Hey everyone. Another new guy here with some simple questions.

Ok i know these will be SUPER simple to most, however if you don't ask you wil never know, so please don't laugh!

Question 1. If i bought say 4 shares at £50 each and sold them at £100 each I'm guessing i would profit by £200. My question is who's poket does that £200 difference come from??

Question 2. Again say i bought 4 shares for £50 each however this time the price drops to £10 a share. Would i simply loose £160 or could i keep hold of them until the price goes back up again, and then sell them?

Question 3. Is it best to sell when the price of stock is down hoping it will go up, or, when stock is doing well (and up) and hoping it will continue to rise? Or other.

Question 4. How long on average do you guys keep hold of your shares for? Do you buy and sell immediately or do you hold for weeks (if it's possible to have them for that long).

As you can tell I'm brand new to this, literally less than a week. Thank you in advance!

Submitted June 03, 2016 at 12:16PM by sparcs89 http://ift.tt/1t6GMvR