Hi guys not sure if this is best place to ask as I’m new on the platform. Just wanted to know if I say brought £100 of say amazon just for a example and share goes upto £120 in total after £20 profit how do I get the £20 profit and still hold the shares? Or do I have to sell all the shares and buy a…

Hi, ‘Taking the profit’ probably oversimplifies the world you’re in now. If you sell and re-buy you’d be paying the same price for the share again. So in your example. If you sold your £120 share, you’d be re-buying it at £120 anyway. Unless you held out for it to drop in price again, but that’s a …

[image] Morgi27: how do I get the £20 profit and still hold the shares? Just sell £20 of AMZN. You will be left with fewer shares, but they are valued at £100… for now. You can spend the £20 on whatever you like. Just don’t spend it on AMZN shares!

Okay so let’s take a look at gains, there are two types of gains: Realized and unrealized (will elaborate in a minute). Then you have your account: deposited amount and current value. The real gains (profits) come from the difference between the current value and what you deposited into the accoun…

Thanks guys that’s a great help thanks

[image] Etypsyno: Selling and then rebuying (realizing your profit) won’t really have an effect I was told that I have to constantly sell my stock then reinvest it to "lock in" profits. Is this true? Reminds me of this classic.

oh god, don’t resurrect that horror show :sweat_smile:

ah the classics, we really should have a collection of some sort for those kinds of threads :rofl:

Welcome to the community :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: the best lesson I learned in trading was not to get emotional. Get your game plan sorted so you know wether your going to trade daily, weekly, monthly etc. Once you have that sorted your half way there. Stocks go up and down everyday, it’s w…

Thanks It’s been a big help, sorry if its been asked a million times before lol I’m new to trading 212 so I didn’t know, cheers anyway

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I was told that I have to constantly sell my stock then reinvest it to "lock in" profits. Is this true? Reminds me of this classic.

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