{"id":43807,"date":"2024-01-15T13:05:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T12:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1960208"},"modified":"2024-01-15T15:31:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T14:31:43","slug":"gta-5-lester-missions-stock-market-assassinations-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/gta-5-lester-missions-stock-market-assassinations-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"GTA 5 Lester missions: Stock Market Assassinations explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Learn the insidious insides of insider trading. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Cole Luke\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 15 January 2024 at 12:05 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Every Grand Theft Auto results in the player getting rich by unscrupulous means, but with Lester in GTA 5, we can now engage in white-collar crime, too \u2013 and we\u2019ve got the Stock Market Assassinations missions from GTA explained to get rich quick.<\/p>\n<p>You could, of course, use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/gta-5-cheats-cheat-codes\/\">GTA 5 cheats<\/a> to give yourself unlimited money \u2013 but where\u2019s the fun in that?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/gta-5-mods\/\">GTA 5 mods<\/a> go a step further to add untold riches \u2013 but today, we\u2019re sticking to the vanilla single-player experience, which means you shouldn\u2019t expect to be making this kind of money in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/gta-online-weekly-update-patch-notes\/\">GTA Online<\/a>, either.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/EJD_rY9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Love gaming? Listen to our podcast, One More Life!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps we\u2019ll see the stock market make a return in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/gta-6-release-date\/\">Grand Theft Auto 6<\/a>, but no indication was made of it in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/gta-6-trailer-explained\/\">GTA 6 trailer<\/a> \u2013 though it\u2019s hardly the flashiest thing to show off.<\/p>\n<p>We wouldn\u2019t be surprised if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/gta-6-who-is-lucia\/\">Lucia<\/a> will one day be sat in front of a computer manipulating markets, rather than appreciating the lovely new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/gta-6-map-explained\/\">GTA 6 map<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/gta-6-graphics\/\">graphics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But for now, we turn our attention to GTA 5 \u2013 and those pesky Stock Market Assassinations.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Stock Market Assassinations explained<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>As Franklin during the GTA 5 single-player story, Lester will offer you a series of Assassinations missions \u2013 with one of these, The Hotel Assassination, being compulsory.<\/p>\n<p>This mission sees you assassinate Brett Lowrey, the CEO of Bilkinton Research, which causes the share price of Betta Pharmaceuticals to increase on the trading market, BAWSAQ (if you\u2019re Scottish, you will understand), and the share price of Bilkinton Research to decrease on the Liberty City National (LCN) before rising again.<\/p>\n<p>You need to invest in Betta Pharmaceuticals <b>before<\/b> the mission takes place, when the share price is lower, and sell them <b>after<\/b>, when the shares are at their peak.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6344171278112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><b>After<\/b> assassinating Brett, invest in Bilkinton Research once the shares plummet, and then sell them once they\u2019ve increased in value once more.<\/p>\n<p>After you have completed this one, you will get the best results if you hold off from completing the others until after you have finished the main story.<\/p>\n<p>By this point in the game, you will have a lot more money to play with, which will net you the biggest returns \u2013 letting you hoover up all the best properties and vehicles the game has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>You can invest as all three playable characters, too, so Trevor and Michael can cash in as well.<\/p>\n<p>The following missions are all part of the Stock Market Assassinations, and we\u2019ll guide you on what shares to invest in and divest when the time is right.<\/p>\n<p>Once completed, everyone will be billionaires \u2013 allowing you to buy everything in GTA 5 with reckless abandon.<\/p>\n<h3><b>The Hotel Assassination<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Invest in Betta Pharmaceuticals (BAWSAQ) <b>before <\/b>the mission<\/li>\n<li>Meet with Lester and complete the mission<\/li>\n<li>Sell Betta Pharmaceutical shares once it reaches a return of <b>50 per cent<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Wait for a few hours after the mission before the Bilkinton Research (LCN) share price reaches its lowest and buy as many shares as you can afford<\/li>\n<li>Sell once it reaches a return of <b>80 per cent<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>The Multi Target Assassination<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Invest in Debonaire (LCN) <b>before<\/b> the mission<\/li>\n<li>Talk with Lester on the payphone and complete the mission<\/li>\n<li>Sell Debonaire shares <b>after <\/b>the mission once it reaches a return of <b>~80 per cent<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Wait a few hours until Redwood Cigarettes (LCN) share value decreases to its lowest point and buy as many shares as you can afford<\/li>\n<li>Sell once it reaches a return between <b>300-400 per cent<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul> <h3><b>The Vice Assassination<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Invest in Fruit Computers (BAWSAQ) <b>before<\/b> the mission<\/li>\n<li>Talk with Lester on the payphone and complete the mission<\/li>\n<li>Sell Fruit Computer shares <b>after <\/b>the mission, once it reaches a return between <b>20-40 per cent<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Wait a few hours until Facade (LCN) share value decreases to its lowest point and buy as many shares as you can afford<\/li>\n<li>Sell once it reaches a return between <b>20-40 per cent<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>The Bus Assassination<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Talk with Lester on the payphone and complete the mission (you don\u2019t need to invest in any stocks before)<\/li>\n<li>Wait a few hours <b>after<\/b> the mission for Vapid (BAWSAQ) shares to plummet and buy as many as you can afford<\/li>\n<li>Sell once it reaches a return of <b>100 per cent<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>The Construction Assassination<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Invest in Gold Coast (LCN) <b>before<\/b> the mission<\/li>\n<li>Talk with Lester on the payphone and complete the mission<\/li>\n<li>Sell Gold Coast shares <b>after <\/b>the mission once it reaches a return of <b>80 per cent<\/b><\/li>\n<li>You don\u2019t need to invest in any rival company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a> and subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gaming newsletter<\/a> for all the latest intel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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