Having trouble selling

[Julia]

Hello Freja

Like Ghoti, also wondering what you did with BOL? I almost climbed onto this one two years ago when it was less than $2. Now of course, wish I had.
Why did you sell it if in fact you have?

All the best

Julia

 

[freja]

Thank you bullmarket for explaining IAP, as Julia pointed out I actually had no idea of what you were referring to but thought I better not ask! I did get a receipt for the order it's just I'd never heard of a halt in trading and to ghotib and all I only sold a portion of BOL (my first ever company) so I could buy into another company quickly because I was about 100 dollars short and the company was only three weeks ago at 1 dollar but had reached to 1.70 so fast.
I bought BOL at 1 dollar a share and just watched it slowly climb, I bought it
because I couldn't think of anything more practical than cranes at the time it went to float and because the company seemed to present itself well and in the right demographic. Anyway I sold a portion for 4.50 a share and then was able to buy 500 dollars worth of another company. Now I have a share in 4 companies - only another 80 or so to go haha.
It will take me a long time to actually know what the hell I am doing but for now I'm just saving and investing petty cash and it's great to have this forum
to receive help without feeling like a complete idiot.

 

[crackaton]

Hi,

People might remember me as the person buying 500 dollar lot shares on a low income, well yesterday and today I've been trying to sell a few shares so I can hurry up and buy into another company which in two weeks has gone from 1 dollar a share to 1.70 and I'm just not having any luck.
I am trading online and it seems buying takes all of five minutes but selling my first time is taking days and the company I want to buy into is quickly becoming beyond my reach.
Any advice about successful selling would be most welcome.

Thanks!

hey do you know The Analyser by any chance? ROFLMAO

 

[wayneL]

hey do you know The Analyser by any chance? ROFLMAO

Oh you are evil crackaton!esok:

 

[crackaton]

lol

 

[freja]

That's an inside joke that I'm not in anyway appreciating in my ignorance but
I'm sure it's richly ironic and I'm also sure I'll learn just how really hard it is to invest wisely. Actually I really don't want to know! Ignorance is bliss....temporarily
:

Just as an aside : I wrote to Kerry Packer to request a sitting for his portrait on behalf of my Mother because my Grandad used to know his dad and he actually wrote back "although your Mother will never paint my portrait, be safe in the knowledge no-one else will" I thought that was very succinct.
And no-one else did so he was true to his word!

 

[crackaton]

That's an inside joke that I'm not in anyway appreciating in my ignorance but
I'm sure it's richly ironic and I'm also sure I'll learn just how really hard it is to invest wisely. Actually I really don't want to know! Ignorance is bliss....temporarily
:

Just as an aside : I wrote to Kerry Packer to request a sitting for his portrait on behalf of my Mother because my Grandad used to know his dad and he actually wrote back "although your Mother will never paint my portrait, be safe in the knowledge no-one else will" I thought that was very succinct.
And no-one else did so he was true to his word!

Fair dinkum? So the old guy still got a bit a life left in him after all. lol
I guess money really does make you live longer

 

[Julia]

Thank you bullmarket for explaining IAP, as Julia pointed out I actually had no idea of what you were referring to but thought I better not ask! I did get a receipt for the order it's just I'd never heard of a halt in trading and to ghotib and all I only sold a portion of BOL (my first ever company) so I could buy into another company quickly because I was about 100 dollars short and the company was only three weeks ago at 1 dollar but had reached to 1.70 so fast.
I bought BOL at 1 dollar a share and just watched it slowly climb, I bought it
because I couldn't think of anything more practical than cranes at the time it went to float and because the company seemed to present itself well and in the right demographic. Anyway I sold a portion for 4.50 a share and then was able to buy 500 dollars worth of another company. Now I have a share in 4 companies - only another 80 or so to go haha.
It will take me a long time to actually know what the hell I am doing but for now I'm just saving and investing petty cash and it's great to have this forum
to receive help without feeling like a complete idiot.

Hello Freja

That's a fascinating story about Kerry Packer.

Congratulations on your investment in BOL. Sounds as if you have made a great start.

Julia

 

[StockyBailx]

Hi, Freja.

I know this thread is a bit late in your forum, but I thought best to sign in and assist a newbie such as your self! Read a lot of that dribble spoken by mr Bullmarket, and I find him a very deturbing charactor. Therefor I will try and clear up your simple little question. I also use the BankWest site, so therefor you also will be broking with Sanford I pre-sume.

I understand you sold BOL adventually, congradulations. In the future and your not sure what price to sell at. and you really want to sell. Just sell at the market price as Julie and Prospector, firmly suggest. At Sanford you can't set a stop loss piont at market, but to buy and sell at your own prefered valued price is a good way to do buisness. For e.g If you buy a stock at X- $1.00 and predict that it will turn or stop at Z- $3.00, than you can place a valued order at $3.00 and Sanford will happly sell at that price, not at a larger or smaller price. Its that easy. otherwise you can only buy and sell at the days true price, that being its present market price.

You say you have just started out, and your using petty money until you fully understand what you are doing. I agree with you totally on that note, but I also notice you seem to be buying MID $10 Stocks. Thats far enough, but can you notice they bring in very little return for the small ammount of money you seem to be placing on these stocks! Really - not the best way to educate yourself. Can I please suggest to you that when placing orders, using smaller ammounst of money. Orders are best placed on PENNY Stocks, meaning lower priced stocks, for e.g $1000 placed on PLAPlatium Australia Limited, at todays price of $0.615 cents. Will give you approximatly 1626 shares. Now thats a lot more than what BOL could offer. Therefor a days return having brought 1626 PLA Shares at its daily offering of 0.06cents, will give you $86.58 cents. Where as $1000 BOL Shares at its daily price of $4.55 is equal to 219 shares. Therfor 219*times $0.06 is only equal to $13.14 daily profit. See the diferance? I understand higher priced stocks tend to move further in a day, but believe you me penny stocks aren't shy either.

There you go Freja, to me thats the best way to learn and start trading, something like $500 to $3000 for penny's, $4000 to $15,000 for the mid class and $16,000 to $50,000 for blue chip and so on. it really puts the easy work into "A Hard Day At The Office". I really hope you understand where i'm coming from. I mean just imagine $10.000 on PLA shares, -HAY- think of that for a daily return and yes a good stock to bye at this time!

____________"All the best Freja and Happy trading to you all'

Stock"ie'Bailz :goodnight

 

[Julia]

Hi, Freja.

I know this thread is a bit late in your forum, but I thought best to sign in and assist a newbie such as your self! Read a lot of that dribble spoken by mr Bullmarket, and I find him a very deturbing charactor. Therefor I will try and clear up your simple little question. I also use the BankWest site, so therefor you also will be broking with Sanford I pre-sume.

I understand you sold BOL adventually, congradulations. In the future and your not sure what price to sell at. and you really want to sell. Just sell at the market price as Julie and Prospector, firmly suggest. At Sanford you can't set a stop loss piont at market, but to buy and sell at your own prefered valued price is a good way to do buisness. For e.g If you buy a stock at X- $1.00 and predict that it will turn or stop at Z- $3.00, than you can place a valued order at $3.00 and Sanford will happly sell at that price, not at a larger or smaller price. Its that easy. otherwise you can only buy and sell at the days true price, that being its present market price.

You say you have just started out, and your using petty money until you fully understand what you are doing. I agree with you totally on that note, but I also notice you seem to be buying MID $10 Stocks. Thats far enough, but can you notice they bring in very little return for the small ammount of money you seem to be placing on these stocks! Really - not the best way to educate yourself. Can I please suggest to you that when placing orders, using smaller ammounst of money. Orders are best placed on PENNY Stocks, meaning lower priced stocks, for e.g $1000 placed on PLAPlatium Australia Limited, at todays price of $0.615 cents. Will give you approximatly 1626 shares. Now thats a lot more than what BOL could offer. Therefor a days return having brought 1626 PLA Shares at its daily offering of 0.06cents, will give you $86.58 cents. Where as $1000 BOL Shares at its daily price of $4.55 is equal to 219 shares. Therfor 219*times $0.06 is only equal to $13.14 daily profit. See the diferance? I understand higher priced stocks tend to move further in a day, but believe you me penny stocks aren't shy either.

There you go Freja, to me thats the best way to learn and start trading, something like $500 to $3000 for penny's, $4000 to $15,000 for the mid class and $16,000 to $50,000 for blue chip and so on. it really puts the easy work into "A Hard Day At The Office". I really hope you understand where i'm coming from. I mean just imagine $10.000 on PLA shares, -HAY- think of that for a daily return and yes a good stock to bye at this time!

____________"All the best Freja and Happy trading to you all'

Stock"ie'Bailz :goodnight

That's a reasonable point. But I can see Freja's reason for buying, e.g., BOL rather than a much lower value stock. I don't know anything about the company you have quoted as being better value, but particularly when Freja is dealing with small amounts of hard to come by capital at this stage, there is a lot to be said for not putting that hard earned cash into stocks which may be considered more risky. Boom Logistics have been around for a while now and have a reasonable track record.

We will all have different approaches to what stocks we feel comfortable with and different approaches to what we perceive as risk, but I'd be reluctant to suggest to Freja that he/she swaps a fairly well known quantity for something which could entail more risk.

Sounds to me as if Freja has notched up a pretty good capital gain on BOL for a beginner.

Julia

 

[freja]

Stockybailz,

I had actually given penny stocks that exact thought but, as Julia said,
I feel more comfortable at this stage with the dollar variety.
However, I think I will for comparison sake delve into the penny stock next time round.
And yes I think I knew you can set your own price and just wait weeks in the hope of getting it but I was in a hurry to sell that day.
I don't think we use the same broker because I use Andrew West which I
don't think is the same as BankWest(?)
Anyway, I thank everyone for their input which is of tremendous help

Freja

 

[StockyBailx]

Julie, Feja,

Just a bit more trivia about penny Stocks to help boost your spirits!

Good to see that you's have a strong point of view. (needed)

I understand your values on dollar stocks, but i have a true story to spin, that i think may rattle your sences a bit more in favour of the Penny.

On the 7th of january i placed $5,000 om PMA, at $1.38 for all the right reasons of coarse. I wouldn't spend a dime on anything that I new wasn't going to perform to my trading standards or have the fundermendals I desire. (top secret) Anyway as PMA ensured its success, I let it ride on, until I got the alert that PMA had broke the 50% profit barrier, I didn,t let it scare me and aloud PMA to move another 20% until it fell slightly on the 16th of March. I sold PMA for a wopping 70% profit of $3,700 giving me a total asset of $8,700. (penny's cont,)

I than had it all lined up and in the nick of time brought 10,238 PLA Shares for $8,600, I still hold these shares, and they show a profit of 57% total $2,942 profit. :

If I'm not braging to much, I think that is a good 3 months in the office!

'Look up my fan mail @ PMA asx OR PlA asx. You may notice both of these are involved in Metals, Mining etc. (Materials)

Feja, I started on Andrew West a phone internet service (Doc). Also found Sanford Internet Brockerage a cheaper service. Whom are connected to Andrew West, whom is connected to Bank West, whom offers Sanford at a $27 fee, depending on services required. (Very Good) www.bankwest.com.au

____Thanks for yur time____

----Until we meet again, see you's around the traps-----

____HAPPY TRADING____

STOCK'ie'BAILZ :goodnight