GTA V Stock Market Guide — The $2 Billion Strategy
Lester's 5 assassination missions are the only way to make serious money in GTA V Story Mode. Done in the right order, with the right stocks, your $41.6M Big Score becomes $2 billion+ across all three characters. Use the calculator below to project your exact total.
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Critical Rule — Order Matters
Do Hotel Assassination first (it's forced early in the story). Do all other 4 missions after The Big Score so you can invest your maximum combined fortune. Reinvest between each mission.
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Story Mode Stock Market Calculator — $2B Playthrough
Enter your cash after The Big Score → see projected total after all 5 Lester missions
BUY SELL / Recovery
$ (per character × 3)
Projected Final Total
$—
1
The Hotel Assassination Do FIRST (early game)
▲ BET BAWSAQ
▼ BET BAWSAQ +80%
▲ BLNK LCN
▼ BLNK LCN +50%
Combined return:
+130%
Balance after: $—
Mission pay
$9,000
2
The Multi-Target Assassination After Big Score
▲ DEB LCN
▼ DEB LCN +80%
▲ RWC LCN
▼ RWC LCN +300%
Combined return:
+380%
Balance after: $—
Mission pay
$7,000
3
The Vice Assassination After Big Score
▲ FRT BAWSAQ
▼ FRT BAWSAQ +50%
▲ FAC BAWSAQ
▼ FAC BAWSAQ +33%
Combined return:
+83%
Balance after: $—
Mission pay
$7,000
4
The Bus Assassination After Big Score
▲ VAP BAWSAQ
▼ VAP BAWSAQ +100%
Combined return:
+100%
Balance after: $—
Mission pay
$5,000
5
The Construction Assassination After Big Score
▲ GCD LCN
▼ GCD LCN +80%
Combined return:
+80%
Balance after: $—
Mission pay
$7,000
Total projected (3 characters combined)
$—
Do Hotel early, rest after Big Score. Reinvest between each mission.
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Quick Reference — All 5 Missions
| # | Mission | Buy → Sell | Combined Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hotel Assassination | BET (BAWSAQ) → BET | +130% |
| 2 | The Multi-Target Assassination | DEB (LCN) → DEB | +380% |
| 3 | The Vice Assassination | FRT (BAWSAQ) → FRT | +83% |
| 4 | The Bus Assassination | VAP (BAWSAQ) → VAP | +100% |
| 5 | The Construction Assassination | GCD (LCN) → GCD | +80% |
Source: GTA Wiki · GTAForums community guides · LCN/BAWSAQ exchange data
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