Can I crack the stock market by using the opposite of logic action?
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You're logic is flawed.  Not EVERYONE who invests uses the same identical methods and/or mathematical indexes, AND not all of them have an affect on the market.  \n\nMany, MANY different techniques are utilized... and your's would just be one more of thousands of "get rich" plans.\n\nDon't quit your day job.
1048664
See WorldCom and Enron....\nTraditional financial analysis overlooked the simple facts of financial analysis techniques...
428690
Consider that if such a program were to exist using artificial human intelligence or neural networks, and it was successful , then whoever owned the first one would already be the King of the Stock Market.  You're right about program trading which is very short term.  However the stock market is not a pure science and cannot be predicted longer term, with any certainty, using algorithms.  It is actually part statistical science, partly an art, and partly understanding the psychology of the masses.
931528
not to try, just to sell. But if you try to buy from people who don't like to be put in that position, they will report you.\nyour basically asking people to break the law for you.
590561
Join him on his leap of sadness.  I got hurt bad this past month in the stock market too.....\n\n\nI'm going up a few stories before I leap though.  \n\n\nAnyone want the password to my sharebuilder account?  If it goes back up..."someone" should benefit.
1053718
haha no! The market always changes dude, its now or never!!\n\nits a bit illegal but best of luck!
758273
If you're willing to accept the risk of losing it all, buy a call or a put option that's just out of the money.  In other words, pick a publicly traded company (with a lot of volume) that you feel strongly about.  You can make a lot of money quickly if you think the stock will rise or fall and you pick it correctly.  For example, say you think that you have a strong opinion on Microsoft (MSFT), here's what you do:\n\nThe stock is currently trading at $28.77\n\nIf you think it will go up, buy a CALL option, which gives you the right (but not the obligation) to buy MSFT a higher price.  For example, you can currently get a DEC 30 Call on MSFT for .20 per share on a contract (of 100 shares).  \n\nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MSQLK.X\n\nSay you buy 5 contracts and the stock goes up to $32 before Dec., you can either sell to close your option for the going price or exercise it at $30 and make $2 per share.  Here's what you would net:\n\nPurchased 5 contract ($.20 * 100 * 5) plus say $15 commission = $115\n\nExercised ($30 * 5 * 100) = $15,000\n\nSold ($32 * 5 * 100) + $15 commission = $15,985\n\nMade $15,985 - $15,000 - $115 = $870 profit on $115 or 405% return.\n\nTruth be told you'd probably just sell the option, but the profit would be about the same.  If you think MSFT will go down, just do the same thing with a PUT option.  That said, if you guess wrong you could lose your initial $115 and if it doesn't move much you could lose most (or all of your money).
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It happens very much, I am convinced. I come to this conclusion since it would be extremely simple to hide.\n\nJust think about the following scenario:\n\nConsider that you work for a company, and you are privy to insider information. You just found out that a huge announcement is going to coming out that will greatly affect you company's stock price (either up or down, either way you can make money).\n\nJust call up your buddy that lives half way across the country, someone that you could trust with a large amount of money, get him to buy some stock in his name, using your money, and agree to let him have 10% of the profits.\n\nHe can't lose, he invests your money, and gets 10% of the profits. You probably can't lose, because what you know is a sure thing, and the chances of being caught in this sort of situation is negligible.\n\nIf the person doesn't brag about it, and his buddy doesn't brag about it, it will never get on the radar screen.\n\nGiven that it is this easy, I imagine that there must be tons of it going on under the radar.\n\nWarning! Kids, don't try this at home - it is illegal and immoral and will cause you to go blind!
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None.  Use a debit card, save money, invest.
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Scottrade.com $7 per trade dude..   Optionsexpress is good as well when you get a set of balls... ... You do know it is highly likely u will lose money right...  Some of us do this for a living and still get smoked - so dont give up right away .
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A stock broker can give you a definite answer.  You might try Charles Schwab, Scottrade, or Fidelity.
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Buy a call when you are expecting a stock to go up.  A call is an option to buy.\n\nBuy a put when you expect the stock to go down.  A put is an option to sell.\n\nThe strike price determines the 'sales price'\n\nIf you expect goog to bounce, you would by a call for Dec, Jan, Feb, whenever for a strike price of 500.  Dec call would cost you $8 per share (you need to buy in contracts consisting of 100 shares to trade options).  If goog goes past $508 in a true options trade, you profit every cent after that.  You could essentially trade the option when it got close to 500 if there was enough time for the option to have value.\n\nIf you are expecting goog to continue the downward trend, you would buy a put.  The $480 strike for goog Dec option is trading at $7.40.  You essentially have the option to sell goog at $480, so if goog goes down past 472.60 you make money for every cent after that.  Also with the call option, you could just sell your option with more value if the stock starts going down and you still have the intrinsic (time sensitive) value left on the option.\n\nGood luck.
400265
Don't waste money!\nDon't buy liabilities!
111108
No but it would be better to sell now. It usually goes down during the end of January. Buy it back up in November.
204945
It is not wise to invest all your portfolio in just one stock.\n\nI can advise you.
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If you're an aggressive investor who wants to follow the market conditions and the swings in the market, you would never subscribe to the modern portfolio theory.\n\nIt's the passive investor who should use that theory, and not put all their eggs in one basket.
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First, I would suggest ordering the FAS 133 book from the FASB website.  While it will put you to sleep, it has hundreds of examples.  \n\nWarrants are basically stock options attached to a financial instrument as a 'kicker' in financing to provide the potential for higher returns for investors.