Penny Stocks Basics for Beginners
2 min readPenny stocks are those that are sold for less than $5 per share, although it has many types of definition as based on the market value. Some of the definitions indicate that these are ones that are traded on the pink sheets or over the counter (OTC). The basis is that those companies that have lower value and cannot make it to the stock market trade them.
For beginners, the best thing they can do is to find out adequate information on the trading of these penny stocks. They will be informed in how to select the best types to invest in and the strategies they can use when trading them. These strategies are useful when it comes to selecting the type of brokers they can work with. They need to know that not all brokers and companies are legitimate and they should be careful when selecting them. Finding out information about these brokers and the financial information of the companies they want to deal in will help them in making the right type of decisions.
They will also need to enlighten themselves on the different risks that are associated with trading in this market and the kinds of scams they will be exposed to and how to avoid them. Though not all brokers are bad and fraudulent, the beginners should ensure that they have selected the best ones in terms of the services offered as well as the commissions and other related costs. The most common type of scam the investor should be aware of is the pump and dump scam and the beginners should be careful with this because they will end up with inexpensive shares that no one is willing to purchase. This information is available in different places including online sites that deal with the stocks as well as other literature in investment.
