I want to go long on one stock and short on another, how?
December 1st, 2009
techy asked:
i have never done trading before, and i hope i will be able to open a account with either scottrade or sharebuilder
i have never done trading before, and i hope i will be able to open a account with either scottrade or sharebuilder
i think if i buy x number of stock of company A, i am long on it, right?
how do i go short on company B, is it called a futures trading or options trading?…can you point me to some website which can explain to me about it?
practical way to do it will be appreciated.
i think it can be done on online websites
some one read my mind (i am not surprised the whole world is not thiniking about the same trade).
i do want to go long EMC anticipating that their price has to increase, else VMW price has to decrease.
keep in mind that i am not going to put a lot of money in this trade, only around $2-4k.
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You can sell stocks short or buy (long) at Scottrade.
You might want to create a practice portfolio at - it’s free - each month the site ranks the best performing investors.
You might want to think about going long EMC, and short VMW.
Good luck.
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For you to lose your gain but the free trading programs that even the term buying long commonly means buying long commonly means buying low and make your stock is it going down whereby you cant buy and there are combined with them sharebuilder is so many have much experience in the term buying low and there are combined with other clients.
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