I want to buy some stocks or options and in about a year sell them and make some money. I want to buy some stocks of compunies that are going to make a new product in a while so the price will be low now and then in about a year when they launce thier product I can sell for more.
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If I knew the answer to this question I wouldn't answer it - I'd buy the stock myself. \n\nBut even the companies that are launching new product cannot know how successful they will be. \n\nIf the answer to your question was easy then everyone would know and the stock price would already be higher.
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Before you trade stock options you need to be a proven money maker in the stock market. Unless you can anticipate stock movements, you have no chance trading stock options.\n\nThe way I trade stocks, I cut my losses short at about 7% Several years ago I decided to take that 7% and put it in call options 3 to 6 months out instead of 100% in shares. \n\nYour risk is clearly defined, and you are offered some protection from events such as market closures or gap downs.\n\nI would never risk more than 1% of my entire portfolio on an option position.\n\nSpreads, straddles, and the ability to hedge are other benefits of options. Only trade stock options if you are an accomplished stock trader. You could lose alot of money.\n\nWriting options is statistically a losing proposition in the long run. The risk / reward is clearly unfavorable.
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As you correctly know 'Short selling' means selling something that you do not have/own. this word is a common terminology used in the capital markets. This word is a combination of 2 concepts. In the capital markets especially the stock makets, if u hold a substantial quantity of a stock or if you are having a paticular stock and you still buy more of it, it means going long or it is said that you are holding a long position or you are long in that stock. Similarly, vice versa if you do not have a particular script/stock nd you still sell it, it means you are going short or you have a short position. The entire process of selling a stock not owned/possesed by you at the time of selling is called 'short selling' whereas the selling a stock owned by you at the time of selling is called 'long-selling' or commonly 'selling'. It is more of a kind of speculation however when done intelligently can give you good profits in a short time. However the catch is that when you short sell the quantity sold must be covered within a definite time frame like the same day, or 1 month from the date of selling,etc. short selling is done when the price of a stock has gone up substantially and you expect it to fall down from thereon. this happens because when the price goes up many people like you come out to sell thus creating more supply then the demand causing the price of the stock to go down. now when the stock goes down many people like you who had gone short earlier look to cover their position thus now creating more demand than supply. also in the stock markets there are people who are ready to buy and sell at every price because someone would find value at that price. You can't really argue as to why would someone like to buy or sell at a particular price coz its a relative concept and depends on person to person. some may find a stock value buy even at 1000 whereas according to you it might not be worth more than 900. Ans as buyers and sellers exist at all levels your stock is bought and sold at all levels.
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Buying a stocks is like you'r buying a peace of company.  That's mean you own a small peace property of a company.\nYou are betting on the future of company success.  If they fail or in some cases, they go bankruptcy, you lost the entire money.  Your shares become worthless. \n\nTo get started, you need to open an account with any on line brokers like Fidelity or Scottrade.  Some brokers required minimums to open account.  For example, Scottrade required $500 to open.  Once you activate your account, you can start trade online.\n\nIn your case, I would recommended you read a books on how to invest in stock market.  I suggested you read, How to Make Money in Stocks by William J. O'neil, and One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch.  My last advice to you is don't lost any money okay.
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It is not wise to invest all your portfolio in just one stock.\n\nI can advise you.
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I think you should look at what the best traders are buying and selling.  The stocks that they are selling short (long=false) would be what I consider "bad" stocks.  You can find this info at http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money.  Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors.  You can also read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas.\n\nHere are this month's best traders:\n\nhttp://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standings.aspx \n\nGood luck!
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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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In stocks, you can buy on margin. If you already own stock you can borrow against the value of the stock (your equity) and buy more stock. Your broker is the one that usually let you borrow the money. \n\nIf you price goes up, you can make  more money, but if the stock goes down you can get a margin call which mean you have to provide money immediately or your broker will sell your stock.\n\nSome people have done this with real estate, but it usually requires a market with high liquidity for the broker to be willing to loan you the money.
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There are sites such as sharebuilder.com that have very low commissions but they execute your order in a non-timely fashion.  It's a decent way to get started investing.
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Just sell enough shares to cover the amount of money you originally invested.  For instance, if you put $1000.00 in a stock that was $0.50/share when you bought it, you should have around 2000 shares.  If the stock is now $1.00/share and you want to take out your initial investment, just sell 1000 shares.  Your sale should net around $1000.00 or 1000 shares which leaves only the profit invested.  You can then use the original $1000.00 to invest in another stock.
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instead of buying and selling products on ebay ,u can invest little money in stock market which are guarenteed saleable and u get to earn as much u want, just sitting home on comp
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Ah, yes, the age old "but if I sell, the prices could go higher".  Sure, they can, and they can also go down.  If you sell and lock in your profits, prices could go higher.  But if you hold and and prices go down, you could find your profits quickly dwindling.  Can you see the future?  Do you have a crystal ball?\n\nThere are two emotions in the market that will kill you every time - fear and greed.  Fear keeps you out when you should be in and greed keeps you in longer than you should be.\n\nI'm not telling you to sell and lock in profits, but what do you think you should do?  In general, when prices take off that quickly, the down move is just a quick.  There is what is called "regression to the mean".  If you've locked in profit, be happy with it.  Believe me, I've learned from experience.  There were times when I should have sold to lock in my profits, but I got greedy and ended up losing a bunch when the prices turned.  If greed is keeping you holding on, that should be telling you something.  Could prices go higher?  Sure.  But there is an old saying "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush".\n\nIf you believe you should absolutely hold for higher prices, then sell some of your options to lock in profits and let the others ride.  If prices continue higher, then you made more, but if they reverse, you haven't lost as much.
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Usually if one broker doesn't let you short all others won't let you short.  You can sell a call but I assume that the stock has no call either since it has no put.  So really you would just waiting to see the stock dropping without taking advantage of that.
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The more you buy,the cheaper you can sell.The cheaper you sell,it helps those whom can not afford all.Profit will come with honesty.You need to research wholesale wharehouses out of N.Y.
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I'd go into a business that has low starting capital and a steady revenue in it's first year. I could guarantee not going backrupcy so fast and make a few extra bucks for myself.
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I suggest you visit Yahoo finance and check some of the info from the companies that sell their stock shares.
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Several years ago there was a commodity traded, maine potatoes.  Every year for something over two-dozen years, the price would go up in the middle of January through early February.  Information was not as free back then, I could track causes better today on the Internet.  So I had some money and practiced trading in corn, making a little bit while getting the ropes.  The target was this, the smallest increase was 8 cents a pound, 50,000 pound contracts.  I caught it on a down tick and felt like a surfer catching a wave.  Unfortunately, it was a tsunami.  There were several millionaires who had also spotted the trend and they thought they could buck it.  So the price went limit up, trading stopping after the first couple of minutes, doing this for a few days, then limit down, again stopping trading after a few minutes into the next trading day.  I got a margin call, but it was for more money than I had, so the brokerage confiscated my position.  When the dust settled, the price had indeed gone up as I antcipated, but I was trapped out, unable to profit from it.  For that matter I was paying off that debt to the brokerage firm for years, instead of paying off my mortgage, which is what would have happened if those guys hadn't been greedy.  Meanwhile, it bankrupted something upwards of 100 rich traders who had tried to turn the market, and sent something like 60 to prison.\n\nThis doesn't happen all the time.  Just be careful, you can lose more than you put in, although trading the option MAY limit that.  For instance, even in stock options, if you sell a naked option and things go against you and someone calls that option and you haven't had a covering option to cancel, you are on the hook for supplying the shares.  Be careful of trading too close to the expiration.  I remember positioning for one thing expected to go up, and by the time the events began driving it up, my option was close to expiring, I got almost nothing out of it.\n\nA good plan is a wonderful thing.  But with commodities and commodity options, there is still uncertainty, and definitely danger.