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POLLS




Polls

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%

Comments:


Take the Trader Monthly Reader Survey!

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?
  • Yes
  • No

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?
  • Yes
  • No

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?
  • Yes
  • No

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