Stock Market is the easiest way to make money in GTA 5, as you only need to have enough investment money to trigger it. Below are all the tips and tricks you need to get the most out of the stock market. You can also make money from heists in GTA V as well.
Tips and Tricks to make money in GTA 5 Stock Market
1 - Lester Assassination Missions
These missions are probably the most fool-proof method to make money in the game. Before doing an assassination mission from Lester, you need to buy and sell specific stocks.
Similar to the real-life stock market, each trading day begins at 8 AM. If you advance time, make sure that you check out at 8 AM each day. To advance time quickly, just go to the save screen when at a bed then exit.
| Assassination Mission | Stock to Purchase Before Mission | Notes |
| Hotel Assassination | BetaPharmaceuticals (BAWSAQ) | Sell Beta after the mission, wait 3 days then buy Bilkinton (LCN). Wait a week then sell it. |
| The Multi-Target Assassination | Debonaire Cigarettes (LCN) | Sell Debonaire after the mission then purchase Redwood (LCN). Wait 2 days then sell it. |
| The Vice Assassination | Fruit (BAWSAQ) | Sell Fruit after the mission. |
| The Bus Assassination | Vapid (BAWSAQ) | Buy Vapid after the mission, wait for 2 days then sell it. |
| The Construction Assassination | GoldCoast (LCN) | Sell GoldCoast after the mission. |
2 - High-Frequency Stock Trading
This is only effective if you already have a lot of money. The price of LCN stocks will refresh every 45 seconds - just use all your money to buy a stock, save the game and wait for it to refresh. If the price increases, sell... if it decreases, load the save.
3 - Augury Insurance
This is a car insurance company - its stock would go down if you destroy a lot of cars. Go around on a destruction spree then buy AuguryInsurance stock (AUG) for low. It would shot back later after your rampage is over.
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4 - Radio Stock Tips
You should listen to talk-back radio stations. They often provide stock tips and investment based on them will always be accurate.
5 - Financier tips
This is a special hidden mission. You need to buy Tinkle (TNK) on the BAWSAQ. Switch to Michael and head to Hitch Lift 1 to find a guy on the side of the road. Pick him up and bring him to the airport - the guy would spill the beans about a particular stock along the way.
6 - List of Competing Companies
What's good for one company would affect its competitor negatively. If certain missions in the game affect one company, you should buy up the stock of its competitors prior to doing that mission. Below is a table for all rivaling companies.
| Competitor 1 | Competitor 2 |
| CoolBeans | BeanMachine |
| Burgershot | Up-An-Atom |
| Clucking Bell | TacoBomb |
| FlyUS | AirEmu |
| GoPostal | PostOP |
| Bilkington | DollarPills |
| Pisswasser | Logger |
| MazeBank | BankOfLiberty |
| Redwood | Debonaire |
| RadioLosSantos | WorldwideFM |
| Bullhead | Slaughter, Slaughter & Slaughter |
| eCola | Raine |
| GruppeSechs | Merryweather |
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