OTC Market

Interpreting the OTC Market is a crucial component of discerning how to buy penny stocks. A majority of penny stocks aren’t listed on a stock market like NASDAQ or the NYSE but instead on the OTC market (or OTC securities market).

NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation) controls a little component of the over-the-counter market with the NASDAQ National Market (NNM), but this portion of the OTC Market doesn’t include penny stocks.

Pink OTC Markets, at one time called the National Quotation Bureau (NQB) and colloquially referred to as “Pink Sheets”, operates on the most active component of the OTC market. If you begin earnest and extended penny stock trading, you’ll at some point deal in Pink Sheets. Continue reading

You Need Information On Penny Stocks To Succeed

These days most people rely on search engines and the internet to do research. While this is a decent place to get some information, it doesn’t always provide the most complete or the most accurate information for everything — it really depends on your source and the subject matter. If you’re searching for accurate and detailed information about penny stock companies so you can make wise investments, it’s better to broaden your search beyond the internet, where there are too many sources of fraud and scams anyway. There are a few specific places you might want to reference before you put your money on the line.

One good place to check is with the SEC. If the company files with the SEC they are making an attempt to look legitimate. Along the same lines you may also want to check with your state regulator as well as the state regulator for the state in which the company is located. This is often the first place complaints about a company or stock are registered; some complaints never leave this state level, so you may find out more by going directly to the state office. Continue reading

How Penny Stocks Are Different from Other Stocks

Stocks are simply a piece of the pie — a small piece of a corporation. They can be purchased individually from a person who owns the stock or they can be purchased from a market or exchange. In this sense all stocks are the same. Where the term penny stocks comes in and how they are different from what most people think of as stock is the level of safety.

With only so many resources available the Security Exchanges Commission (SEC) can only audit a certain portion of companies every year. While the companies wishing to be on a major exchange pay for their own independent audits as part of being on the exchange, smaller companies do not. Continue reading

Why Day Trading Penny Stocks May Be Your Best Option

Day trading involves sticking with stocks for the shortest period of time possible to make as many small profits as possible. Day trading often carries a stigma of wild gamblers or genius big shots playing or manipulating a system to make millions, but this usually isn’t the reality of this profession.

In reality the day trader is someone who knows how to make a consistent plan that has proved itself and stick with it. Most day traders prefer highly volatile systems like the options and futures markets, but there is plenty of room in the realm of day trading penny stocks. Here are some reasons you should or shouldn’t day trade penny stocks. Continue reading