The Internet has become a powerful tool for making investments. Its operations are more agile and at any time of the day, even at night and on weekends. But it is also that, in most cases, it implies an important saving money through its fees and commissions. To the point that an increasingly important part of small and medium investors carry out their movements in the equity markets in an online format. From your personal computer, mobile phone or tablet and from wherever you are at the moment of boosting your investment in the stock market.
In any case, stock market users will have no choice but to take into account a series of actions so that stock market operations are carried out under the parameters of security. Not surprisingly, they can be victims of cybercriminals that can greatly harm their economic interests. Not to mention the scams that may be the subject of financial platforms or bars that can deceive them at any time. It is one of the great risks generated by the use of the Internet to enter the always complicated and out of the bag.
From this general scenario, the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has drawn up a series of tips so that the use of the Internet is satisfactory to all users. A first point is that the investor must ensure above all that the entity that offers the service is really registered with the CNMV. Because in this sense, it must be remembered that operating with unregistered entities leaves the investor in a situation of total lack of protection. Both from the operational point of view and that linked to your particular finances.
Internet: precautions
To operate through a communication channel it is necessary to take a series of precautions so that the investments are developed correctly and the user cannot have any other negative surprises. To avoid this scenario so little desired by investors, nothing could be better than applying some filters that will be very useful from now on.
It should evaluate the product to be contracted, and if it is a negotiated security. In addition, the transparency of the product offered will be essential, as well as the possibilities of monitoring investments through the chosen financial platform.
Avoid entities that use Hyperlinks That can lead to information that is presented out of context, without the necessary warnings or clarifications. This fact already makes investors themselves doubt about the domain to which they have resorted to make their investments. Among other reasons because it can take them to other addresses that belong to the same financial group
Avoid giving clues about operations
No less important is the fact that you have to be very diligent to know from which site you are trading on the stock market or other financial products. Because indeed, use a foreign computer To check balances or carry out operations through the Internet, you can leave a trace that may give some other clue to third parties. In this sense, the best strategy is to erase from the memory of the technological device that we are using all the data on the contents visited. To the extent that they can collect this kind of information for your benefit and without us really knowing.
On the other hand, to operate on the stock market the best solution is mainly through the use of devices that are of our utmost confidence. If not, it will be better delay investment until a better time comes to formalize it properly. This is a small detail that should not remain hidden in our actions in search of greater security in all kinds of financial operations. It cannot be forgotten that it is our money that we are gambling and in this sense they are not worth imprudence of any kind.
Frauds in the stock market
Due to the very characteristics of investments through the Internet, precautionary measures should be more powerful than up to now. One of the biggest dangers for investors comes from deceptive offers that are intended to attract investors through mass emails or websites very sophisticated. With the aim of attracting your attention and capturing the services you offer.
Although it may surprise more than a small and medium investor, the false rumors spread on the Internet or through social networks are one of the biggest frauds that there is at the moment. It is a perverse strategy that is spread through the stock exchange forums to determine the user's own decision on the values that he wishes to take positions at any time. You do not have to do cases, because it is an old system to adulterate the price of the shares. With a serious risk on the people who incur this unpleasant incident with respect to the equity markets.
Another danger: misleading offers
Through its various tools, the Internet has numerous applications in the financial services sector. In many of these cases, you run the risk of falling into very embarrassing situations that can seriously compromise you. As for example, the diffusion of different kinds of offers by chiringuitos financial (entities not authorized to provide investment services). In which they propose that you can invest in certain products for investment under apparently very convincing conditions. Where what is most striking is the high profitability that they offer you from the beginning.
On the other hand, the information they provide you may detect the occasional fraudulent offer that has passed the filters by the supervisory bodies. With a really unexpected end result and that can even lead you to lose all or a good part of the invested capital. For this reason, it is advisable that before you invest the money you gather information about the true origin of these companies of doubtful legality. Because the effects can be very hard on your personal finances, as has happened in recent years with some of these supposed companies intended for investment.
Means of contact with the client
Another of the most relevant aspects that you should take into account from now on is where these offers for investment in the equity markets come from. Well, the email It is one of the systems chosen to contact the recipients of the advertising message. Through an indiscriminate sending of offers and stock market promotions not requested by the recipients or that do not even exist or are simply illegal. It is highly recommended not to attend to this class of messages that can create more than one problem for the recipients.
On the other hand, it should not be forgotten that users should, in principle, distrust any offer or information that they have not expressly requested. In this sense, the National Securities Market Commission clarifies that they should not confuse these practices with reasonable advertising messages. Not surprisingly, in recent years investment platforms of very dubious purpose have been proliferating and that can cause you to be victims of any of these fraudulent practices. In case of doubt, you will have no choice but to consult the National Securities Market Commission.
And of course you do not have to be receptive to carrying out any kind of operations in the financial markets under these characteristics. Applying that old axiom that prevention is better than cure. Because there have been too many users who in recent years have gone through some of these unpleasant situations. In some cases leading to ruin to the same or what is the same, they have lost part or all of their monetary contributions. Without them being able to do anything to recover their savings. A scenario that you must avoid at all costs.
Beware of flashy offers
Also, when they offer you an interest that is exceptionally high, you will have no choice but to doubt the offer. You are not inclined to develop and the least you can do is put it in the hands of the supervisory body. Not surprisingly, no financial product currently guarantees a 10% interest rate or even exceeding this level of remuneration. It will be a signal that there is something strange in the offer that they propose to you and therefore you should not accept it. Especially because you take a great risk with their hiring.
In all cases, you have to think that at the end of the day you are gambling your money and in this sense all the precautions you take will be few. You have to doubt some platforms that do not meet the basic requirements to operate in the equity markets. With the latent risk of being left with nothing after having developed an investment. Of course, you would not be the only one who has gone through this unpleasant situation. Try not to repeat the case.