Stocks 15 year old?

Question

can anyone explain to me what stocks are and how they work?

am i allowed to invest in one as a 15 year old and how?

Answer 1

a share of stock represents an ownership interest in a company.  the stock will increase/decrease in value as the company does.

you can buy stock at any age through a broker (Scottrade, E-Trade, etc.).

Answer 2

The best way for you to start investing would be through your parents brokerage. For more information on stocks in general you could read through http://www.marketstock.net

Answer 3

First - What? gave you bad information, in the United States you must be 18 to open a brokerage account.  But one of you parents can open a custodian account for you

Here are some websites that may help you get started

http://www.brokerage101.com/

http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp

http://finance.yahoo.com/

http://www.investors.com/?tn=top

http://investorshub.advfn.com/default.as...

http://www.thestreet.com

http://www.1source4stocks.com/

http://www.decisionpoint.com/TAcourse/TA...

http://stockcharts.com/

http://www.grahaminvestor.com/

http://www.thestreet.com/

http://www.morningstar.com/

http://www.dividenddetective.com/

Good luck study hard and don't let anyone ever tell you not to invest.