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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?

I have had some trouble understanding how Chinese buying of foreign currency (US dollar) causes their currency to remain low relative to the U.S. dollar. Is it simply because the Chinese government prints more money to fund these dollar purchases therefore lowering the value of the yuan?

I subscribe to the Street.com and I recently saw an article about a trading strategy Cramer has for google. He says to buy "deep-in-the-money options as they go down and then as they go up, selling common against them, because they lose their premium." I am confused by what he meant about...

Anyone think that these wild fires will cause a rally in the homebuilders because of all the new homes that will have to be rebuilt??

Seems like you are retarded if you listen to cramer. P.S. my user name is named after Kramer from Seinfeld not Cramer from that annoying show Mad Money

I hear on CNBC this morning that the market is down because of CAT, economy, etc... Aren't the journalists missing the fact that it is simply options expiration which is causing the market to dive today and that we are do for a big rebound on Monday?

Thanks for the info. Is it correct to deduce that corporate bonds (and therefore investment banks) would tend to benefit the most since they release issues more often than the government?

Let me see if get this correct: Assuming that there still are many outstanding callable bonds out there prior to 1985, the government bond rally is helping the government refinance debt for much cheaper depending on how long this rally lasts and whether there are callable periods within the...

Are government bonds callable?

Very well said SCI. I can't believe people still think that the Zune has a chance with the IPOD. Microsoft is no longer an innovative company. All they do is try to copy other leading innovative companies i.e. apple and google, and turn out products that are inferior to the industry leaders...

I read somewhere that when there is a rally in government bonds that it becomes cheaper for the government to finance debt. Obviously yields go down when bond prices go up, but how does this affect the interest payments on outstanding issues that the government pays out?

Do refinery closures usually negatively affect the short term stock price of these stocks?