F Blog posts
Why are stock exchanges pushing to consolidate?
It seems like every time you pick up the paper, there's some rumor that a major stock market plans to merge or acquire a competitor. The big news last week, of course, was NASDAQ's $4.2 billion bid... more
The importance of volatility to options traders
If you enjoyed Brian Overby's multi-part overview of volatility in the options market on his TradeKing blog, you should check out the free 1-hour Webinar on volatility available for download on the... more
“I Just Want To Make You Money.â€
'I Just Want To Make You Money,' a two-minute video available for download from YouTube.com, is a clever re-mix of 10-15 clips edited from Jim Cramer's 'œMad Money' show on CNBC. Over and over aga... more
Snowfall in Washington?
On CNBC last week, there was quite a bit of chatter about the potential for additional shake-ups at the White House, including the appointment of a new U.S. Treasury secretary. In last week's issue... more
Jim Cramer T-shirts at CafePress.com
The cult of Jim Cramer continues to grow (Booyah!). In addition to getting the latest Cramer stock picks or 'Mad Money' commentary at fan Web sites like MadMoneyMachine.com and MadMoneyRecap.com, i... more
The Option Investor's blog explains credit spreads
As the TradeKing blog community continues to grow, we're pleased to highlight some of the unique voices within that community that can help you learn more about sophisticated trading strategies for... more
Daily Speculations from Victor Niederhoffer
Victor Niederhoffer, the famed hedge fund manager, five-time US squash champion and author of The Education of a Speculator, regularly updates a daily Website-slash-blog called Daily Speculations, ... more
Are you long the market?
The popular Long Bets project of the Long Now Foundation is a place where you can make predictions about future events of importance and place monetary bets on the probability of that event occurri... more
The Chicago Fed enters the blogosphere
In a roundup of interesting links for the week, Trader Mike points out that the Chicago Fed has started to experiment with a number of regularly-updated blogs. The new blogs may not offer a direct ... more
The Wall Street Journal’s week in options
As we pointed out last week, one way to get a handle on different options trading strategies is to read The Wall Street Journal's daily column on the options market. The column, usually written by ... more
The Kirk Report profiled in Barron’s
Pointing to Charles Kirk's 'œuncommonly genuine personal style' and his track record of exceptional performance, Barron's has published a detailed, in-depth look at how the 34-year-old blogger has... more
The Little Book might have a Little Problem
In last week's Barron's, Bill Alpert does a great job of dissecting the findings of Joel Greenblatt's immensely popular Little Book That Beats The Market. In the book, of course, Greenblatt claims ... more
Morgan Stanley skit on “Saturday Night Liveâ€
In an article called 'œFollow the Money, Honey,' The Motley Fool recently pointed to online video as one of the most promising monetization trends for Internet companies, mentioning that YouTube.c... more
Show Me the Money
That famous line from the 1996 film Jerry Maguire became the basis for an article on financial markets innovation over at TCS Daily. The article explores the ways that both the SEC and Google are l... more
“Nobody is smarter than the market.''
Over at Minyanville, there's an interesting interview with Todd Harrison (a former trader at Morgan Stanley and Cramer Berkowitz), who discusses the mental and psychological aspects of trading. Acc... more
What kind of millionaire are YOU?
Last week, Barron's ran a quick front-of-book piece about the differences between wealthy Americans in an article that mixed together anthropology and finance. If you're a fan of works like Bobos i... more
Two for the Money (your money)
I recently watched Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey in Two for the Money (now available on DVD), and while the film deals specifically with the shadowy world of sports betting, a number of lessons... more
Does Jim Cramer artificially inflate stock prices?
Three business school students from Kellogg have comprehensively analyzed how Jim Cramer's stock picks on CNBC's 'œMad Money' actually perform, and the findings will probably disappoint many fans ... more
The Chinese wealth market
If you believe in first-mover advantage, then it looks like Citigroup is going to win big in the high end of China's financial services industry. The Wall Street Journal reports that Citigroup is '... more
A stock market of ideas
In last Sunday's New York Times, William C. Taylor (co-founder and founding editor of Fast Company magazine) examines how and why new open-source idea-sharing networks can help companies discover w... more
