What’s the first stock you ever bought and at what price ?

Submitted by jamzkourt t3_z8e4m1 in wallstreetbets

Would love to see some long time traders chime in on this one. What did you buy and are you still holding ? Netflix at $1 ? Apple for $4 ? Tesla for $6 ? Or do we got some newbies in here who bought Penn for $140 or rivian for $150 or Coinbase for 400 or caravanA for $360 or tilray for $300 ? Let’s hear it ……let’s see if buy and hold is the way to go overtime or are we all regarded and jumped in to buy the top after covid bull market ????

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BurnSanders t1_iyb6lq7 wrote

Aerotyne International (next gen Radar Detection company) at $0.10 a share 1987.

Was a company out of the Midwest with some promising cutting edge technology with potentially huge military & civilian applications.

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DustyDecent t1_iyb62z6 wrote

I was but a kid and was interested in the stock market so at around 8yrs old I threw all my money into Disney at $26 a share and got 19 shares. Later I cashed it out before covid for about 130/share and used it to help pay for my first semester in college

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jamzkourt OP t1_iyb6nd0 wrote

Mickey mouse with the long term tendies and you sold the top lol nice

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DustyDecent t1_iyb8go4 wrote

Lol yeah. And since then I've never been good. Made a good bit trading gamestop and then basically lost 70% of it in other trades. Once schools over I'll have more time to go full ape

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akayid6 t1_iyb616l wrote

The first stock I bought was Moderna Feb 2020 for $23 and I sold it shortly after for $25

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CartmanAndCartman t1_iybq3a9 wrote

Most people started in early 2020 using robinhood

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Alternative-Season45 t1_iybsc6f wrote

I started in earth 2021 because of doge coin and because my friend told me about Tesla in 2020 and I saw it more than double by 2021

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Adventurous-Card-273 t1_iybkw7x wrote

I bought Moderna for $26 in March 2020 and still have it. Should’ve sold it when it reached almost $450 October 2021. Might hold it for a long time now unless there’s an emergency.

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Alternative-Season45 t1_iybs5v8 wrote

My first stock I bought was 2 shares of Moderna in April 2021 for $150 and I sold them around $200 a month later.

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stockpy t1_iyb614t wrote

Tesla at 300 pre 1st split, sold at 550 pre 1st split & yes its hard to breathe sometimes

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wefarrell t1_iyc5sop wrote

I bought around 30 pre split and sold at around 300, also pre.

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Devilnutz2651 t1_iyb7aq2 wrote

DIS @ $15.45. Technically my dad bought it for me back in the day. Had 40 shares, sold 31 of them at $189 after I found this shithole and gambled it all away

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beeeeeeeeks t1_iyb5rju wrote

I'm still holding one of my earliest positions -- AAPL at split adjusted $19.75

Other first trades were BRK/B and some penny stocks that went to zero

Also went long BP during the Deep water Horizon.

Have some DIS stock certificates that are 35 yrs old with an unknown cost basis

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jamzkourt OP t1_iyb6f86 wrote

Nice !!!! Do you trade anymore ? Or just buy and hold

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beeeeeeeeks t1_iyb83a2 wrote

I go through periods of heavy trading and periods of little to no trading and low amounts of risk on the table. Some years I churn through tens of millions in notional value traded and some years less than 100k. Was short most of the year and recently closed those out, leaving just a few core holdings long.

The market is pretty boring right now so I'm more than happy to spend my brain power elsewhere. Trading takes up so much mental capital, especially when working in markets that trade 24 hrs a day, or when you carry an uncomfortable amount of risk into geopolitical events.

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jamzkourt OP t1_iyb8lvx wrote

I always feel like trading is like fantasy football for business minded individuals lol it is very mentally and physically draining ….my eyes and back hurt all day long lol

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beeeeeeeeks t1_iyb9wew wrote

Oh yeah for sure! What size candles are you usually looking at? I sure hope you're staring at a good monitor and sitting in a chair if you are staring at it all day long.

For me, aside from closing out a good trade, the most enjoyable part of the whole game is reading up on all the corporate dramas. Man I love a good fraud (FTX -- you darling!), the downfall of a company or nation that gorged itself on debt and crumbled, huge bets that failed. Keeps me coming back.

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jamzkourt OP t1_iybal4g wrote

I trade with a small group of people on a discord it’s quite entertaining!!! Gotta watch American greed if you like the drama prob one of my favorite shows ….they had a special on Nikola not too long ago lol fraud king

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beeeeeeeeks t1_iybbhag wrote

Yeah, that show is great! Nikola was a great downfall as well--Milton was so pathetic. I enjoy the trickle trickle as the financial reporting community fleshes out the details in these stories as well. GameStop was a fucking blast and a perfect storm.

If you have some time for a great (and hilarious) read about FTX's fraud, you'd love this blog post. Written by a market maker who specialized in the Vietnamese Dong and it's insightful.

https://www.readmargins.com/p/ftx-and-how-to-lose-money

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by_any_other_names t1_iyb62cz wrote

Ford at 13.75 Just don’t ask me the date Or what it’s trading at now

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jamzkourt OP t1_iyb6iox wrote

Lol the stock that never moves , was quite surprised it hit high 20’s last year

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thaginganinja t1_iybh6ai wrote

Pays decent dividends tho, that's why it doesn't really move. Good for selling covered calls too.

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jamzkourt OP t1_iyb6jvd wrote

I think I remember when it was lass than $1

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Fabulous-End4182 t1_iyb90xh wrote

Dogecoin at .05 and it was a rollercoaster of emotions

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Ok-Neck2373 t1_iyb6rh6 wrote

Walmart at $84 in mid 2018. Still holding.

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jamzkourt OP t1_iyb71mu wrote

I’m waiting for the I bought McDonald’s at $3 in 1988 and still holding

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throaway175588955890 t1_iybi33s wrote

Lol, it ain't me, but I've met them. Maybe a little earlier than 88 actually, but when we met it was worth 500k. Probably double now.

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Otherwise-Ad7735 t1_iyb79kr wrote

Chipotle at $40 a share

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jamzkourt OP t1_iyb7h88 wrote

Wow !!!! Ipo price or recesssion dump in 2008 ?

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Otherwise-Ad7735 t1_iyb8476 wrote

I bought at the ipo around 2006/7. I sold it in 2010 for around 170. I thought I was so smart 😫

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jamzkourt OP t1_iyb889i wrote

Lol it just never stopped going up , green is green tho

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Run_0x1b t1_iycaq4x wrote

Better to get burned early and take the lesson to heart tbh. My first dumb purchase was Bitcoin back before the first huge runup. Tons of opportunities to get out with profit, but I held until I barely broke even. However, that lesson helped me take profits later on meme stock squeezes. It’ll come back around for you too.

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Rare-ish_Bird t1_iyczwym wrote

First purchase was Barrick Gold: $16.02, in 2003. Sold it yesterday at the top: $15.95.

But I've literally bought it and sold it 4000+ times over 20 years. img

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Hamont98 t1_iyb8xc9 wrote

Solar City at $34.62 in 2013. Opened and closed a few positions over the years, later got rolled in to TSLA after the merger.

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BuffMaltese t1_iybfgsc wrote

AMAT under $20. Sold for a slight profit or loss, I don’t remember. My dad’s recommendation. This is when you would look up stock movements in the newspaper.

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JackPepperman t1_iybqb3a wrote

CGC for $29 in 2019. Sold in the $40's during the run to $51. Then lost my whole account on penny stock garbage.

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Kikuzushi t1_iyb6b3r wrote

GOOG for $496 in 2009. I sold it in 2013 for some AAPL, which I still have.

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4troglodyte t1_iyb728l wrote

Remember the stock Texas Eastern Transmission Corp that became part of Duke Energy. The year was 1981 as I had just discharged from the Military. I can’t recall initial stock price. I still hold DUK but reduced my position this year at $110.22.

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Temporary_Prize6638 t1_iyb7h2a wrote

Plug $1.47

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jamzkourt OP t1_iyb7rkd wrote

Yea miss the good ole days when blink and plug were the two most dominant stocks ….can’t believe quantumscape hit $160 too lol ev craze was nice

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spacebizzle t1_iybjx5o wrote

I’m old school haa.

Ericson, 100 shares @ 12.59/share Oct 25, 2000

Then my Next brilliant stonk move was Worldcom, 100 shares @ $18.22/share

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beefarino2022 t1_iyblwid wrote

Scott’s Miracle Grow. $74. Watched $250 come and go. Sold at $74.

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B15hop77 t1_iybpli8 wrote

AMC at 13 and sold at 22. Made like 30k. The people who are still holding are idiots. Sorry but it’s true. Everyone who is screaming at you to hold, sold a long time ago.

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Ok-Confusion-2368 t1_iybxxpc wrote

My first stock I bought was shit, and today, I continue to buy shit

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KoGamer01 t1_iyby1dq wrote

DCAed into SPY for about a year. Average cost basis was 360ish.

Then I learned about options and well let’s say my net worth has become a tad bit more volatile to say the least lmao

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FunkyFuncle t1_iyc1eww wrote

my first one was aurora cannabis, lost like $3. my second one was sprint 🤡

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Run_0x1b t1_iycaj34 wrote

Not counting index and target date funds in my retirement account, AAPL, although I don’t know the exact price though because all my cost bases got fucked up when I transferred to Fidelity. Looking at the price history, it would have been around $40 a share split adjusted.

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Herbisretired t1_iyd3b8g wrote

Oak Industries for $1 and sold it for $1.25. I did that multiple times around 1987 when stocks traded in fractions and my low price broker only charged me $50 per trade.

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VisualMod t1_iyb5edm wrote

>I've been buying and holding for a long time, and I'm still doing well. I bought Netflix at $1, Apple for $4, Tesla for $6, Penn for $140, Rivian for $150, Coinbase for 400, CaravanA for 360$, Tilray For 300$.

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iam_soyboy t1_iyb8f6s wrote

OLED 12/12/2008 @ $6.59

(3.4 Fractional shares on sharebuilder)

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epaphp t1_iyb8r8a wrote

Microsoft at $33. 2014 or so.

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jamzkourt OP t1_iyb8zeh wrote

Still holding or sold it for $23 ? Lol

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epaphp t1_iybaiei wrote

Sold in the $200s to buy Tesla when it was in the $200s. Then sold everything to jump into the GameStop craze. Sold for a 5x on my investment.

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Inner_Ad_3804 t1_iyb97z1 wrote

I bough the BABA when the IPO launched and loss a little and sold it like 3 days later.

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TableBandit t1_iyb9fhd wrote

AAPL around $4 (split adjusted)

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Foamy_Poop t1_iybaquq wrote

i bought some fake diaper company penny stock, $bmxc back in like 2015, 6x’d my money in about three weeks. switched to options and been a degen ever since

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N0ble0n3 t1_iybdwvf wrote

APPL at 60 about 10 years ago

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Biffled t1_iybel3t wrote

BX at $32, KKR at $23, AAPL $120 pre-split, O at $50.

Still holding BX and AAPL.

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Futuristic_Kid t1_iybf9rv wrote

Tqqq At like 15$ Covid low. Cashed out in pieces, way before ATH.

Glad that I did.

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Secret_Rock_1398 t1_iybfv9z wrote

PBR at 2.20 a share. Still holding and gaining after 15 years of buying low selling high then reinvesting in the dips. Love the stock.

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Heartache66sick t1_iybgyk0 wrote

Two shares of Boeing at $95 early 2020. Nervous as hell to buy something for a lot of money with nothing to show for it physically.

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hagiikaze t1_iybhrc6 wrote

GE, 7$ a pop, back in late 2019

Sold at 9$ a pop and turned the money into $10 calls

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Strange-Moose-978 t1_iybil6i wrote

Im broke as fuck now but I’ll be loaded if I make it to retirement. My first was afterpay (ASX:APT) 3000 @ $2.99 Aug 2017, 1250 @ 10.00 July 2018, 1500 @ 11.60 November 2018, 1000 @ 24.50 July 2019 750 @ 9.50 March 2020 Sold 7250 @ 152.00 Feb 2021 Still have 250 which are now Block (ASX:SQ2)

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OUTLANDAH t1_iybjb0w wrote

1400 shares of microvision at .79 cents a share. Road it to the high $20s.

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Obsidianram t1_iybje3g wrote

Hollywood Video for 9.75....sold for 13.60, circa mid-90's. The days of Donaldson, Lufkin-Jenrette....PCFN

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bigload8769 t1_iybmryj wrote

Tesla @ 900. Don't ask how am I doing

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MisterAlleyCat t1_iybq7fp wrote

My first stock was Cameco @ 14.96 about 7 years ago

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Iamnotsmart987 t1_iybr09x wrote

Cenx went from like 60 to 2 In 2008... I bought it and it went to 16. Thought I was banging rich with 8k lololol... Bought a bunch of Solar in 2009 and they went bankrupt. Now I have 8k again.

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smok3show t1_iybs3uo wrote

I started with HYLN during the SPAC hype( I think it was SHLL back then) bought at $23 and sold at $55.

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FatCatBoomerBanker t1_iybs9hc wrote

Costco at about $100. I have been buying and selling it over the years though. I will almost always buy a leap or two at the beginning of each year as well.

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PLTR_Will_Moon t1_iybwuu1 wrote

$KO at $48

Sold at $65

Not sure if I should've held to collect dividends

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JoseArcadi0 t1_iybxh22 wrote

VOO, don’t remember it was back in 2020

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three_seconds_ago t1_iyc05wt wrote

Linde for some 225€ just as covid vaccines were becoming a thing. Pretty much haven't touched it since.

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modsBan4Fub t1_iyc199z wrote

That one legendary ticker that’s banned here. Bought less than 100 shares at $15 paper handed at $50 then chased it to ATH before selling at $40… I didn’t know about options at the time too which is why I could only afford less than 100 shares or else I’d bought contracts instead. I learned about them about a year or so later.

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Arthur-Deco t1_iyc40nf wrote

Can’t remember which stock I bought, but I remember the first stock I shorted. Polaroid, ticker PRD. I held the position for a few weeks, maybe made about $100.

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WHOOPS_WHOOPSIE t1_iyc7cs2 wrote

I bought PZZA after Papa John used the n-word. Sold it later that year for a solid gain

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lordinov t1_iycen6r wrote

Tilray for 300 imgimgimgimgimgimg

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Azgabeth t1_iycfsrc wrote

Electronic Arts for $124. Waiting for my dividend…

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thisistheenderme t1_iyciqdh wrote

Fairchild Semiconductors in 1999 at somewhere in the mid teens. Can’t remember what I sold it for.

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Durumbuzafeju t1_iycjw3h wrote

Aqu,abounty for 1.5 USD sold it around 11.5.

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takar0a t1_iyckywa wrote

I first dumped about $50 in to Enron at like $.01 thought it'd be funny if some how they came back. Bought Ford that same week at about $7. Neither turned out to be long holds.

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Apprehensive-Pop9321 t1_iycmz3r wrote

Not a stock, but I downloaded robinhood sometime in the summer 2020 while I was an intern. Never put money into it, but instead played around with the money I got from the free stock until I had ≈50 dollars. (Stocks only go up so it was easy). Then I got bored of it and threw it into doge at ≈.002 and forgot about it. Whenever the first dogecoin rally was happening I remember that I had some and got on my account and immediately sold at .06 for ≈$1400. Money really helped with living expenses in college.

Naturally I thought I was a savant. A couple months later it would have been worth like 14000. Lost some sleep over that one. Don't have my robinhood account anymore so I can't get the exact numbers and dates. Pretty sad that I peaked so early in my trading career.

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nyc2bad t1_iycnqxe wrote

$nvda @ $3,50 2010

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xmustangxx t1_iycravq wrote

AMT around $18. It didn’t move enough so I sold and bought INKT - good luck trying to find that one! Delisted

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Jerk_of_all_trades69 t1_iycs32w wrote

Apple 10 years back. Guess what I sold once it was +100% 🤡

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boostnut t1_iyctslu wrote

Cat, $22.75 in 2009. Sold for $105 two years later.

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FearSkyDaddy t1_iyd6dl8 wrote

Disney on 9/25/2001 (two weeks after 9/11). 100 shares at $14/share

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jahplease t1_iydbou4 wrote

I bought amd at $9 and sold a $13.... Now im bag holding boeing at $250... I belong here

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ds739147 t1_iydbs80 wrote

S&P ETF for $262 per share

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collinincolumbus t1_iydjr5e wrote

$NOK back in 2007 at $24...I was 16 and seemed like a good idea, but had no clue on stocks or companies. Had my dad buy it for me in an account he set up. Still holding 100 shares of Nokia in that account.

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Boidou-oka t1_iydqkv6 wrote

I started like 2 years ago I think. Had Robinhood for like 4 years but I was a dumb freshman in college and homeschooled. So the whole stranger danger thing was bashed into my head, so an app asking for SSN...no way. So I proceeded to let the app sit for 2 and probably missed out on a lot of opportunities haha.

But I started out buying a stock called kraken on TD, think I paid 50 bucks for the shares...it's all worth like 5 now It didn't go well lol.

But I also bought GTE at 80cents...and it's $1.15 now I think. But again, I was a broke college kid so only like 30 shares so not much gain, but it's green.

Don't ask me what I have done since then, red is in my nightmares these days 😂.

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Comfortable-Lake-918 t1_iydtn2d wrote

Ooooo. Apple back in 2010 for like 110 before they split of like 14:1. Sold it in 2018 to pay for college.

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TrueLordoftheDance t1_iye4f5x wrote

Got into NVDA for around $12/share in the 2005 time frame.

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BeastSmitty t1_iyemvci wrote

J&J summer of 1994 and sold it about two years later for a gain but wishing I had bought more, esp since my pops said to snag it, and he held his longer, and he made a killing about ten years after that...

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kykyraptor t1_iyetq7x wrote

Lockheed Martin in the $40s 2013ish.. sold in $60s. Definitely should have held and added.

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AtypicalGuido t1_iyeunhi wrote

I bought Amazon at like $100 in July 2011, sold in November to fix up my car and get home for thanksgiving

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