You Ask, Rothbort Answers

Throughout the trading week on Stockpickr Answers, investing professionals answer questions posed by members of the Stockpickr community.

RealMoney's Scott Rothbort answered questions recently.

On RealMoney lately, Rothbort wrote about Bed Bath and Beyond's(BBBY Quote) recent quarter, financial regulation and how companies such as Apple(AAPL Quote) and eBay(EBAY Quote) could benefit from Michael Jackson's death.

Here are some questions and comments from the Stockpickr community that Rothbort responded to recently. You might have to scroll through to find his answers.

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How do puts and calls work?
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There are reports of the Apple(AAPL Quote) iPhone's screen heating up to such intensity that it is discoloring/damaging the screen and even of a person burning his or her face.

This is how it starts.

If Apple has to go through a major recall, say like Dell(DELL Quote) did when its batteries were catching fire -- eek! The shorts are licking their chops with this news!
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What discount brokerage outfit is best for both stock and options trading?
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Can a negative EPS ever be good?
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What do you think of GM(GMGMQ Quote)? BR/>Click here for Rothbort's response.

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Seems like the market sentiment has changed back to bull mode. Thoughts?
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I would like some suggestions for stocks that pay quarterly dividends. I'm trying to get back into investing.
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