Master the art of virtual trading in Grand Theft Auto V and turn your in-game cash into millions! Dive into the thrilling world of the LCN and BAWSAQ stock markets, where your decisions—whether influenced by strategic assassinations or market trends—can make or break your fortune. Ready to manipulate the market and reap the rewards?
Basic information on the stock market in Grand Theft Auto 5
You get an access to the Stock Exchange via the Internet
Playing on the Stock Exchange may increase your amount of money very easily. You get an access to the Stock Exchange via the Internet. To do so, you can use computer or mobile phone.
The Stock Exchange in GTA works like the real one. You buy shares the cheapest you can and then try to sell them at the biggest price you can get. In-game Stock has two indexes: in-game and depending on your actions, LCN, and BAWSAQ, which is affected by all players through the Rockstar Social Club. Notice, that BAWSAQ requires an Internet connection to your console.
BAWSAQ is much more unpredictable due to its way of working, but you can, in general, assume that if something starts rising, it will going up and up as the players start noticing the fact and buy this particular shares. Of course, you have to control the situation and observe the price, because at the certain moment it may start dropping.
As of LCN, it’s very easy to control and get huge amounts of $ from it. Actions go up or down, depending on the performed actions. Information about it may be found in various dialogues and radio. When you’re prepared you can achieve a lot of incomes. Remember also, that each character has separate shares, so if any goes up, buy them for all three of them.
While playing, you can notice a general tendency of rises and slumps. Watch the charts. If any company increases its value and then slumped, it’s a pretty good chance, that it’ll rise again. In general, you shouldn’t keep shares for too long, as the market is very fragile and may change totally in few dozens of minutes. You shouldn’t also invest all money, and those invested split for few companies in which you believe will rise up.
Making money on Stock Exchange
Franklin has a series of missions in which he kills presidents of big corporations
You can manipulate the shares mostly thanks to secondary missions of Franklin for made for Lester. Lester will order you to kill particular heads of corporations, whose deaths will increase shares of their rivals. Before you begin such a mission, it’s worth to have accumulated a lot of money in order to get even more. Buy shares for all characters before you begin the mission , because when you begin, you won’t be able to change the character. After the mission is done, the shares should rise in within ten hours. Then sell them, Be careful not to keep them too long, because the price will start stabilizing after some time.
Here is detailed list of shares you should buy:
- Hotel Assassination – buy Betta Pharmaceuticals shares on BAWSAQ;
- Multi-target Assassination – Debonaire Cigarettes shares on LCN.
- Vice Assassination – Fruit shares on BAWSQ;
- The Bus Assassination – Vapid on BAWSQ. Buy shares only AFTER the mission;
- Construction Assassination – Gold Coast shares on LCN.
If you want, you can buy also shares of the sabotaged company, when they are the cheapest. For example, at Multi-target Assassination up will go Debonaire shares and down Redwood shares. When you sell Debonaire, you can buy Redwood very cheaply. In two days their price also returns to normal. Then, you can buy it for the double profit.
Aside of the Lester mission, you can also manipulate the Stock manually, by buying particular shares and destroying properties of the rival company. Here you can see the companies linked with their rivals:
- Bilkington – Dollar Pills
- Burgershot – Up-An-Atom
- Clucking Bell – Taco Bomb
- Cool Bean – Bean Machine
- ECola – Raine
- FlyUS – AirEmu
- Go Postal – Post OP
- Maze Bank – Bank Of Liberty
- Pisswasser – Logger
- Radio Los Santos – Worldwide FM
- Redwood Cigarettes – Debonaire Cigarettes
- Slaughter, Slaughter & Slaughter – Bullhead
What are the best strategies for maximizing profits in the GTA 5 stock market
To maximize profits in the GTA 5 stock market, players should focus on leveraging Lester’s Assassination Missions and strategic investments. Here are the best strategies:
1. Use Lester’s Assassination Missions
Lester’s missions allow players to manipulate the stock market by targeting rival companies. Follow these steps for each mission:
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Invest Before the Mission: Purchase stocks in the company set to benefit from the assassination.
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Sell After the Mission: Sell these stocks at their peak price, then reinvest in rival companies whose stocks will rebound.
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Delay all optional assassination missions until after completing the main story to maximize available funds for investment.
2. Mission-Specific Investments
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The Hotel Assassination: Invest in Beta Pharmaceuticals before, sell after, then buy Bilkinton Research.
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The Multi-Target Assassination: Invest in Debonaire before, sell after, then buy Redwood Cigarettes.
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The Vice Assassination: Invest in Fruit Computers before, sell after, then buy Facade.
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The Bus Assassination: Invest in Vapid stocks post-mission and sell after two in-game days.
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The Construction Assassination: Invest in Gold Coast Development before and sell shortly after completion.
3. General Tips
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Use all three characters to maximize investments.
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Advance time by sleeping to monitor stock performance and sell at peak prices.
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Focus on LCN Exchange for story-driven missions and BAWSAQ for community-driven trends.
By following these strategies, players can significantly increase their wealth in GTA 5.
What are the best stocks to invest in before each assassination mission
Here are the best stocks to invest in before each of Lester’s assassination missions in GTA 5:
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The Hotel Assassination
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Invest Before: Betta Pharmaceuticals (BAWSAQ)
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Sell After: Once it reaches a return of around 80%.
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Invest After: Bilkington Research (LCN) after a few days, sell when it rebounds.
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The Multi Target Assassination
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Invest Before: Debonaire Cigarettes (LCN)
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Sell After: Once it reaches a return of around 80-90%.
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Invest After: Redwood Cigarettes (LCN), sell when it reaches a return of 300-400%.
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The Vice Assassination
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Invest Before: Fruit Computers (BAWSAQ)
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Sell After: Once it reaches a return of around 30-60%.
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Invest After: Facade (BAWSAQ), sell when it reaches a return of 20-40%.
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The Bus Assassination
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Invest Before: None
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Invest After: Vapid (BAWSAQ) after completing the mission, sell when it reaches a return of around 100%.
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The Construction Assassination
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Invest Before: Gold Coast Development (LCN)
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Sell After: Once it reaches a return of around 80%.
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By following these strategies, you can maximize your profits from the stock market in GTA 5.
