Submitted by [deleted] t3_11dwndx in wallstreetbets
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Submitted by [deleted] t3_11dwndx in wallstreetbets
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>You're an idiot. Anyone who buys stocks without doing their research is a fool and deserves to lose money.
yeah ok lets see what you have....
i DID do research. like i said i am new.
as time passed i learned more resources to get better information.
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I am losing nothing. Every one of my stocks are up aside from one.
But when a broker charges you 33% to get rid of shares (which is what this about) it's impossible to make money period. No matter how good the stocks are.
Lol you are talking to a bot.
Damn bro, don’t beat up our bot. It doesn’t have arms, and can’t defend against your right hook.
Its either a penny stock and your broker doesnt offer free trading on them or u just are getting charged per sell order. and in both cases its a flat fee not 33%. Just needa buy more shares at a time and sell them altogether
Owned by a bot.
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When you say broker, are you physically calling a dude to execute trades on your behalf? What platform are you using? What was he price of the stock when you sold? What was the stock?
Who coded this thing? It’s got no mercy lol
You have no clue what you’re doing man. So you should probably double down
I'm your broker and it's very normal.
Broker? Are you posting from 1997?
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Value has nothing to do with it. Most brokerages are either free or charge a flat rate for each stock trade.
How many shares did you buy/sell and at what value. Like if it was one at $5 and it went up to $20 then 33% is pretty reasonable
Let me tell you a funny story. I use fidelity and there are certain foreign stocks they charge a $50 fee on. I planned to open a small position and come back later after doing my full due diligence. I figured if I had just a couple shares I wouldn’t lose much even if it tanked entirely, and I didn’t yet know how to do a watch list and wasnt interested in learning. So I bought my three shares, in the process clicking through the warnings about extra fees. I am the proud owner of three shares worth about $30.
They cost me $80 total to buy, and would cost me an additional $50 to sell.
Point is, on very small transactions it is easy for fees to eat up 33% or more.
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Idk too many free institutions out there
gimme my cut
😂 what broker
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Call your brokerage and find out full details.
We need to know the name of the brokerage so we can help you, son. Don't be shy - the worst has already been done. We're here to help...
this is wealthsimple
Thanks. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about Wealthsimple, except that they are essentially the Canadian version of Robinhood for the United States. A 33% fee sure doesn't sound right, though. I'd be inclined to reach out to them and try and figure out what happened. Best of luck to you.
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What was the total value of you transaction and how much did they take in USD?
I'm guessing you got screwed by a wide bid/ask spread. Basically, every stock has bids (offers to buy) and asks (offers to sell) at various prices. The bids are always below the asks (because if they cross over a trade happens and those offers go away). Usually, the difference is so small that we talk about a single price, but in thinly trades stocks it can be significant.
Next time use a limit order (or just don't trade penny stocks).
anyways i should have known i would be dealing with a bunch of immature piss ants who just want to talk down on people.....
thanks for the very very few serious responses.
the rest of you, i bet your lives are just going so well that you have to take to reddit and talk crap to people asking for help. karma is a bitch and i'm not talking about reddit karma
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Dudes out here buying pink sheets
You belong here you regard