Posted in Beginners on Dec 8th, 2009
Buying shares of stock is the first step to most simple stock trading systems. There are many ways to trade the stock market without actually purchasing shares, but this article is back to the basics. You can buy shares of most publicly traded companies using online brokers. The big advantage of using an online broker [...]
Posted in Stock Trading on Dec 7th, 2009
In the world of stock trading gurus one of the most common sales pitches is about the enormous gains that can be had by trading penny stocks. The mechanics of penny stock trading are nearly identical to those of any other stock. The main difference is that the price per share of penny stocks is [...]
Posted in Beginners on Dec 3rd, 2009
There are a few things that I wish I had known when I was first learning to trade stocks. There is no way to be completely prepared for the emotional swings that trading stocks invariably brings, but I figured it might be valuable to hear one person’s perspective. These are just a few things I [...]
Posted in Stock Trading Mental Game on Dec 2nd, 2009
Part I, the Disaster
I am disgusted- thoroughly disgusted. We are just trying to learn to trade stocks here. What’s to unreasonable about that? Purchase a stock watch the price rise moderately and sell for a small profit. Sure, some stock trades will not work that event must be expected. Still, we thought we were [...]