Do we have to buy stock through stock brokers?

Right now I want to buy apple stock or IBM stock. Anyone knows the official website of apple stock? How can I buy their stock without paying commission? I can watch the stock flow and trade every day but just need help how to get register and buy. Thanks so much.

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1. just buy directly from the firm.

2. Generally you can't buy stock directly from a company. You have to buy through a broker. Once you own stock some companies have direct purchase or dividend reinvestment plans that lets you buy additional stock without going through a broker. You generally have to make the commitment to invest a particular minimum amount to participate though and can't trade quickly or in response to market movements. For information on the stock of any publicly traded company you can go to the company's corporate website and look for something usually called Investor Relations. That will give you their financial statements, tell you about the company and what investing options are available. You won't be able to buy stock directly from Apple, though. They don't have a direct purchase or dividend reinvestment plan. IBM does if you already own IBM stock. You'll have to go through a broker to make your first purchase and then hold the shares in your own name to buy more without a commission. Check out the links below.

There are lots of companies, that let you do self directed trading for a small fee, like eTrade, Charles Schwab, and others. They usually have a small flat rate fee for trades and you have to do your own research, which also means you aren't getting advice and have to take your own risk. Some have minimum amounts you need to invest to start an account but if you are thinking of buying Apple stock, unless you are thinking of buying just a couple of shares you'll be investing that much in any case.

Before you buy any stocks you should really educate yourself thoroughly on how the stock markets work and how to invest wisely. There's lots of people who see stocks go up and down and think they can make lots of $$ trading. However, if it were so easy, all of us would be rich. Stocks are a great way to invest for the future, though, if you are careful and don't get too risky. Be sure you don't invest money you don't have or that you can't afford to lose!

Yahoo has a great Financial section where you can set up a pretend portfolio and see if you would be successful making trades in companies you are interested in.

Good luck!

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