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Ps... i highly doubt those sec webcrawlers go out hunting for the term "inside trading" People dont make posts about buying wacky tabacky if they are actually going do it..(I wonder who the DEa webcrawlers fare with a word like "weed")

Actually its not insider trading and i am doing nothing illegal. If i were, i wouldnt post on a public forum. Regarding the advice i gave you..(the reverse wouldnt have worked since i actually have something of value to lose) But fear not. Everything has been ironed out and to each his own..:o:o:o

smart cookie this one... thanks all for your help:):)

I have figured as much. Many want to hold their cards close to the chest and not divulge the truth without being able to benefit of course. Standard way the american capitalism system operates. Everybody wants something for something. Thank you for the little help you have provided. May i suggest one thing in the future. If given a free chance to win the lottery, take it no matter the odds.Its free and you dont have to lose anything other than picking your ticket. A little advice here would have cost you nothing, and at the same time could have helped you in reverse. thanks all for you help... :cool:

Are you guys saying that the only way a person can profit from knowing the future rise or drop of a stock is through options? Come on people, there have to be other ways to profit from such knowledge. With options, the most profit i calculate comes to about $1000. Not exactly the kind of return i am looking for here.:( please help out...

I am not looking to make a safe play in any shape way or form. The 17k i am looking to use here is not an amount i would sweat if i lost all of it. I am just looking for one of the million ways to make a play on that situation and increase my current 17k and get the maximum return on the play possible. Please tell me one of the ways..(lets do away with the puts for now)

Ok first of all let me explain something. I desperately want to start investing some of my liquid cash that i have been previously squandering on useless things in something constructive. I want to get into this trade and will be looking for a mentor in the near future. However i have a burning question as of right now that i need answered so as to give me a leg up on this path. I know there is a touch of wrecklessness involved in this hypothetical but please feel free to throw caution aside as i am in a very confident position. LEts assume that i know for sure that the stock price for company X is going to go down, by a minimum of 3 dollars in the next 3 months or (even tomorrow) What would be the best way for me to exploit this situation for maximum profit. (Please assume for certain that the stock price decrease is a given) Also, i have a maximum of only 17k set aside for this particular example. Please advise on the best method. Ps..Put options have been mentioned to me by a friend, supposing the stock is currently at $45, this would require me to risk 17k for a very small profit. (unless i misunderstood him.) Please help. And while you are at it, is there any broker who provides practice trade accounts that can recommend? thanks in advance:):)