How does one profit from Shorting stocks?

Ok, so I know that shorting stocks is basically betting that a company’s stock price will dip. How does the basics of that work? I mean how can one profit from buying high and selling low? Does it work like a bookie betting on the odds?

What do you look for when buying HIGH RISK stocks?

I want to use the stock market to build wealth. I know I can’t do this by playing it safe and investing in companies that are already doing well like "Pepsi" or "Microsoft" of instance. The high risk low cost stocks are the ones that pay big later. So what kind of things do you [...]

Favorite Harry Potter quotes???

Mine are… Ootp – "who are you writing to anyway?" "Viktor" "Krum…?" "Well how many Viktors do we know?" i do not like the twilight books. Anymore questions?

How do they count punches thrown in boxing matches like the match, Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton?

In boxing matches like Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton. How are punches counted? like Pacquiao landed with 73 of his 127 punches. How can they tell that Pacquiao threw 127 punches? Can someone explain to me how they count the punches? PLS

Rank these fighters in terms of speed and power?

Regardless of what weight class rank these fighters in terms of speed and power in their primes? Mike Tyson Roy Jones Jr. Jack Dempsey Thomas Hearns Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Robinson Muhammad Ali Shane Mosley Zab Judah Floyd Mayweather Jr. (At 130lbs. Believe it or not he had pop at that weight.) If I [...]

What are the most important American stocks?

I am doing a report on the stock market. I want to get several big name stocks and see how they done over the years. I know GE, Microsoft, Walmart, are a few but I’m sure I’m overlooking some others.

What would be the best way to go around buying stocks like mac and mae in bulk?

I want to buy these like 200 each, not much but i want it for a certain price, how do i do that? is there any way to trade live online for stocks? i meant freddie mac and fanny mae

Why does Nasdaq delist only certain stocks under $1, but not others?

The reason why I ask is because I own one "penny stock" which has gained over 100% in 1 month and 3 days, yet is still under (from 36 cents to 78 cents). I keep watching to make sure it does not get a notification of delisting. Per Nasdaq, stocks must not fall below but [...]

On the finance reports, How do I find the common stocks? how are they listed?

Basically, when I am reading the financial reports, I do not know what the common stocks are.

At Princeton — video.newsweek.com

04/17/09: A group of African-American college students discuss race relations at Princeton. (Video: David Guinan, Trina Rodriguez)