I have never lost money in any buy..You have to sell to finish the accounting. Buy at a $1 don't sell and you still have that $1 stock. When you decide to sell if the market is at 50 cents then and only then did you lose 50 cents, but if you sell at $2 you would have made a profit of a dollar ( Math class #1: Buy $1 and sell $2 = profit of $1.) Any questions???? AND if you don't believe me just wait till you file you income taxes.