Penny stocks

What is a penny stock?

Penny stocks are almost an opposite of a blue chip stock. They are defined as common shares of a public company that trade at low price per share (less than USD 5 or GBP 1).

Penny shares are highly volatile, very risky and certainly not as stable as blue chips. Frequently such companies are new on the market, so investors are mostly interested in penny stocks because of high possible gains in a very short time.

Trading penny stocks

If you want to buy and sell penny stocks, the best way is to use an online trading platform that would allow you to quickly buy or get rid of some stocks. Be aware that although penny stocks seem low in price, it's very easy to start day trading and buying thousands of these high-risk shares.

List of penny stocks

Following penny stocks list was derived from NASDAQ listing. Most active stocks, priced under five dollars. Ordered by Volume. As of January 16, 2013.

NASDAQ SymbolCompany NamePrice in USD
ZNGAZYNGA INC3.54
PLUGPLUG POWER INC3.55
DCTHDELCATH SYSTEMS INC0.39
DRYSDRYSHIPS INC3.99
CHTPCHELSEA THERAPEUTICS INTL LTD4.7
AMRNAMARIN CP PLC2.26
RSOLREAL GOODS SOLAR INC4.33
DNDNDENDREON CP3.12
GERNGERON CORPORATION (DELAWARE)4.26
FREEFREESEAS INC2.11
DVAXDYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CP2
CTICCELL THERAPEUTICS INC CDT-COM3.2
RFMDRF MICRO DEVICES INC4.84
BLDPBALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC2.41
FCELFUELCELL ENERGY INC1.64
NIHDNII HOLDINGS INC2.4
GLUUGLU MOBILE INC3.92
ACHNACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS INC3.98
VICLVICAL INC1.64
NLSTNETLIST INC1.3
CPSTCAPSTONE TURBINE CP1.59
GTXIGTX INC2.13
MTSNMATTSON TECHNOLOGY INC2.94
HSOLHANWHA SOLARONE CO LTD3.2
UNISUNILIFE CORP4.85
PPHMPEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS INC1.7
ZGNXZOGENIX INC4.4
NEWLNEWLEAD HOLDINGS LTD1.38
SQNMSEQUENOM INC2.72
CDXSCODEXIS INC1.86
DRRXDURECT CP2.17
CAMTCAMTEK LTD4.87
WPCSWPCS INTL INC1.89
APPYASPENBIO PHARMA INC2.79
ATHXATHERSYS INC4.03
AMCNAIRMEDIA GROUP INC2.26
ACLSAXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC2.37
VRNGVRINGO INC3.25
AEZSAETERNA ZENTARIS INC1.28
DARADARA BIOSCIENCES INC0.76
ATECALPHATEC HOLDINGS INC2.25
ONTYONCOTHYREON INC2.24
ZIOPZIOPHARM ONCOLOGY INC4.46
IDRAIDERA PHARMACEUTICALS INC4.44
SLTMSOLTA MEDICAL INC2.93
EGLEEAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC4.43
SPRTSUPPORT SOFT INC3.03
BGMDBG MEDICINE INC1.28
NSPHNANOSPHERE INC2.81
ATRSANTARES PHARMA INC4.9

Where to find more inspiration

There are many blogs and forums that discuss penny stocks. You can find useful tips for hot stocks, lists of penny stocks or warnings for the worst loosers.

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