Though hard at work studying for the Level III, the thespian took two to make some recommendations. This first one is free, but moving forward you’ll have to subscribe to LaBeouf’s weekly newsletter if you want to keep these valuable insights in your life.

LaBeouf in the April issue of GQ talked up the stock of an oil and natural gas exploration company that has yet to produce any of either. “IOC’s momentum is major, and it will surprise to the upside,” LaBeouf said in a text message to the GQ article’s author, Adam Sachs, using the trader lingo he apparently picked up while prepping for the film. The 23-year-old star of the “Transformers” franchise was referring to InterOil, a Canadian firm with the New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol IOC that says it’s searching for natural gas and oil in Papua New Guinea.

Comments (68)

  1. Posted by guest | March 25, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    sell sell sell

    cg

  2. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 10:55 AM

    Dykstra gave me the same advice

  3. Posted by Montgomery Burns | March 25, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    That fine looking hebrew thinks he knows business. Well I’ll show him a thing or two.

  4. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 11:06 AM

    Behold! For I am the Giant Spaghetti Monster in the sky!

  5. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    he’s hawwt

    - B. Fwank

  6. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    IOC is a dog with fleas

    -GG

  7. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 11:13 AM

    He should talk to Barry Minkow…

  8. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    maybe when he finishes he CFA he can go work for Raymond James as a financial advisor to people who don’t know how much Raymond James sucks.

    Raymond James < UBS

  9. Posted by duckbutter | March 25, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    or for Tom James selling clothes

  10. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    JO&C’s momentum is also major

  11. Posted by Eyebrow Painter | March 25, 2010 at 11:20 AM

    One word: Target

  12. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    Raymond James your business is welcome at my desk anytime.

  13. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    someone ought to punch that fag

    -Barney Frank

  14. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    Love the Flashdancers ad on the cab behind him. Classis. What a tool.

  15. Posted by Guest | March 25, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    Can anyone really take his calls seriously with him wearing a tie like that?

  16. Posted by Tax Chick | March 25, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    Quit being such jerks you guys. I bet he’s a really great trader, and looks so hawt in all that leather…tee hee

  17. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    Would someone please buy the kid a tie stretcher?

  18. Posted by ncvbanker | March 25, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    IOC is up 5% today. Just shows you the control DB has over the markets.

  19. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 12:00 PM

    @6 is George Gilder?

  20. Posted by TD | March 25, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    @18
    Actually that’s the Fed manipulating the stock. That’s why i have 100% of my wealth in gold.
    -ZH

  21. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    I’m recommending it to my PM.

  22. Posted by newfi | March 25, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    IOC The best stock I ever owned, fly IOC

  23. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 12:26 PM

    What’s Cramer’s take on IOC? I only move after I get the “nod” from Cramer and Shia.

  24. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 12:27 PM

    one of the great ones.

  25. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    The Post article has this caption:

    Actor Shia LaBeouf, seen here with Michael Douglas (right) on the set of “Wall Street 2,” is talking up stocks in the current issue of GQ — focusing on InterOil, which is mysteriously trading higher than Exxon Mobil.

    IOC is “mysteriously trading higher” than XOM. IOC market cap=$3B; XOM market cap=$300B+. 3>300 is certainly mysterious.

  26. Posted by newfi | March 25, 2010 at 12:32 PM

    Don’t wait to long, you could have to pay 90.00 If anyone will sell their’s.

  27. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 12:35 PM

    If anyone has ever done substantive research on IOC they’ll likely come to the conclusion that there’s a substantially greater than zero chance the entire company is a fraud.

  28. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 12:36 PM

    Shia –

    What are the first-year numbers at LaBeouf Capital? Maybe we should talk.

    -JM

  29. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 12:36 PM

    IOC is a definite short! LeBeuof doesn’t know what he’s talking about:

    “Oil will rally. Look at IOC”. The issue is, IOC doesn’t have any oil!!! They have stranded gas reserves in PNG with almost zero develpment potential.

    Also, IOC is widely suspected as being a fraudulent company. The founder, Phil Mulacek, bought an abandoned refinery in Alaska about a decade ago for $10 million. He moved it to PNG, purchased some money-losing gas stations there and now the company has a $3 billion valuation. They do have a massive gas resource, but it is essentially worthless do to the fact that they need an additional $10 billion investment to build an LNG plant.

    It’s a classic pump and dump. The companies holding its convertible bonds pushed up the shares to convert their debt and sell the stock.

    Shady deals, tons of meaningless press releases, insane valuation and threats to investors from IOC investor relations makes this a great short. Look into it…

  30. Posted by volatilitysmile | March 25, 2010 at 1:08 PM

    I wouldn’t touch this even with the longest pole…

  31. Posted by booboo | March 25, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    #29 is that you Gekko??

    -bastard child

  32. Posted by newfi | March 25, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    Your pole should have touched it when it was 10.00

  33. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 1:21 PM

    29 here

    haha
    i just noticed hte president of IOC filed to sell all of his shares (>$2 million) yesterday

  34. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 1:22 PM

    Why do Wells and Soros have 9.2% and 6.2% stakes?

  35. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    Shia’s also a big proponent of OTPHJ.

  36. Posted by Death | March 25, 2010 at 2:57 PM

    Is now trading OTM June Calls on OIC!!! Thanks DUDE for the awesome advice!1!!!11!!! What’s next Shia? My team of TRADERS ARE FUCKING STANDING BY!

  37. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 2:57 PM

    Blue horseshoe loves InterOil

    come on, it’s too easy

  38. Posted by Death | March 25, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    Correction IOC* LOLOL!!!1!!

  39. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 3:28 PM

    I smell something fishy. Note to self: investigate this Lebouf guy.

    - Diligent SEC Attorney

  40. Posted by DougiesGoinDeep | March 25, 2010 at 3:52 PM

    DEEEEEEEEP in the money calls.

    FAIL!

  41. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    LeBoof is going to Papua in his pants the minute he gets whipsawed in IOC.

  42. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 4:18 PM

    @39 Save the investigation – the fish smell is from his pussy.

  43. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 4:43 PM

    Mixed emotions, buddy. Like Larry Wildman going off a cliff in my new Maserati

  44. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 4:46 PM

    When I get a hold of this son of a bitch, I’m gonna tear his eyeballs out and I’m gonna suck his fucking skull.

  45. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    This is the kid, calls me 59 days in a row, wants to be a player. There ought to be a picture of you in the dictionary under persistence kid.

  46. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 4:51 PM

    Blue Horseshoe loves IOC.

  47. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    IOC. Put *all* your clients in it.

  48. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 4:53 PM

    Kid, you’re on a roll. Enjoy it while it lasts, ’cause it never does.

  49. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 4:54 PM

    Shia: About average yield… very attractive.
    Hooker: Mmm…
    Shia: Rising profits… strong balance sheet.
    Hooker: I’m hot on this stock.
    Shia: It’s ready to take off. I’d jump all over it if I were you.

  50. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 4:54 PM

    We’re all just one trade away from humility.

  51. Posted by Anal_yst | March 25, 2010 at 5:01 PM

    wtf is up with the hair, enough about the suit and tie, the hair, like he’d get laughed out of a gym around the turn of the century (1900-ish, that is)

  52. Posted by D. Tracy | March 25, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    He looks so Flattop Jones in that picture.

  53. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    The minute I laid eyes on you, I knew you had what it took.

  54. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 5:07 PM

    The minute I laid eyes on you, I knew you were no good.

  55. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 5:07 PM

    I want to know where he goes, what he sees, I want you to fill in the missing pieces of the puzzle.

  56. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 5:08 PM

    I don’t know where you get your information, but I don’t like it.

  57. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2010 at 5:09 PM

    Very nice. So what is it, *Mr.* Cocksucker now?

  58. Posted by newfie | March 25, 2010 at 5:44 PM

    What is it with you bad boy’s, leave other people alone.

  59. Posted by leejay | March 25, 2010 at 7:06 PM

    he got that reco from John Thomas Financial, when he did that interview was like months ago when the stock was around $40, it hit a high of 84 a month ago. So he fucking made out with this one

  60. Posted by Jim Cramer | March 25, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    # InterOil Looks Mighty SlipperyRealMoney by TheStreet.com(Wed 1:02pm)
    # InterOil Offers Vast PotentialRealMoney by TheStreet.com(Wed 1:00pm)

  61. Posted by JackDonaghy | March 26, 2010 at 12:56 AM

    Lebouf puts the vinegar in douche. It is pure torture to hear him regurgitate what his Schwab broker told him was “hot”.

    I saw this joker on Jimmy Kimmel giving reasons for buying soybeans, inexplicably my gag reflex kicked in.

  62. Posted by Anonymous | March 26, 2010 at 5:02 AM

    this turkey is totally braindead!

  63. Posted by tp | March 26, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    I like the jacket: does it come in your size?

  64. Posted by Lawrence Lugar | May 17, 2010 at 8:42 PM

    There’s No Way Shia Lebouf turned 20K into 480 – no way.
    Much less in the time frame he said, a ‘mere couple of months’.

    It’s all just propaganda to promote his new movie.

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