Stock Markets Exposed
Stock Market?
How can I become active in the stock market!? How does the stock market work!?
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- You should be able to sign up an internet account through your bank (hook it up to your normal account). Then When you see some shares that you like, buy in. Try to get a portfolio of shares, and don't buy less than $3000 of shares at a time (since there is brokerage fees). Look at the graphs of shares you like, and buy when they look like they are just coming out of a low spot. Have fun.
- become active,that's the easy part,you can on line get an account and start trading,for yourself... lots of factors involved on how a market works. i suggest that you read up on it..,preferable diff rent viewpoints on the matter..,so you at least have an idea how prizes are set,and stuff.. something to get you started.. http://money.howstuffworks.com/stock.htm and my golden rule = never invest in stock you don't know..
- If you're a newbie, buy blue chip shares. It's a good place to start, coz they won't let you down. Or if they do, they take everyone else down with them so you won't be alone! If you want shares for income generation, i suggest you look at things like trusts, where they pay distributions about 4 times a year. They generally will appreciate, though it usually takes a while :D If you want a cheap quick (unguaranteed) fix, speculative shares! This means el-cheapo mining shares where they haven't actually found anything yet, but when they do... ka-blam-mo! These cost peanuts, and usually come up with nothing, but it's somewhere to chuck any spare dosh you might have :) Oh, one more thing - if you expect the bank interest rate to rise in your country anytime soon... don't jump into the market. USUALLY there's an inverse relationship between interest rates and the stock market performance.
- Congratulations on getting started. It’ll help you more than you know! How to invest depends on what you already know. We'll assume that you're beginning. A good primer is How to Make Money in Stocks by William O'Neil. You can get it cheap just about anywhere. It’s widely available new or used. Another good one is one of Jim Cramer's books. But books will only get you so far. At some point, you'll also want to get at least a little training. There are some great education companies if you want to make the investment. Investools.com or optionetics.com are both very good companies as is tmitchell.com For free, you can start by visiting thestreet.com. That'll get you a pretty good primer so at least you'll understand what the markets are and what a stock is, etc. If you get a chance, watch Mad Money on CNBC. Don't trade any of his picks. Just use the show to get you to understand some basics and get a feel for the market itself. Next, subscribe to something like investorsbusiness daily or something like that that can help you identify good stocks. Do a quick search (at the top of the page) on ROTH IRAs. You’ll want to put some money in there. Once you understand stocks, go to 888options.com. It's a website that'll help you understand options (what they do, how they work, etc). You don't need to trade them, but the more you know, the more you'll see how options can really be the safest way to invest (once you're educated). As you get more advanced, you might want a technical analysis book like Murphy's Visual Investor or A Technical Analysis Course by Meyer. If it's discipline (which is crucial to successful trading), probably Trading in the Zone by Mark Douglas or Mastering the Trade by John Carter I know that’s a LOT to absorb. Just take it one step at a time for now. Start slow, then as you figure things out, move out of mutual funds into ETFs and/or stocks. Congrats again on getting started. If you have any questions, please let me know. Hope this helps!
