"KRE highlights the regional banking subsector of the financial equity universe. This equal-weighted fund provides investors with a more balanced approach than its cap-weighted peer, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks ETF VW(IAT)." Read more here.

Staying in the financial sector, Terranova said he would short the regional banks (SPDR KBW Regional Banking (KRE)) because of their exposure to commercial loans and prime jumbo loans. Finerman agreed with the approach of going long the capital markets and short the regionals.

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Undervalued. Lower interest rate play. Many takeover targets in this ETF.

Regional banks have been unfairly punished in the current wave of sub-prime woes

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Regional bank EFF recommended by Jim Cramer.

Mom - Jim Cramer recommended this regional bank ETF. It's not just one bank but a basket of over 50 banks. Not the big banks but smaller ones. He says when interest rates are cut these banks will make more money because they won't pay you as much interest, but charge the fat cats more for loans.

Yeah, yeah Mom - I know the stock market is crashing this week. Yeah, these subprime mortgage things. But, that's why you wanna buy now. You're getting them much cheaper. Don't worry about what Lou Dobbs is telling you. The government is not going let all the bank go under. Just take a small position. Don't put all your money in it.

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