2001

September

6-10 Thursday-Monday - the Chicago Board Options Exchange handled in excess of 9,000 put options on United and American Airlines, but only about 1000 call options. The put options were roughly six times the average amount. These people pulled a Hugo from Lost and profited in excess of $9 million after 9-11.

11 Tuesday - Saddam Hussein flies two Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) into freedom, but luckily we have the bumper stickers necessary to defeat him.