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What is penny stock investing?

Well it depends who you ask. Some will tell you that stocks trading

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

under 5 dollars a share are penny stocks, while others will say less than 1-2 dollars a share.

I agree wit

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

the 1-2 dollars a share because I have seen stocks priced between 2-5 dollars do just fine. However, anyth

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

ng less than 2 dollars a share and I think you are gambling. Also make sure any stock you invest in is list

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

ed in one of the major exchanges. (NYSE/NASDAQ/AMEX) DO NOT get involved with OTC and Pink Sheet stocks.

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

You are playing a dangerous game if you do because these stocks have very little accountability compared to

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

tocks listed on the major exchanges.

Penny stock investing is a junior level course at least. Trading penn

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

y stocks online is very difficult and can be very risky. If you have never bought a stock in your life stay

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

away from penny stocks. In the beginning, you may be tempted by the huge possible gains that one lucky pen

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

y stock that skyrockets may bring you.

What one may see that tempts them into purchasing a penny stock is a

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

follows:

Lets say you have $5000 dollars to invest.

Well if a stock was selling at $50 dollars a s

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

hare you could only buy 100 shares of that stock.

However, if you purchased a penny stock that sells for .

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

0 cents a share you could buy 10,000 shares.

Why is that a huge temptation for some?

Because money

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

n the stock market is all about shares. In the above example, for every .01 cent that the $50 dollar stock

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

goes up in price you would make 1 dollar. So if the price goes up to $50.01 you just made 1 dollar in the s

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

ock market. However, if the .50 cent stock goes up by .01 cent you just made $100 dollars. See the tempta

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ion?

However, the real truth is most penny stocks are penny stocks for a reason because they are worthless

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

. Many simply do not go anywhere and usually go down in price, or they disappear completely. Remember, sto

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

ks go down as well as up. So for every penny that penny stock, in the above example, goes down you would l

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

se $100 dollars.

Remember, to win in the stock market you have to be a wise investor NOT a gambler.

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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