What is your main concern when trading stocks?

thushanthalk · 1 What is your main concern when trading stocks? Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:38 pm

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Lets participate this poll and vote most concern factor. Select one out of four given answers....

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Antonym · 2 Re: What is your main concern when trading stocks? Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:53 pm

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Main concern: Brokerage & Other Charges
If I buy a share at Rs 100, I have to sell it at Rs 102.30 just to break even. (It is obvious that brokers make more money than all retail investors combined.)

Lower brokerage & related charges would incentivise me to trade more.

Market.Player · 3 Re: What is your main concern when trading stocks? Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:37 pm

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10% Profit margin.

abra12 · 4 Re: What is your main concern when trading stocks? Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:41 pm

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one word.......Profit..

Stock gambler · 5 Re: What is your main concern when trading stocks? Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:01 pm

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whether is this the correct time to buy or sell

ShareShares · 6 Re: What is your main concern when trading stocks? Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:15 am

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Stock gambler wrote: whether is this the correct time to buy or sell

timimg is importat. asian stocks open low. japanese and Chinese markets on monday

stumpy · 7 Re: What is your main concern when trading stocks? Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:24 am

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Risk Management & Capital Protection

Soundchips · 8 Re: What is your main concern when trading stocks? Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:41 am

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Economy . trends etc.

zen · 9 Re: What is your main concern when trading stocks? Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:44 am

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Tchnicals (support and resistance levels) for short term trading, seasonal trends and financials for mid term and future growth potential for long term

Tiger · 10 Re: What is your main concern when trading stocks? Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:16 pm

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Antonym wrote:Main concern: Brokerage & Other Charges
If I buy a share at Rs 100, I have to sell it at Rs 102.30 just to break even. (It is obvious that brokers make more money than all retail investors combined.)

Lower brokerage & related charges would incentivise me to trade more.

I would second this idea.