Sure you're just like the movie except you don't have a clearing agent, you don't have any regulatory memberships and best of all you only have $500 If you're aready to trade, why do you need to ask what stocks to buy, traders know what to buy
To be a day trader you must first know how to trade and in order to trade you must know how to invest. To day trade you need several years experience as a trader. You must know the products and the markets in which they trade, how security transactions are cleared and more importantly you must know the rules that govern those products and markets. So you must know what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, and how to do it. And most importantly you must have the capital to finance your transactions, a decent day trader should have least $25,000-$50,000. You should have read “Investing for Dummies” by Eric Tyson.
Here’s a list of books you should consider, at least read half of them
How to Trade in Stocks, Jesse Livermore
Millionaire Traders, Lein & Schlosberg
One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Edwin Lefevre
The Disciplined Trader, Mark Douglas
Trader Vic-Methods of a Wall Street Master, Victor Sperandeo
Trader Vic II-Principles of Professional Speculation, Victor Sperandeo
Trading for a Living, by Alexander Elder
Trading in the Zone, Mark Douglas
And when you think you want to trade, try some paper trading to test your skills without spending you money http://simulatorinvestopedia.com/ http://www.moneyworks4me.com/
and/or http://www.tradingsimulation.com/
Before you enter your first order you need to address four major policies and have very strong discipline to follow them
1 - You need a written sound trading/investment plan with rules that will not only help you but more importantly protect you, mostly from yourself. Always use stops either to protect you on the down side or to lock in profits on the up side. Never trade on emotions, when emotions get involved walk away. Don’t try to out-smart the market, you’ll loose but if you always take what the market is willing to give you, you’ll be successful. Other words, you don’t trade against the trend since the market is always right. And NEVER trade on emotions, once you let emotions in your trades you will loose
2 - A written money management program is essential. Remember never invest 100% of your capital into any one security and never have 100% of your capital invested. Never go into a trade without knowing when and where you are going to get out of it. Never let a loss on a trade get greater than 8%-10%, always take you loss and walk away - don't loose more than you need to and don't be afraid to take the loss. Remember you never can get hurt taking a profit. Never average down, but you can average up.
3 - You must have sufficient trading/investment capital. Use your own money, there’s no need to go into debt so that you can trade and/or invest. Margin can be used but only with restraints, never let the account wall below 45% equity. Unless you fully understand margins you should not use it.
4 – A full and complete understanding of the rules & regulations of the industry. If your going to play in the game be sure you know the rules of the game and always follow them.
Unless you are willing to study and follow the above you will never make it as a trader. To be successful as a trader it takes work and constant study of the markets and the products traded in those markets, there is no easy way. If tyou;re not willing to do all of the above, you'd be better off listening to Mommy and get a job.
You will need about $2500 to open an account, then some patience. I would advise you to first get a job, then put away 25% of your earnings each payday and in about six months you will have a larger amount to invest. You may need additional investment information, read Jim Cramer's books. He is a top notch knowledgeable investment person
Dude you're clearly young, I would recommend watching stock market tutorials on YouTube first before investing real money.
Get serious. Reality ain't like the movies.
get a job while you decide
So i have $1,000 saved up i spent $500 on 3 monitors and I already had a computer so now I'm going to be a stock trader (you know like the movie the wolf on wallstreet). I now have all the stuff and i have $500 which ill soon turn into atleast $20,000+. My question is what stock should i buy?
