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Making fast money on the stock market?

I only have about 1000 dollars to work with and I don't want anything long term. I know its risky but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about investing in the stock market.

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The stock market has lost 6% since January 1 - if you're willing to risk it all - buy some Apple stock - see if it pops a few points - with the show coming up on Monday, there might be some surprises. On the other hand, it might dump just like it has for the past month - no one knows...
Be prepared to lose everything you put in. After that it's all about research. Any quick gains are a fluke and just a matter of luck, for every one you hit you'll be victim of 2 drops.
You don't make fast money on the market. Sure someone might hit a 1 out of a 1000 shot but savy investors are in for the long haul. Do get in however and ride out this downward cycle.
$1000 to invest, I would probably do something called a bull call spread, this involves options, I suggest Think or Swim and tell em you from a different brokerage they will waive the minimum, it would only cost you $1.50 a contract, you talk to steve sarnoff and send em email he can waive the commission to no ticket charge. A Bull Call Spread is an options spread that inherently reduces risk an example a bull call Spread for AAPL( apple) you think it will go up, so you buy a 175 call and sell a 180 = the 175 call would cost you $550 ( for january) cause you are thinking apple will go up you can sell the $180 call which is $340 reducing your risk from $550 a contract to $210 THIS MEANS YOUR MAXIMUM LOSS is $210 per contract so start small, if your wrong on direction, at least you got paid that $340( from selling the call), if your right you can either buy back the call you sold , then keep your call, or you can sell your call for a profit usually for a high profit. All Apple needs to do is go up for 3 points and you can in essence you could gain $30 off of a $210 risk==== 14% of course if you did 2 contracts you might be at about 20% + after commissions not bad for a month
Professional traders average 45% - 60% correct trades. What makes you think you'll do better...... It will certainly not be done with suggestions from total strangers (whose qualifications & motives can never be known).
Disagree with the previous answerer who says you can't make money when the stock market goes down. Sure you can. The simplest way to do this is to invest in a bear fund. Disagree with the previous answerer who says you can't make fast money. You can make fast money with futures, options, or currencies if you have a good trading plan. The previous answerer talking about option spreads is right on the money (no pun intended), except that some brokerages might require you to have a couple years experience (and more money) before they let you trade options. You might want to consider forex. With $1000 you won't get far in the stock market, but with a leveraged account in a forex market you could speculate with better results if you have a good trading plan. It's entirely possible, even for a beginner with dumb luck, to double or triple their account balance in a very short amount of time. If you're in the United States, be sure to open up an account with a forex broker that is registered.
Be careful of scams.