Recent content by Kramer_Hedge_LA

Not a Cramer Mad Money fan. I am a Kramer Seinfeld fan.

I have always wondered how Karen Finerman the supposed the hedge fund manageer and guru gets away with giving recommendations on the Fast Money. Isn't there a big conflict of interest there? Couldn't she just recommend certain trades to the public and then profit off those recommendations at...

I have passed the series 65. And I have to take the 7 under sponsorship of my firm. Can i expect the series 7 to be harder than the 65 or just more detailed on certain subjects? Or is it just like comparing apples and oranges?

Is the best route to working in a hedge fund as an analyst, trader, or even one of the managers to start as an analyst from the Buy-Side or the Sell-Side? I have reasearched that most people start with the sell-side so they can be more effective at a buy-side firm, post-training/experience...

From a psychological perspective is better not to short companies that I love (e.g. Goog and appl) for short term profits, and just stick to shorting companies I have a more neutral stance on such as sndk or csco. Would the fact that I have long term growth prospects for these companies in...

From what I know the fed overnight rate is a target that can vary from the actualy rate. It is not something that automatically happens though the computer. I also know that the fed overnight rate target is reached through open market operations. I don't know where your getting your info from?

I understand how the Fed lowers interest rates (through open market operations) by buying bonds, currency, etc. from banks. I am curious to know what happens when the banks refuse to sell their securities to the Fed. Are the banks forced to sell their securities to the Fed? (so that the...

Anybody have a link to some articles regarding how one can expect a US stock to trade based on how the stock was trading previously on a European or Asian stock exchange. For Example: Does supply and demand for goog on a European stock exchange (Euronext) affect the supply and demand for...

Buying dollars increases demand for dollars or yen?