Are these two different stock buying techniques?

Monday, April 6th, 2009

When you see people frantically buying a stock and then they sell it an hour later, or three days later; is this the same kind of stock trading as having stock that you hold on to for years and sit around with your buddies talking about on the weekends? What ...

What percent of trading days per year is the stock market up vs down? Source please for best answer?

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

This info might be in Stocks for the Long Run - Jeremy Siegel, if you have this book. For more clarification, there are about 252 trading days in a year. On average, looking at the history of the stock market, what percentage of these days are up days for the ...

which online internet stock trading site is most reputable?

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

scottrade, zecco, etc... help! what stocks do you usually buy and keep for long-term and which ones for the short-term? is it bear or bull market right now? U.S. marketRaina

If a stock only goes up a dollar or two and you are not day trading what is the point of owning stocks?

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Lets say a stock is priced at 75 dollars a share and you can only afford to buy two shares of it, if this stock only goes up to 77 dollars what would be the point in even putting your money in it if really all you will make ...

Stock Trading-Transactions?

Monday, January 19th, 2009

ON Friday, I have bought stocks of this canadian company (805 @ $12.42 Cad) + $9.95 (CAD Commission). The exchange rate at taht time was 1 cad= 1.007 USD. On the order form it showed the estimated value at 10,088.00 USD.-since I wanted the settlement in US Dollars. Now being Saturday I went ...

Help with stock trading please?

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

I'm 19 years old and i have been very interested in the stock market for quite some time now. I'm not interested in investing big bucks at this point in time, but maybe in the near future. For now I would like to invest a few hundred dollars ...

How does my stock trading plan sound to you?

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

I have $30,000 that I would like to invest in. I figure out at any given time, I will own 3 stocks ($10,000 invested in each stock), and then sell it off when it goes up at least 1%....that would be $100 per stock, $300 total. And then buy another ...

cheapest sites for stock trading?

Monday, December 29th, 2008

I am looking for a cheapest site to actively trade stocks each day. Does anyone know good sites?Janeen

stock exchange and trading book?

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

stock exchange and trading book? hello! i'd like a well-done book, about stock exchange and tradin. I am a university student, and i search for a serious book which explains how stock exchange works, and the financial instruments (derivatives, future, stocks...). It should be not simple, but not impossible (i ...

ONLINE STOCK TRADING.how to start? what to do?

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

I want to play with my money a bit..in hopes of a profit ofcourse! I know nothing about stocks .please help? where to begin, how and what to invest in..pretty much the basics. thanks!!!Thaddeus