How to buy and sell shares?

Question

I am interested in buying shares.. but i have NO IDEA about shares and where to start. How much money do you need? and how do you make money? Thanks heaps

Answer 1

Just don't. Trading shares is extremely risky and best left to professionals. Who incidentally cannot "beat the market" themselves, as proven time and again by countless analysis. If you want exposure to the market, buy an ETF. AT least you will have spread the risk among many different stocks.

Answer 2

You can get plenty of free information from your local bank and brokerage companies.  You'll also find lots of good advice right here on Yahoo Finance.  You can get a great education by reading and studying before you invest one dime.  After you've done your research, consider trading with a reputable online company, like Scottrade, that offers plenty of advice and low fees (currently $7 a trade).

Answer 3

i am ready to guide u but can't say it in one or two words if u r interested please mail me

Answer 4

It's best to talk to a professional about it, but not until you've read free info about stocks. However, right now, with all these different stocks going down in value, it's a perfect time to make money, using the advanced stock strategy called options. http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Opti... is where you could find this options book.  I read it myself, and it made options easy to understand. Also, sharebuilder.com gives a brief understanding about investing.

Even if you don't learn about options now, you should at least a year from now. A lot of people make a living just trading stocks using options strategies. Also, when the stock market is going down or crashes, a lot of people become rich just by using options strategies.