To Leo, a "broker" was just a middleman in a fancy suit taking a cut of money he didn’t have. He wanted to own a piece of the future—specifically, a company called Aero-Gro , which claimed to have invented a way to grow lettuce in car trunks. It was trading at $0.004 a share. For the price of a deli sandwich, Leo could be a "major shareholder."
That afternoon, he saw a news notification: Aero-Gro secures contract with national ride-share fleet. buy penny stocks online without broker
A week later, Aero-Gro filed for bankruptcy. The trunk-lettuce had a "mold problem." Leo’s check cleared the day before the company’s website went dark. He walked to the deli, bought a sandwich with a $100 bill, and left the change. He had beaten the system once—but he knew better than to try for a second helping. To Leo, a "broker" was just a middleman