What are penny stocks?
Learn everything about penny stocks. Are they great undiscovered companies, or dangerous scams? What are the benefits? Are penny stocks right for you?
What are the risks?
I've heard that penny stocks are risky investments - are they? How can I make sure I'm not being scammed? What can I do to protect myself? Who can I trust?
How do I get started?
How can I buy a penny stock? Where should
I start looking for stocks to buy? What resources are available to help me research the penny stocks I want to buy?
Are there good penny stocks?
Where do I start looking for penny stocks to invest in? How can I be sure a company is legitimate? How can I tell the good penny stocks from the bad?
Did You Know?
Technically, shares trading for $5 or less are considered penny stocks by the Securities and Exchange Commision. However, most traders think that they are companies that are trading for less than $1, or even for a few cents per share.
Other individuals and organizations use other criteria to define penny stocks.
Market Capitalization: If the company's total value is less than $10 million, for example, then you might call it a penny stock.
Hosting Stock Exchange: Companies that are traded on the Pink Sheets, or perhaps even the OTC-BB. However, this definition should not apply to many companies on these markets, some of which are trading for $50 a share or more.
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