot Trading Lehman

Bankrupt Lehman Stock Booms in Long-Shot Trading Lehman

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Tough the Lehman Bros. side channel on first glance looks superb, closer investigation shows the rally was probably too quick -- from $5 to $15 in one day. Would have missed it, unless you was a hawk-eye.

Not necessarily...

If you see it developing, you instruct the broker in advance to, say, buy on stop...

Then the order just waits for execution if and when the new price level triggers it...

Bankrupt Lehman Stock Booms in Long-Shot Trading

Bankrupt Lehman Stock Booms in Long-Shot Trading

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