A question about Cramer...he always mentioned that he was a hedge fund manager. Why doesn't he suggest shorts and or hedges/option plays etc. Was his so called hedge fund just a long only leveraged fund?
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Reardon Metal, mschey, Lescor, Szeven, MilleniumMan, Steve Tvardek, red ink inc
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Rex Martin (former employer), Robert Beardsley (SIR), Meslo, Howard Segal.
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Balwin, Tony G, Mike Herlehy
My first memories of the markets were on a field trip in 6th grade to the Chicago Board of Trade. We were overlooking the opening of the grain pits, an the teacher was saying how these guys on the floor made and lost hundreds of thousands every day. The excitement of the trading floor is what...
I appreciate the youthful trader and his/her confidence. Most of the best traders are young and fearless. Successful older traders usually morph into trading OPM or what they need to sustain their level of comfort.
The cheese will move...be prepared
Dear SeekingMentor...I will give you some advice.
If you are going to use this site for anything other than looking for a mentor you might want to try to change your user name.
Depending on where you live, you could try the proprietary trading route. Many many traders start this way...