I have $500 I want to invest in stocks. If the stock goes up one whole point how much would i make?
2007-02-15 10:23:45 · 5 answers · asked by fiyaazzarmygirl1983 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
you calculate your earnings based on the difference of the amt you brought & sell the stocks.
Example: Let's say current market value for AMD is $15.00 per share and you want to use all your $500 to buy AMD's stock. That means you can own 33 stocks total of $495.00 . If by tomorrow, the stock went up a $1.00 meaning AMD is worth $16.00 then your earning is calculated as : 33 shares times $1.00 difference increase = you earn $33.00 (of course this if you sold all your 33 share stocks at the market value.)
Remember that when you join a stock trading company they charge you for every trades. From $4.00 and up. TDAmeritrade has good deal right now.
And also keep in mind, that there is also a possibility of loosing money for any stock investments.
2007-02-15 10:34:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) Hundreds of thousands of dollars.
2) If a stock is worth $100.00 and it goes up 1% then you make $1.00
2007-02-16 01:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Suppose that you bought 15 shares of General Electric. It sold today for $36.14, and pays annually $1.12 per share in dividends. If the company does well, its share price may increase, and it may increase its dividend payout also. If the company does badly, its share price may fall, and it might have to reduce the dividend -- or eliminate it altogether. (Disclosure: I own some.)
2007-02-15 18:30:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the USA, one point = $1.00 per share, so the amount you would make depends on how many shares you own.
2007-02-15 20:03:48 · answer #4 · answered by gosh137 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$500 will make you approx 2 million billion dollars if you can find the secret trading system everyone wants but can't find.
2007-02-17 14:57:55 · answer #5 · answered by Sizzle Pizzle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋