Has anyone used stock-trak before?

Question

I at the end of my junior year at UCF. For my financial markets class I need to invest $1,000,000 (fake $) in the market to get a feel for it. I know how the market works but I have yet to invest and money, mostly b/c I am a broke college student. Any tips? What companies would be a solid investment in at this point? How does selling short work?

Answer 1

You wouldn't lose more money than you invest when selling short

for the simple reason that you would get a margin call from your broker long before that happened

the person above is irrational and doesn't know what they are talking about

Answer 2

The financial sector- banks and real estate have been hit really hard and are way under valued now.

Selling short is like selling a stock right now, with the requirement of buying it in the future. So, you absolutely need the stock to go down in price or you could loose A LOT of money. Selling short is considered very risky and you can actually loose more money than you invest to sell short.