Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA) shares are trading higher on Friday, reflecting a broader uptick in crypto-linked stocks driven by a significant rise in Bitcoin (BTC/USD) prices to $66,000.

What To Know: Trading activity has been robust, with session volume hitting 46.044 million shares, just shy of the average 48.016 million shares traded over the past 100 days. The stock is also trading above its 50-day moving average of $20.39.

What Else: Marathon is scheduled to release its second-quarter earnings for the fiscal year on August 1 2024, after market close. Analysts are anticipating a loss per share of 14 cents, with estimated revenue at $157.84 million.

How To Buy MARA Stock?

Buying shares is typically done through a brokerage account. You can find a list of possible trading platforms here. Many will allow you to buy 'fractional shares,' which allows you to own portions of stock without buying an entire share. For example, some stock, like Berkshire Hathaway, or Amazon.com, can cost thousands of dollars to own just one share. However, if you only want to invest a fraction of that, brokerages will allow you to do so.

In the the case of Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA), which is trading at $25.09 as of publishing time, $100 would buy you 3.99 shares of stock.

If you're looking to bet against a company, the process is more complex. You'll need access to an options trading platform, or a broker who will allow you to 'go short' a share of stock by lending you the shares to sell. The process of shorting a stock can be found at this resource. Otherwise, if your broker allows you to trade options, you can either buy a put option, or sell a call option at a strike price above where shares are currently trading – either way it allows you to profit off of the share price decline.

MARA Price Action: Marathon shares were up by 4.36% at $24.68 according to Benzinga Pro.

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