Ok, I've done some research but I still can't get how stock market really works. I played a little bit on Demo mode and from what I learned is buy low sell high. I verified my account and they gave me ~6$ in real money. Now I want to invest them in Commodity Index Fund(NYSEARCA:DBC).I have no idea what the rate is(I just know that it determines the price) and I don't understand why I can buy only 10,20,30 etc shares ? Why can't I buy just one for example ? Moreover, can I actually lose money if I go long ? I've read about shorting, didn't really get it either but I understood that you can really lose a lot of money if the rate goes up. Going back to long, I also read about Margin Call, and a broker that lends you money and I'm confused at this point. So, if I put a buy order at 15.92(15.86 was the rate when the trade closed last week) it says Required Margin:$5.57 and Value $159.20. Can I lose more money than those 5.57(I hope that I pay 5.57 not 159.20) in this scenario ? Sorry for asking for such a basic thing but I couldn't find an ELI5 explanation good.
Submitted January 03, 2017 at 01:18AM by andynick98 http://ift.tt/2hJsQlb
