I had a friend suggest I buy into delta now while stocks are at a low (currently trading at .70 cents).  His reasoning was that the company will come back after reorganizing and a huge gain is possible.  I seem to remember KMart being in the same boat a few years ago and I think I could have made a good amount of money had I taken advantage of that.\n\nWould you buy or not?
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Thin Kaboutit is entirely correct.  When a company goes into bankruptcy (which may still happen, you just don't know) then one of several things might happen.  First, it may never come out of bankruptcy, so your purchase is worthless.  Second, it might manage to come out of bankruptcy, but get rid of all it's old shares.  This is perfectly legal and has happened to many people who bought stocks like this, especially around 2000-2003.  In this case you are entirely out your money.  In a few cases, they may actually come out of bankruptcy, devaluate their old shares, and offer you something in exchange (like warrants-Chiquita did that a few years ago, for example).  And if you are VERY lucky, it may actually work for you.  But your odds are quite small.  There is no telling where Delta is going right now, if you decide you want to take a chance, just don't invest money you can't afford to loose.
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I've done that with what I call 'loose change'.  Sometimes I've got a few dollars sitting around, obviously not going to make a lot of interest and not large enough for something substantial.  If some risky thing has been going down but I still feel it worth holding onto (its kinda fun when you sweat over a $90 stock moving a couple of bucks while a stock selling for less than a dime now goes for a buck or two, and yes, I've had that happen), then making an extra small trade can average down the value of your position.  When the stock starts to tick up for whatever reasons, you now have a lower break-even or profit point.  Again, it is only if you've got a few bucks left not doing anything and at Scottrade for $7 plus a half-point, it doesn't hurt much.  Of course, I also got a couple that are cluttering up my list because it will cost more to sell than they are worth today but that is part of the risk, right?
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I don't own stock in Emerson.  I'm gonna have a look at it though...."thank you".\n\n\nStock tips?  \n\nAROTECH CORPORATION   [ARTX]\n\nSurely you can afford some ....they go for under 30 cents this morning.   \n\nThey just got a HUGE order for their products.\n\nI'm buying up more!    As fast as I can!
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OC is back in the market (i think it was in bankruptcy) and it is actively trading on the nymex. GRA my only issue with it is the income growth at a negative 42.70% that is way more than enough to keep me away from it. Not to mention a P/E ratio of 83.9 WOW! That is way too high. I wouldn't touch this with Osama's money.
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I had long term gains in one of mine, so I took them. I may regret the move, but too many eggs in one basket is not the smartest consideration. I don't think I would sell VLO. It is better than gold. Actually, they all are but our congress is quite capable of doing really stupid things and they are painting big oil as the big boogy man. Keep that in mind, too.
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Most stocks, but not all, under 5 bucks are not what one would call investments.  They fall under the heading speculations, especially the gold mines.  There is one medical stock that even though it is a speculation it has some merit.  It is not under 5 though but not too far away.  MEDX.  They have several drugs in phase 3. And S&P rates them a buy.  They are involved in the options scandle. I once owned the stock but sold it. I have been thinking of buying it back.  There is a company TINY that invests in companies that do nanotechnology. It is really speculative and I expect it to probably go under but it is selling about as low as it has sold in a year. It might go up again in the near future.  It is about $10. \n\nHere is one to look at INPC. It is a communications company trading at 6.41, close to 5. Running a deficit but projected to make money this year and more next. Analysts tend to be overly optimistic though. It popped out at the top of the list of a S&P screen of stocks under $10.  Another LIOX. Also running a deficit but expected to post a profit. $5.37.  It is sort of an internet company, but after reading its profile I am still not sure exactly what it does.  Now.  You might very well buy stock in either of these companies and make some money, but there is a whole lot of risk.  Either could double in value or could go broke. \n\nIf you sign of for an account with Fidelity you can run these screens yourself and pick your poison.
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I'm buying carefully chosen stocks that appear to be very undervalued with big moats.  \n\nI sold out a lot of positions just before the fall so have plenty of cash - planning on putting about half of it back in the market between now and mid July.
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I've been with Scottrade for about ten years now... and I believe they are the best discount brokerage available.  You'll pay just $7 a trade.  You'll have resources to explore.  You can even get advice from one of their brokers, which will result in a small fee.  Bottom line: Take it from a retired stock broker... if I could invest at a better company, I'd do it!
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Nice review on this site\n\nhttp://explodingstocks.com/blog/?p=68
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EAG is trading this morning. $1.54 last trade, has traded over 65000 shares this morning. Whatever broker you are using is a moron. The pennies you are saving from using a moron is costing you lots of aggravation and lost trading opportunity. There are lots of discounters out there...i would find another if i were you!
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The best tip I can give you: don't buy penny stock.\n\nThose stocks are at these prices for a reason: bad debt, close to bankrupt, you name it.\n\nIf you don't know where to invest your money, buy an index tracker using dollar cost averaging. It will not make you rich overnight, but it will create you a nice nest egg, over time.
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It's a tough decision, cuz no one knows exactly what the market will do now.  It sounds expensive to me, but I bought in a more rural area, so perhaps prices are different there.\n\nWhen you use comparables, I'd look at sold prices, not asking prices...I assume you are.  Also, look at VERY recent sales only, because something even 3 months ago was in a very different type of market.  Prices are definitely dropping, but rates are also definitely going up.  I'd make a lower offer and see if he takes it...like up to 20% lower, just to see.  I think it will be good to buy sometime now, but I like lower prices if you can get them.
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Best Investment(s): Aquarius Platinum (AQP.L) - bought £5 worth last July via Halifax SHAREBUILDER (franchised from sharebuilder.com for the UK market)..... got as high as about 114% in profit before crashing back down to about 79% in profit.\nWOLFSON Microelectronics (WLF.L) - makes things like the sound chips used in the SONY PSP, XBOX360 + Video iPod. Stuck a tenner on them at the end of November '05. Currently +56.82% in profit, but that's only after they took a couple of big drops on Friday & Monday (28.00 on Monday).\n\nWorst Investment: Goshawk Insurance Holdings (GOS.L) - bought earlier this year as a bit of a dabble in "bottom fishing", appears they have de-listed. Bought 67.253522 in them for £5 (sharebuilder again)\n\nTinsley (Eliza) - TNL.L  Shares suspended since end of january due to company being put in administration (so much for making a huge profit on their low valued shares: 20.95123 for £5.\n\nD1 Oils (DOO.L) - one of my first investments early last year. The first I sold 'cos the value was going up & down like a prostitute's knickers on a good night. Was £5.12 in profit at the time, but only got 12p back after the commission fee was deducted.
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I subscribe to one of their investment letters.  I just started about 4 months ago.  I did buy one of their recommendations.  Netflix.  It has done well. Up about 8 points. Not all of their recommendatios have done so well however.  For example they are very hot on Yahoo.  Maybe given enough time.  It is a good source of information on companies that are hopefully up and comers so to speak.  They have a ream of different investment letters so I somewhat wonder how much research actually goes into one.
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Find a few solid companies that have been around awhile, trading around $3-5. Do your research and look at the charts seeing how it performs.  What you want to find is something called a "rolling stock". This is a stock that goes up and down about $0.25 a few times a day. Once you research and find a few candidates. Your strategy is to Buy a stock and sell it when it goes up $0.25. The same after selling it, sell it short (this is the exact opposite of buying, in this case you want the stock to go down) when it drops $0.25 unload it, and buy again, do this up and down thing as many times as possible. Practice. Practice Practice. Don’t let your profit get eaten up by brokerage fees, try http://etrade.com Good luck!
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Indonesia Fund (IF) has had major intraday gyrations recently but liquidity is bad, at least on odd lots.  I had to wait several minutes for a market order to fill a few days ago.  I have had better luck buying and selling with limit orders.\n\nBallard Power (BLDP) volatility has spiked to an extreme this month.  FCEL, AMSC, and EMKR can generally be counted on to move somewhere every day--I just wish I could figure out which way.  These aren't penny stocks.  The spreads are decent.  I don't trade them enough to comment on liquidity but market orders have always filled right away.
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If your worried at all, then take some of the profits of the table. that they are a financially stable company, no bad long term debt, they have mostly financed their increase in Assets through their lines of credit with their suppliers, which is good becasue they aquired an Ohio operation which accounted for their increases in revenues. So as long as business stays good for the companies that CMT provides to, then business for CMT should be good. Mgmt looks like it know what its doing, i would probably buy some more, if i were you.\n\n\ncharts only show you the past, and the Random Walk tells us that the past means diddly about the future or even now. we know that it would take a lot for the company to  go Bankrupt, they have solid financials. and we know that they produce fiberglass and plastic stuff for at least 4 major manufacturers, there is nothing wrong with this stock right now, Technical analysis is like saying it was sunny yesterday, so it will be sunny today.