Investing

I want to learn and invest in the stock market but I don’t know where to really start. There seems to be different sites which you can use to begin investing like etrade or scott trade. Can someone tell which one is the best to use.

Balance in margin account of a trader(investor) remains idle most of the time to the tune of 70% of the deposit. Only up-to 30% of the funds used for trading purpose. Can the broker utilize the funds for trading on behalf of of third parties who is not the original contributor.

I am considering attending a seminar on how to become wealthy trading stocks online. Its a 2 hour drive and a hundred dollars to register, and I have a feeling it may be more sales pitch for seminar 2,3 and there books/software. I’ve always been interested in learning about how the stock market works and [...]

Also – if you know the answer to any of the following. Thank you very much.
2) What does it mean when the government "pluggs" tax loopholes for employees?
3) Is is possible to get a list of the SEC’s "sanitized investments"?
4) What are non-regestered security investments, or private placement memorandum?
5) A person lost millions in an [...]

Do they spread it out over every couple hours, every couple days? Watch the level II quotes and fill up any large orders that are near current trading price? Good-til-Cancelled limit orders that last forever and remain very close to the trading price? How do they do it?
You can’t overflow the market [...]

I know there will be a fee for every trade with a broker. Other fees? Intangible benefits?

I would like to put up about two hundred a month in the stock market just to have some forward investment’s that could teach me how to do it properly when I start making more money. I have the stocks all ready in mind that I want but should I get an e trade account [...]

Why should it, since it doesn’t make any money on those stocks anymore?

Mutual funds are just putting your money to work as stated in the prospectus. If they have money to put to work, they put it to work, even in this bearish environment. If you are buying and holding, don’t look at your mutual fund balances this week!
Best to do your own investing….and don’t [...]

I am looking at TD Ameritrade, Scotttrade, and Tradeking. I can’t decide which one to choose. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! I haven’t heard much about TradeKing. Is it reputable?
I’m 20 and looking to invest about ,000.
Thanks

I’m looking for some resources online that I can find commodity data and charts. Something that goes into a little more detail than yahoo finance. Sites that are more specific to the different types of commodities traded would be best. As an example, i use kitco for metals. Are there any [...]

Hi,
I have a senior project about this topic (Virtual Stock Market Trading Game). So, I have been searching the answer of this question.
What i am wondering is the technical information of determining stock prices. I have a list of buy and sell orders. Each order includes a quantity and a limit price(if it is not [...]

Do some of them provide more variety of funds, if so which company?
I’m talking about online investing ala Etrade, Scottrade, etc…

I’de like to start an account somewhere online and start investing in stock options. I have no idea where to start, and it seems so complicating. How would you describe what one must do in a few steps to start earning money in stock options? I found a site tradeking.com. What do you think? Please [...]

My 401K account is at Schwab. When I rebalance (mostly selling stock funds to buy bond funds these days) I prefer to wait until almost 4:00. Reason: a few times I’ve traded early in the day, and been stung by a big sell-off.
Can I wait until literally 3:59 before pushing the [...]

–Buy through a trading account such as Ameritrade or Scott trade
–Open an account in fund house in which you want to buy funds such as vanguard or janus and then buy the funds.
I am looking for best flexibility and less expense. Which is the best way in the above two?

I don’t have a "huge" amount of money to invest. I might make frequent trades. I would like access to all stocks including penny stocks and pink sheet stocks.

I have 00 and have just opened a Roth IRA account with scottrade. Which mutual fund type should i buy ?

I have 00 and have just opened a Roth IRA account with scottrade. Which mutual fund type should i buy ?