Saturday, 5 March 2011

Advice About When To Buy Penny Stocks And How To Spread Your Risk

By James Spacey


A lot of professional and amateur investors buy penny stocks. The goal of formulating an investment strategy for investing in these types of stocks is to determine the rate at which a penny stock will be undervalued and to buy when it drops to this price. Of course, a profit is gained when you are later able to sell the stock when it rises to its value or above.

The most important thing to remember when you buy penny stocks is that they carry a lot of risks. Penny stocks are very unsteady. They are listed at a low value on the stock market for a reason. Many of the companies that are traded as low value stocks are in volatile industries, or have management or other problems. You have to carefully analyze every potential trade.

To be successful at trading in penny stocks (or any other commodities for that matter) you must be able to understand and analyze financial ratios and data. Knowing a stock's historical trends and management's future direction are important. It is also important to understand industry wide and economic data in general.

There is never a guarantee that you'll achieve a return on your investment when investing in the stock market in any type of shares. However blue chip investments are considered more stable and likely to increase in value in the long term. Penny stocks have no such inherent security.

Another factor to consider carefully when you buy penny stocks is the rate at which the stocks are being bought and sold. Because of the low cost of these stocks it is likely that you will have to buy in large volume to make a reasonable return. If there aren't enough buyers in the market on a regular basis, even if you make a good purchase, you are going to be unable to sell at your target price.

You must have a well honed strategy to successfully buy penny stocks and sell for profit. There are a lot of losses you are going to make. You must steel yourself to accept these trades, but be confident that you have a system that will bring you more wins over time. Be cautious, but act with confidence.




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