American International Group (AIG), bailed out by the U.S. government in September 2008, provided a great return on investment for its primary shareholder, from August to September, 2009.
This may prove to be the biggest increase of all non-penny stocks in 35 or fewer trading days this year.
On August 4, it went from a low of $12.97 to a high of $54.40 on September 22 — a 319% increase over 35 trading days.