Good news! Well, -ish (don't get too excited).
If you've followed the put options arguments and threads, then you'll probably remember that the SEC produced a memo to the Commission detailing the results of their investigations, and why they didn't think the trades were suspicious. That memo has been classified and kept away from FOIA requesters for some time, though, so we couldn't read it for ourselves. I tried to get it in 2007, for instance, but was turned down.
Anyway, in November 2007 I filed an appeal. And I went to town a little, cited recent case law and everything! But then heard nothing, so assumed it had disappeared into the FOIA black hole.
Two years and five months later, though, an envelope turned up here with the full 20-page memo. Okay, not quite full, there are some redacted bits, but still, it's useful to have more information. No smoking guns, but interesting extra details on what they looked at, the companies, the trades, actual figures, and so on. I'll be scanning it and putting the document online later today, for anyone who cares (I'll post the link here).
Main reason for posting now, though - I'm curious whether this is a general release that's gone out to a lot of people, or whether my appeal might actually have had something to do with the release, and I've got it first. So - if you've seen anything new on the put options posted anywhere recently, or something pops up in the next week or so, please post here and let me know. Thanks!
