Friday, 6 April 2012

A Guide To Penny Stock Trading

By Billy Moss


Many rookies traders learn the ropes whilst trying to earn a little extra cash in the penny stocks. These stocks cost between 1 cent and a maximum of $5 and no more. Penny stock trading is used by rookie investors to learn the ropes of the trading system whilst experienced traders use these stock to bolster their portfolios and to earn higher profits. Basically, penny stocks are not only good for beginners, the more experienced traders can put them to good use as well.

You may know of some well-known companies that started out their business life as penny stock companies. Take Google into account. That company started out trading for pennies and now it's shares go for $500 upward. This doesn't mean that each penny stock company will have the same success, but penny stocks has that potential. As with all stock trading you will find that there is some degree of risk involved with penny stocks.

If you make the right choices you can make massive returns on your investment despite many traders assertion that penny stocks are high risk. Many people are lured to the penny stocks because of this eventual reward. Because of their low investment cost coupled with their quick turnaround time, penny stocks have become quite popular with some investors. Many investors have been lucky enough to double or even triple their initial investment and, in the case of Google, multiplied them by thousands.

One of the hardest aspects of trading penny stocks is picking which stocks you think are worth investing in. It is very nearly impossible to find out all the required information you want about each and every company with a penny stock. You need to do your homework if your are thinking about investing in any companies; looking at the price to earnings ratio, the 52-week highs and lows as well as any recent news related to your potential investment are all good things to research. Maybe the thought of sitting in front of a computer for a few hours a week trudging across the internet trying to find the information you are looking for sounds tedious and boring, well it is; but doing this will help you to make an informed decision as to which stocks are worth investing in and which aren't. These informed decisions will help to make the money you earn from these investments all the more aggressive.

Many investors outsource their research to a third party if they don't have the time to do it themselves. There are companies set up to do this kind of legwork for you as they are specialists at market research, they will be able to recommend the best stocks for your investment. These companies sometimes offer their clients the opportunity to pool resources with them into a special investment fund. It is always good to remind yourself that the research company you are using is, first and foremost, made up of people and, although we'd all like to believe differently, people make mistakes.

There is still fun to be had trading penny stocks regardless of whether you do the research or you hire the work out to someone else. Whether you are just starting out or well established the challenges are all the same. All you need to be successful penny stock investor is the brains to pick the stocks, the guts to invest and the stubbornness to stick with it. It will all pay off in the end.




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