[ad name=”300×250″]If you are considering penny stock investing, then you need to take a good hard look in the mirror and ask yourself if you have the poise, discipline and vigilance to make this OTC market work for you. Finding the best penny stocks requires extensive research, and they may act like poor-performing investments for long periods of time before they pay real dividends.

It is possible to make money in this market if you know how to read stock charts and leverage the latest and greatest day trading software. But if you are new to this business, you must be wary of the many sharks trying to take advantage of you, and you must be very selective and critical when you evaluate online stock brokers.

It may be tempting to strike out on your own and invest in penny stocks online without any oversight from an experience professional, but strongly discourage you from taking such steps until you have really taken the time to learn how this volatile market works. You will need to be vigilant about the various sharks trying to take advantage of you, and you will need to make sure you always do your due diligence before investing in a particular company. There are a ton of opportunities in this difficult economy, but you must be disciplined and thorough when you begin your journey into this market.

Spend at least six to ten months researching and studying this market, and then after that spend at least another six months or so paper trading — that is, trading the micro cap stocks for practice without actually executing your trades while you chart the successes and failures of these practice runs. After all that, make sure you select a trustworthy and helpful stock broker. Then and only then will you be ready to take full advantage of this volatile but promising endeavor. Buying penny stocks can be very rewarding, but only to those who take the time to do it right.

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