Seems to be a lot of people here who have a sound and rational knowledge of this game as the OP imagined there would be. I have a question and would be very grateful if someone could answer.

I have a good reason to believe that a relatively small Chinese company will be bought over by a massive US company this year. being a total newb, would it be feasible for me to buy shares in this company easily so that I can profit from them when it is bought? someone suggested sharebuilder.com. Anyone ever use them?