How to buy stock - so many issues

A site dedicated to experience knowledge and comment on the fascinating world of how to buy stock.

How to buy stock has many aspects.

How to choose stocks...

• fundamentals? - thats looking at underlying performance
• charting? - looking for patterns that imply future price movement
• scalping? - riding a short term trend
• timing? - picking events in the companies year that herald movements in price
• price action? - price break outs from current changes

We will tackle how to buy stock on each of those methods.

How to buy stock also begs questions of what mechanism to use:

• spreadbetting - which allows shorting - and fast market entry and close
• nominee purchase - avoiding the need for certificates
• certificated purchase - if you wish to attend company meetings
• options - if you wish to back a movement one way only
• betting exchanges allow a fixed risk

How to buy stock also involves questions of risk!

• how much of a portfolio shoulf be dedicated to one share
• how is that proportion affected by leveraged or margined trading?
• is hedging viable or valuable to defend against index movements

And finally how to buy stock also means when to buy stock

• Once some basics are covered we will reveal here some fascinating information about movements in stock
• Had you known about timing you would have made a profit in all of the bear years after the last big dotcom crash

Please note this site does not advise on stock purchase or sale. This is information to be used for interest only to allow the author to share his fascination for stock price movements.

And what the author has discovered over many years on how to buy stock.