Recent content by derekgreer

I hear what your'e saying. I'm just trying to learn the ins and outs of all of this. I'm also playing around with very small amounts to learn.

So, just to help me learn more fully what happened ... My first order actually was accepted by etrade and went into an "Open" status. I guess that means waiting to get fulfilled. I placed an order around 9:30 where the stock had previously closed at 0.16. I put my order in with a limit price...

That occurred to me ... what if I got in, but then started getting that message when I tried to sell. So, you think this can happen if the stock is too volatile? At this point, I'm just trying to use this as a learning opportunity. I'm expecting some email to go out from that news letter...

Okay, I'm a complete novice to trading other than participating in my 401K. I recently came across this website called stock of the week and after looking at their recommendations decided to sign up for their news letter. They recommend penny stocks. I watched them for the past month and each...