Hello, yes its a good idea that you want to get into rolling stocks, not sure on that type of stock; infact just getting into this stuff myself. But no matter what you do, your going to need a job, and use the $2500 to get yourself a car, this way you have a form of getting from place to place, say "Running your own business" any ways, i hear there are real-time stock market investment programs built in java. This way you can invest "virutal money" and see how you do, this way there is no risk, and they really run off of real stock quotes. Lastly I'd like to add that no matter what you do, make sure you go to college, im 21 and i jus started at devry, I am a Business Information Systems Major. Which is baiscally running/managing a business. My only whish was that I should have started straight out of high school. Trust me your gunna want to go party, sleep around do some drugs, drink and just have fun. I'll tell you right now it's not worth it. Now I am suffering for those choices that I made. Driving a beat up truck, while my friend a year younger then I is driving a Nissan 350Z because he got a good job right after college and he's only 20, cause he went to college right after highschool. Well good luck kid. Keep it up.
Most people who have $2500 make the mistake of trying to buy too many stocks or to look for stocks that are very "cheap". My recommendation is to put the money in one stock of a quality company and be patient. Hold for at least one year to avoid the capital gains tax. That's the way to maximize a small amount of capital.