GTA 5 stock market: Lester's missions, which stocks to buy and when

In GTA 5, Lester's five assassinations move share prices Community. Save four of them until after the final heist, when you have the most to invest Community. Before each killing, buy the rival. Sell at the peak. Then buy the target's stock once it has crashed, and sell it on the rebound. GTABase counts about $2 billion per character by the end Community.

The five missions, in order#

Stocks, exchanges and peak returns from GTABase Community. TheGamer gives the same stocks and the same timing Community.

Mission	Buy before, then sell	Buy after, then sell
1. Hotel	Betta Pharmaceuticals (BET, BAWSAQ), peak about +80%	Bilkington (BIL, LCN), peak about +80%
2. Multi Target	Debonaire (DEB, LCN), peak about +80%	Redwood (RWC, LCN), peak about +320%
3. Vice	Fruit (FRT, BAWSAQ), peak about +50%	Facade (FAC, BAWSAQ), peak about +33%
4. Bus	Nothing	Vapid (VAP, BAWSAQ), peak about +100%
5. Construction	GoldCoast (GCD, LCN), peak about +90%	Nothing

What you should hold per character, according to GTABase Community:

After mission	Total
2. Multi Target	About $330 million
3. Vice	Over $650 million
4. Bus	Over $1.3 billion
5. Construction	About $2 billion

Totals assume about $40 million per character from the final heist Community. GTABase rates step 2's Redwood trade as the most important one Community.

Step by step#

Finish the Hotel Assassination when the story asks for it. Invest what you have.
Play the story to the end before missions 2 to 5 Community.
Make a separate save before each mission and each purchase Community.
Invest all the money of all three characters Community.
Do the mission as Franklin.
Go home, save, sleep, and check the stock. Repeat while it climbs Community.
If the percentage drops, reload the save where it was highest, then sell Community.
Buy the next stock and repeat.

Sleeping skips time, so you do not wait for hours Community. Missions show as a green L on the map Community.

Why the first mission is different#

The Hotel Assassination is the only mandatory one Community. You do it mid-story, with little cash. GTABase notes the Betta peak dropped to about 21% on newer versions of the game Community. Some side jobs can raise your stake first. See the GTA 5 money guide.

Why your numbers will differ#

GTABase's peaks are approximate. Its own comments report different results, and its administrator blames game updates Community.
Your starting cash decides the rest. The $2 billion figure assumes a full heist take Community.
The money cap is $2,147,483,647 per character Community. GTABase says $500 million buys and customises everything, so you do not need the maximum Community.

Sources that disagree#

Exchanges. GTABase names BAWSAQ and LCN. TheGamer names neither Community.
Selling. GTABase tells you when to sell. TheGamer only says what to invest in Community.
Names. Bilkington or Bilkinton, GoldCoast or Gold Coast Community.

Is this a glitch?#

No. It is a mission design built into story mode Community. It does not touch GTA Online, and reloading a save only affects your own game Deduction.

And GTA 6?#

No stock market is announced Deduction. If one appears, we will cover it after release. Lists of "GTA 6 stocks" you may find today are made up Deduction.

On gtasix.tools#

Tools: the stock market tool and the money goal planner. Guides: GTA 5 money, GTA 5 vs GTA 6 and FAQ.

Written with AI from the sources cited, checked automatically.

Sources#

GTABase, Lester's assassinations and the stock market Community
TheGamer, Lester's assassination missions Community
Rockstar, GTA VI page Official

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