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May 2007

The iPhone?

The grave for Apple
Just the beginning
Blackberry forever!

Comments:

The worst part of trading is...

The hours
The stress
The routine monotony

Comments:

How much of your annual earnings do you give to charity?

None
1-2%
2-5%
5-10%
11-20%
21-50%
More than 50%

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March 2007

Will the NYSE be a museum at this time next year?

Yes
No
Who cares? My hedge fund will be kicking ass

February 2007

XM-Sirius: Who's the big winner?

XM
Sirius
Both
Neither - deal won't happen

Will the Year of the Golden Pig bring prosperity or turmoil to the Chinese stock market?

The market is strong
A correction is coming

In the tech sector, where do you feel most bullish today?

MSFT
AAPL
GOOG
YHOO
INTC
Other

January 2007

Who will win Super Bowl XLI?

Colts
Bears

December 2006

What's the best trading movie ever made?

Wall Street
Trading Places
Boiler Room
Rogue Trader
Pursuit of Happyness
Other

Which is the best business book of 2006?

The Little Book of Value Investing
Inside the House of Money
America's Bubble Economy: Profit When it Pops
Think Like A Billionaire, Become a Billionaire
Entries & Exits: Visits to 16 Trading Rooms
Mavericks at Work
Other

November 2006

Which is the riskier investment today?

Oil
Real Estate

September 2006

Which of Trader Monthly's favorite casinos tops your list?

Spielbank Berlin
Wynn Las Vegas
Atlantas Paradise Island
Les Ambassadeurs Club
Les Casino De Monte Carlo
Le Meridian Port Villa
Fifty London
The Borgota
Casino Baden-Baden

August 2006

Do male traders have an advantage over female traders?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

August 2006

Do you agree with the Fed's decision to halt interest rate hikes?

2006 Market

Does January's strong start signal a blockbuster trading year to come?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

Going Down?

Will the inverted yield curve spell trouble for financial markets in 2006?

Yes
No
Not Sure

Deck the Hauls

Will your 2005 bonus surpass last year's pull?

Yes
No
Not Sure

2006 Real Estate

Will the housing market significantly decline in 2006?

Worst Trade of the Year

Biggest blowup of 2005:

Philip Bennett's Refco Debacle
Ethan Kass's Google Short
Warren Buffett's Greenback Bet
Other

Inflation, Interest Rates and Housing

Will continued interest-rate hikes puncture the real estate bubble?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

Overstock.com

Does Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne have a legitimate case against the hedge funds and research firms accused of conspiring to drive down his stock price?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

Dotcom Survivors

Which dotcom stock has the greatest potential for long-term growth?

Google
eBay
Amazon
Other

Down In Flames

The biggest trading blowup of all time:

Barings Bank (1995)
Long-Term Capital Management (1998)
Hunt Brothers Silver Bust (1979)
Hamanaka Copper Bungle (1996)
Soros at the CME (1987)
Other

Tyco Sentencing

Dennis Kozlowski's 8- to 25-year sentence for looting Tyco:

Too Harsh
Too Light
Fair

At the Pump...

Will rising gas prices sabotage the economy in 2005?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

One Year Ago...

ADid you buy GOOG at IPO?

Yes
No
Yes - But I Should Have Held On

Nick Lesson

Nick Leeson served four years in prison for his role in bringing down Barings Bank.

Too Harsh?
Too Light?
Fair?

Inflation

Are you concerned about worsening inflation?

Big Swinging Poser

Former stockbroker Todd Eberhard was sentenced to roughly 13 years in prison for defrauding investors...

Too Harsh?
Too Light?
Fair?

A Solid Investment?

Where do you stand on Google?

Bullish
Bearish

Corporate Corruption

What do you think of Richard Scrushy's sweeping acquittal?

Justice Was Served
He Got Off Easy

Saving Morgan Stanley

Did Phil Purcell do the right thing in resigning?

Yes
No
Who Knows?

The Trader Monthly 100

Who will top the 2004 list of top-earning traders?

Paul Tudor Jones II
James Simons
David Tepper
Stevie Cohen
Bruce Kovner

Full and Upright Position?

Is U.S. Airways Group a buy?

Buy It
Short It
Avoid It

Real Estate

Will the housing bubble burst in 2005?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

The Big Board

Will the NYSE-Archipelago deal actually go through?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

Stagflation?

Is the U.S. economy careening toward stagflation?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

Goldman Scandal

Was Goldman Sachs Group's role in the NYSE-Archipelago deal "unseemly?"

Yes
No
Hard to Tell

Little Engine That Could

Will Bill Gates succeed in toppling Google?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

Caution: Slump Ahead?

Will inflated energy prices and higher interest rates trigger a serious economic downturn?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

Top Traders

Who masterminded the best trades of the last 25 years?

Paul Tudor Jones
George Soros
Michael Steinhardt
Ivan Boesky
None of the Above

Sin City

Which Vegas establishment offers the best late-night debauchery - tables, clubs and otherwise?

Bellagio
Hard Rock
Mandalay Bay
Palms
Paris
Other

Ford & GM

Can Detroit be saved?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

Morgan Stanley

Should Morgan Stanley begin planning its own sale or merger deal?

Yes
No
I Don't Know

Cablevision

Will Voom -- and the Dolan Family Feud -- capsize Cablevision stock amid FCC scrutiny?

yes
no
maybe