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**DaFace** · 06:35 PM

A place to talk about investing stuff.

**Buehler445** · 03-02-2017, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by O.city

Buehler, any insight on AI for me?

Artificial intelligence?

Not much. Sorry.

JohnnyHammersticks · 03-02-2017, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Want to make a nice investment that will cash out well in the next few years?

Aclaris Therapeutics and Portola Pharmaceuticals.

You're welcome.

Thank you, kind sir. I will definitely look at those.

And here's one for you. Pure Energy Minerals, LTD. PEMIF. Lithium mining. $0.46/share, currently. About 1, 1.5 years from hitting. Load up while you can.

Demonpenz · 03-03-2017, 12:59 AM

The problem with Target is it was supposed to be an alternative to shitty ass walmart, well guess what, now we got so many dumb ****s in the USA they spilled over to Target.

kepp · 03-10-2017, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

UBQU

Best MJ stock I have found lately- they are actually making money. All of their products are legal in all 50 states.

Alright, I opened an individual brokerage account to play with and I just placed a (small) order for UBQU. Go cannabis, go!

ChiliConCarnage · 03-10-2017, 08:52 AM

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Average hourly earnings increased 2.8% from year earlier

Were definitely getting another rate hike this month. Futures are over 90% now. A 2nd one by June is almost at 50%

kepp · 03-10-2017, 08:57 AM

Here's a beginner's question...when I am creating a buy order for a stock I'm seeing "bid" and "ask" prices and then a place where I can specify a price, but it is pre-filled with the "ask" price. What is bid vs. ask?

**DaKCMan AP** · 03-10-2017, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by kepp

Here's a beginner's question...when I am creating a buy order for a stock I'm seeing "bid" and "ask" prices and then a place where I can specify a price, but it is pre-filled with the "ask" price. What is bid vs. ask?

There are a set number of shares available for a given stock. When you buy shares of a stock that means someone else is selling.

Bid is what someone buying is willing to pay per share.
Ask is what someone selling is willing to accept per share.

Bid/Ask prices fluctuate constantly as the share price of a stock changes.

ChiliConCarnage · 03-10-2017, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by kepp

Here's a beginner's question...when I am creating a buy order for a stock I'm seeing "bid" and "ask" prices and then a place where I can specify a price, but it is pre-filled with the "ask" price. What is bid vs. ask?

You're entering a market order.

Read this
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bid-askspread.asp
Then this about limit orders
http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answ...-far-apart.asp

That site has good info for a beginner. You can also paper trade in their simulator

**Rain Man** · 03-10-2017, 11:12 AM

For big stocks, I think the difference between bid and ask is so small that it's inconsequential. But for small stocks sometimes it's a pain because you always get the price that's worse and it can make a difference in your plan.

ChiliConCarnage · 03-10-2017, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

For big stocks, I think the difference between bid and ask is so small that it's inconsequential. But for small stocks sometimes it's a pain because you always get the price that's worse and it can make a difference in your plan.

He's buying a OTC penny stock that the last 3 refreshes of my google finance page have been -6%, -8% and then -11%. You can get in for .0213/share now!

.. and back to -6.67 on next refresh

JohnnyHammersticks · 03-10-2017, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by kepp

Here's a beginner's question...when I am creating a buy order for a stock I'm seeing "bid" and "ask" prices and then a place where I can specify a price, but it is pre-filled with the "ask" price. What is bid vs. ask?

If/when you buy, make sure to put in a limit order, not a market order. Especially on lower-priced stocks. It's just as easy, and it keeps you from getting screwed by market makers.

Nightfyre · 03-10-2017, 11:46 AM

It seems like that Twx att merger is a pretty good bet. Currently, the way the transaction is structured, the market value when it goes through for Twx is a little over 108 a share, versus a current price of 98/share.the merger will not be subject to an fcc review and the DOJ review does not look like an obstacle. It's worth a shot, imo.

JohnnyHammersticks · 03-10-2017, 12:29 PM

Anyone know any good Bitcoin/Crypto currency-related potential moon shots? HIGHLY speculative, but they could explode if things go the right way. I'm looking at $BITCF right now. Don't even know if it's a legit company yet. Trading at $0.06 OTC currently.

JohnnyHammersticks · 03-15-2017, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Want to make a nice investment that will cash out well in the next few years?

Aclaris Therapeutics and Portola Pharmaceuticals.

You're welcome.

Portola trying to push through $40. Thanks for the tip, got 500 @ $37.88. Didn't buy Aclaris. Up over a thousand already. If/when it holds above $40, I'll get more, since next resistance is around $50.

And in terms of my previous post, about 10 minutes research into BITCF leads to not wanting to touch it with a 10 foot poll. I like the future of crypto currency, but not BITCF.

ChiliConCarnage · 03-15-2017, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiliConCarnage

Were definitely getting another rate hike this month. Futures are over 90% now. A 2nd one by June is almost at 50%

bumped another quarter point. It looks like pretty much everything reacted positively. Even interest sensitive things.. bonds, REITs, utilities all up in general

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