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ej j | Why is day trading risky? |
why is day trading risky? does trading a few times a week using the same idea as day trading carry the same risk? can someone under the age of 18 legally trade on the market? |
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Carter
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Any trading has inherent risks, as the value of the underlying security could be wiped out quickly. Day trading has gotten a reputation for being more risky because you are often trading based on very short term changes in price, which are often triggered by some event. Because there is no way to determine where the price will stabilize after the event, it is very easy to mis-read the technicals on the chart and figure that a stock will continue to go higher (or lower, if you are selling short), when in fact the stock has overshot its stable price which it will revert to shortly after you buy it. It's easy to make a lot of money quick in day trading, if you are good AND lucky, but if you miss one of those two traits (or both), you could lose a lot as well. Also, the trading fees will eat into your profits or add to your losses - the more you trade in small quatities, you less your chance for success. The best approach for long term success in the market is buy-and-hold, diversification, and appropriate asset allocation. Chances are you won't make a mint in a few hours or days, but you won't lose your shirt either. |
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MR MONEY
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Under 18 can not legally trade.
Stocks can change value everyday. If your intention is to buy a stock for a short period of time, there is more risk than holding it for longer than 1 year.
Most day traders have already learned that mutual funds will perform better over long periods of time than day trading. But day trading is like Vegas, the only people that are talking are the ones that are winning. There are thousands of new traders every day that learn, the hard way, that you need a lot of knowledge and research to pick good stocks. |
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Gediminas V
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Risk is usually depends on your skills and daytrading usally trades large amount of money expecting to profit on day momentum. So if you don't know what you're doing you can loose a lot or everything in few minutes.
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Arcangel005
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Average return for all day traders in 2006 was 2%. ...
You do the math. |
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John K
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Any speculative investment is risky. Day-trading is just as risky as swing, position and long-term trading.
The risk associated with day-trading is exacerbated by the lack of education with which traders come to the market. Since you're in control of executing your trades, you now become direct competitors with pit-traders. If I were to make an analogy, that's like putting a high school freshman in the UFC ring with Chuck Liddell: the freshman might land some blows, but ultimately will be knocked out.
If you're considering day-trading, you need to have a firm grasp of what your trading, the mechanics of the markets, trading strategies and a trading plan. In fact, this is recommended for all traders, be they day, swing or position traders. |
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barry_robbins_98
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I don't think you can trade when you are under 18. The problem with daytrading is that you pay a lot in commissions. This is why the brokerage houses are always hyping daytrading. I think the best way to invest is once you decide on an investment, you should give it a few months to make a move up or down. You should frequently re-evaluate whether the stock is still a good investment.
You might want to take a look at what the best investors are buying and selling and why at http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money. Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors. You can also read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas. There is also a charting feature , so you can see how your portfolio performs compared to the S&P 500.
Here are this month's best traders:
http://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standings.aspx
Hope this helps. |
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gradatusf
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You can trade on the market I've been doing since a younger age then 18. So I'm assuming it's legal i ran into no problems. Day trading is highly speculative because no one can know the short term movements of the market. In the short run stock moves are dominated by fear and greed. If you want to trade in the market and not just buy and hold, i recommend reading books on the different investment styles. I like contrarian trading where I look for underlying value after temporary bad news has deflated the stock price. Other people try to use technical analysis to time the money but personally i have only lost money trying this strategy. My best advice is to get to know a strategy well and find a niche. |
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Carlos G
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Because you need to invest considerable sums of money to make profits, to, at least cover, the broker' commision, since the profits are too small, and the trades too frequent.
It's not advised to start trading with large sums of money.
Start with small sums, and if you have gains, then gradually increase. |
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Frank Castle
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1) Because it's a lot harder to predict how much money a company will make or lose that day.
2) No.
3) Yes. |
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Peaches
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Somerone under 18 cannot trade without a adults nae on the account.
Day trading is risks because the transaction costs are high; ever time you trade and pay fees. The tax rate is higher. And imperical studies show that even ignoring the costs and taxes of tax trading; it does not outperform market indices.
And do not even try day trqding with mutual funds, with the new SEC rule 22c-2, you will regret it. |
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