If you usually search for financial news and content, chances are you have seen online advertisements claiming you can win 2500 pounds or more weekly by investing in known stocks like Amazon, Netflix, or Facebook. What is behind these advertisements?
They will offer you:
- Huge benefits
- Passive income
- Plenty of free time
In order to achieve this, in most cases they will ask you to:
- Invest with CFDs with a very high leverage
- Buy a trading course
- Invest in copying other “experienced” traders
Even worse, they can ask you to deposit money. That is the worst-case scenario because there are some cases in which they will start to charge you amounts until you block your card. When you sign in with them, you will have to check a box in which you accept their service, and they will be able to use that as justification to charge your bank.
Is it possible to win 2500 GBP in a week by investing in stocks?
Of course, it depends on how much money you invest. If you invest hundreds of thousands of pounds, that may be possible in general terms, but these advertisements are usually targeting average people that just invest a few hundred pounds.
Even in the case of someone investing just 500 or 1000 pounds, it is possible to win 2500 in a week and even more; but in order to do it, the risk you need to take is so high that you would also be taking many chances to lose it all.
Therefore, in the context of theses advertisements, we could say that it is possible to win 2500 pounds in a week, but it is not possible to win them weekly in the long-term.
Why is the service behind the great offer not recommended?
- They sell something that is not real.
- They are cheating you in the advertisement, so they will also likely cheat you during the service.
- Usually, the strategies involve assuming too much risk that will end up with you losing everything.
When should you be suspicious of investment offers?
In general, you should always be suspicious. Even the most reliable commercial bank can offer you something just because it is in its commercial interest, not because it is interesting for you, but at least they follow strict regulations.
Then, while avoiding being paranoid, the key factors that should make you suspicious include:
- Too beautiful to be true
- Feeling of certainty (serious firms will always warn you about the risks)
- Too high winnings
Conclusion
It is true someone can make a lot of money with trading, but nothing like 2500 pounds weekly from a 200 – 500 pounds investment. If that was true, they would not sell their method to you. They would sell it to the richest people in the world.
Trading is work that requires time and effort. Do not be naïve. If you want to win money with it, educate yourself and take your time to learn about it. Never give your credit card data to a business that is not reliable.