Abstract
Mad Money has become one of the most popular shows on CNBC. The host, Jim Cramer, has an outlandish style and personality that viewers find intoxicating. Cramer's goal for the show is to make people money. Does he succeed? This paper finds that investors can expect to gain above-average, risk adjusted returns by following Cramer's stock recommendations and trading accordingly. These findings challenge the semi-strong form market hypothesis. According to this hypothesis investors should not recognize gains trading on public information since it states that the market has already adjusted prices for that information. It also contributes to current literature by providing analysis on the different segments of the Mad Money program and serving as a jumping-off point for future research on a possible Jim-Cramer-Mad-Money hedge fund strategy.
Recommended Citation
Dodson, Elizabeth
(2006)
"Semi-Strong Form Market Hypothesis: Evidence from CNBC's Jim Cramer's Mad Money Stock Recommendations,"
Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 7, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/inquiry/vol7/iss1/10
