Posted by sebstar:

damn...I want to make 10 grand in two days. Shiit, I'll take 1 grand in two days. I'll take 1 grand in a week. Just give me something.

Briggs, can we exchange numbers. Then you can text me what to do and where to put my money? Im dead ass serious, btw.

Sebstar--my advice is that you first learn how to trade securities and get a feel for it with simple buy/sell transactions. A lot of it is knowledge and feel in terms of trading ability--which is quite different from investing. Start by trading with little or NO money. Use big cap big name stocks. Look for stocks that have lost 7-15% over a period of time[1-2 months] and then enter when you get a feel of it---by studying the movements every day for a couple of months. A good example wouldve been Yahoo stock this past month[a stock that I own a lot of] when it trended back to 14 from 17 and now has breached 15 again. You have to follow the company--understand what it does and what effects it--which subsequently effects price and how the overall market effects price

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=YHOO

you have to start with A before you get to Z--you have to take time to teach yourself and anyone CAN do it and you CAN make a LOT of money if you educate yourself how to do it right. There is only so much I can help someone here--but there are tapes and videos that are very instrumental for beginners and I would suggest a combination of everything i said here. I have 20 year experience and also have innate skills--this is what I am good at--but I believe many many others who don't give the market a second look can be people who make money--even a little money to help themselves and their families. And the great thing about the market is you can make money in any direction up or down--doesn't matter--but you have to put in a great deal of learning first.