• What are penny stocks to buy?

    Stocks and shares
    Not all people can afford to invest in mainstream big cap companies. The share prices are too high and are in demand. A large amount of money should be invested in these stocks so as to be able to get substantial returns on the investment. The shares are traded in stock exchanges. A lot of regulations are placed on such trading. Another type of shares and stocks investment is putting money in penny stocks. Penny stocks are shares of small companies that are not popular. The share price is also lesser than large-cap companies and in the price range of $1 to $5. The shares will not be traded on the main stock exchanges. These stocks are not costly as an investment option. The returns are highly speculative and are highly susceptible to market trends. The capitalization of penny stock companies is also less. These shares may be bought and sold through a broker. A lot of people in Canada are active in penny stocks. Canada is home to many growing companies and any one investing in them will also grow with the fortunes of the company.

    Steps to buy these shares
    Penny stocks are however a tricky affair. Since they do not trade on stock exchanges they do not have so much federal regulations on them. There are also several cases of fraud in such penny stocks transaction. The companies will push up the share price and sell off the shares. The investor will buy the shares at a premium and sells at discount. This causes huge loss to the people who buy the shares. The penny stocks to buy in Canada can be got from listings of the shares. The investor must first do extensive research on the company.

    The financial status of the company and the relevant financial statistics must be gathered and analyzed. The information can be got from a lot of financial websites on Canadian companies on the World Wide Web. The shares can be bought either through a website or a broker. There are lots of websites that help people trade in Canadian penny stocks. These websites however charge a commission on the transactions done. They also provide listings of the penny stocks. There are also experts who give their opinions on which penny stocks to buy. However they are just predictions which might or might not turn out to be true. They however give an indication about the pulse of the market.

    Pitfalls with penny stocks
    Despite their attractions, these stocks are speculative and brokers generally do not prefer the investor to invest in such stocks. There have been several cases of fraud and a naïve investor could easily fall into such a trap. The volume of shares traded is also very less so it would be very hard to sell the shares of small companies. Penny stocks may be seen as an investment option only after analyzing the company and its prospects thoroughly. Such investments need a lot of research and homework before indulging in them.


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On Jan 28, 2010, G Morris Said:
What is the best way to determine which stocks I should buy? I heard that it's best to paper trade for 3 to six months first to get a feel for the market. Is this the same for penny stocks as it is for regular stocks...

oh yeah, what's otc?