Can you make a corporation whose sole purpose is to trade stocks and stock options?
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Yes you can. One example Is Warren Buffet's company thats what they do.
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u flat out cant buy shares from them because of the size of the company. they will let u see them..,but as u know it says "so and so is not available on sharebuilder". ur 100% right though..,penny stocks can have very high returns more than companies such as Microsoft or apple. u need to find the right ones. i have a few..,if your interested let me know i can share them with u. but remember, sharebuilder wont buy them for you.\n dereksamm@yahoo.com
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Investors buy shares of stock in a company and are therefore owners of the company.  Many companies are private where perhaps a dozen people own all the shares but a large number of companies are publically traded.  Although direct trades of stock are legal, most investors place their trades (buy or sell) through a stock broker who charges a commission for each transaction.  You can trade on line through electronic discount brokers for as little as $7 per trade (buy or sell).  See Scottrade for example.  You can make money if you buy the stock cheap and sell it after the price appreciates.  If you choose the wrong stock and the price goes down you can lose money and if the company goes broke you can lose all your money.\n\nMany investors prefer to buy shares in a Mutual Fund that invests in perhaps 50 or more different companies.  Many (but not all) Mutual Funds are operated by experts who know how to invest wisely in stocks.  Also, if one of their companies performs poorly or goes broke the remaining good stocks can make up for the loss.  It is possible to invest in "no-load" Mutual Funds by contacting them directly or through a stock broker who will charge commissions for your transactions.  As an example T. Rowe Price has no-load\nfunds specializing in many different types of companies and risk categories.\n\nYou can invest IRA funds in a Mutual Fund and have the earnings compound tax free.  If you invest say $4000, multiply that by 1.1 as many times as there are years before you retire and you can see how it will grow and grow at a 10% annual rate (not guaranteed).  And that is only one deposit.\n\nI'd recommend investopedia.com, especially their dictionary, to better understand any investing terms you encounter.  Good luck.
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The most common way is to purchase a mutual fund. These can be purchased directly from the mutual fund company. If the fund is a no load fund, which many are, there will be no up front costs. \n\nAs one of the responders mentioned, you can buy stock directly from the company in some instances. But in order to do that you must already own some shares in your name. \n\nWith the advent of internet stock brokers, the commissions are no longer so costly. Some on line broker charge only $7.00 a transaction. A small fee considering the services you receive. \n\nRemember. Once you buy the shares, at some point you may wish to sell them. That will require a broker. Mutual fund shares are purchased back by the mutual fund. Again there is no fee.
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Do you mean company shares or stock?  If stock, here one for you, "LIFC."
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http://www.mycorporation.com/index.htm\n\nThis site will do all of the leg work for you.
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Just think this through for a minute.... say you get listed on the pink sheets.  How is anyone going to trade shares?  Naturally, they have to own them.  Which means you, or your company, have to sell them the shares in the first place.  And to do that, you have to register the shares with SEC -- regardless of whether they're traded on the pink sheets, OTCBB, Nasdaq or NYSE -- unless a registration from exemption applies.  But if you're planning on pink sheets trading, even if you can find an exemption it won't help b/c the securities you sell in an exempt offering would be restricted, i.e., the purchaser can't just turn around and sell them, they have to hold onto them (typically for a year).\n\nSo no, you can't avoid the hassle, you need to file a registration statement with SEC and, possibly, with the state securities regulator for every state in which you offer the shares.  Talk to a securities attorney.
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Unless you will be trading on behalf of others you do not require the double protection of two entities. An S-Corporation to pass the gains and losses directly to yourself would be fine and you would be shielded from liability. If you want a separate tax vehicle, a standard C-Corporation or LLC will suffice.
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There are people that do make money trading options, but it is not for the faint hearted. You are paying a premium for the right to buy or sell the stock at a particular price within a certain amount of time. \n\nLuck is your most useful tool. If you get lucky and hit a stock during a major move, you will make a lot of money. If you hit a stock at the end of its move, you will loose the amount paid for the options. The more volatile the stock the higher the premium for the option. \n\nMany professionals use the Black-Scholes Pricing Formula for Call Options. Look it up on Yahoo to determine how it works. It is too complicated to go into here.\n\nPersonally I think the best way to make money on options is to write covered calls. That way you get the premium. Of course, if the stock makes a big move on you, some one else gets the benefit of that.
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Yahoo Answers is not an ideal forum for your question as trading in Financial Instruments as mentioned in your query is restricted to a very few Genuine Private players in the market who are at the very top of the Pyramid in this particular field; based out of Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai and they prefer not to  advertise. But if you do have any further queries you may please contact me at touchwoodlimited@gmail.com. (touchwoodlimited at gmail dot com)
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Not hard. You dissolve the Corp., which will entail convening the officers. Sell off or distribute all assets between all shareholders.Have a lawyer bless the proceedings. Make sure Secy. documents everything.Have lawyer keep copy. File a copy of this to Tx. Secy. of State (same address you incorporated with).Go to County. File business name. Start over.
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in order to trade stocks you need a broker.  I suggest http://www.tdwaterhouse.com after that you can buy and sell stocks.
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you need to read the stock option plan.  they almost all have a clause on what happens in the event of a take over.
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There a few things I can not remember them all. Companies have to have a certain amount of Market Capital to be on certain exchanges is one. Say a small capital company may not be able to list on AMEX but they can on NASDAQ. They just have different criteria for becoming a member.
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You could trade individual stocks, or perhaps some holders such as \n\nOIH - Oil Holders\nOIS - Oil Services\nXOI - Oil index\n\nBut, in stocks, USO is the closest to tie directly to oil since it "tracks" to the crude price.\n\nOutside of stocks, you can trade crude oil or unleaded gas.\n\nHope that helps!
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A stock exchange  is a corporation or mutual organization which provides facilities for stock brokers to trade company stocks and other securities. Stock exchanges also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of securities, as well as, other financial instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividends.
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"Trading account" is probably referring to stock trading account.  There are lots of places to open a stock trading account, for instance etrade.  The point is to buy and sell shares of company stock (partial ownership in companies).  It can be a gamble, so you better do a fair amount of research before throwing down money on any specific stock.