How to start buying shares in the stock market?

Can I make money with the stock market by buying shares?

How do they work?

How do you lose and earn money in the stock market?

Also are there any other ways to make money off the stock market? I'm a kid so please explain everything (I've read other sites and I didn't get everything they wrote).

Public Comments

1. You need to be 18 to buy shares. Shares represent a companies value. When a company is earning more money, the value of the shares go up. If you buy a share at a low price, and then the company earns more money, the price of the share will go up as well and then you can sell the share back to the stock market for the new value of the share. Don't get yourself involved in the stock market until you are at least 16 or 17 and have a good idea of how business works.

2. Well if you are jsut getting started I would suggest using some kind of Trading Robot....This will do the work for you but still allow you to learn the ropes as you go. Atleast it will automaticall buy and sell for you to get the hang of it. And the best part is you can start with any amount. Its definietly worth looking into. www.ivytradingrobot.info

3. Easy.
Look in the real world.
Decode this lyrics " You'll see "
a0 Sure?
Why not?
Have try bottom fishing when the river runs dry?
Mostly at bottom fishing everyone is broke and tied up.
b) Start paying school fees and learn the lessons.
c )Like puffing, huffing in pulling heavy laden of concrete
blocks all the way to the top of the pyramid in Egypt.
When at the top we don't sell.
We are on winning streaks.
We want more.
And more.
Including taking the stock market home too in time.
When it slip downhill.
That's no problems.
We still retain our working capital.
When it start eating the working capital.
We say " Oh I see "
That's only a few cents off.
When working capital almost gone.
We say " Oh ! Oh " we are on the losing streak.
Too bad it's bad luck.
Try read as much about the system inside out then think about it.
No loss no gain?
Only time can tell whether it's winner or loser in time.
Luke 21.30-36
What do you think?

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with no risk at all,what if you dont need to work and just enjoy life
what if you can watch your wealth growing while you are having fun
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5. To trade shares in market is not that hard as you think.
I won't write copy on yahoo but any way you can read my articles about basic stock trade at my blog.

Hope it helps.
good luck in your invest

6. First, no you do not have to be 18 to buy stock. Just like anything else, you have to have money to buy stock. To get a brokerage (stock) account as a minor (person under 18) someone related to you must also be on the account. Just like a checking or saving account at the bank wants your mom or dad to be on the account.
The way you make money with stock is easy but it is also easy to loose all the money - plus fee and stuff that the brokerage account charges. When you buy stock in "old navy" stores, you are buying into the fact that you think "old navy" will make money. So you buy 100 shares of "old navy" for say 1.00 a share (not the real price, just keeping it easy) So, you have spent 100 dollars. Now, "old navy" says that they are coming our with new shoes, or a new pant that does something. and everyone gets excited, and the price of old navy goes UP. to 1.25, So for your 100. dollars, if you sold your stock, you get your 100 dollars back, and make 20 dollars more 0.25 X100. But, then old navy starts selling their "new shoes" and they are ugly. and nobody buy them, they don't sell, and the store looses money. and people say old navy is not doing good, and the price goes down. Now, your 100 dollars that you spent is worth 80 dollars, see, you sold lower then you bought, But, from that 80 dollars, the brokerage firm is also going to charge you to 1. Have the account. 2. Place the trade to BUY and SELL, and probably interest on the money. So, after they get their fees, then you get your money back, So, your 100 dollars is now about 65. Much less and there is not anything you can do about it. But, wait for the price to get better. Understand?

7. If you're a rookie in investing or stocks, go to

www.finance.yahoo.com.

Open up a portfolio without using real money. You can give yourself as much or as little money to try out the market. The stocks you want to focus on is consumer staples, consumer discretionary, and healthcare. These are DEFENSIVE stocks that will survive through good and bad times. Most of my positions are in these stocks. Some names include 3M, Procter & Gamble, Kimberly Clark, Exxon Mobil, Walmart, Costco. Everybody's got to eat and wipe their butts regardless of the state of economy. Many of these companies survived through the Great Depression.

That's the benefits. You can sleep at night knowing your money is doing well. There are NO guarantees that you won't lose money. It's just that these stocks are the best. They pay good dividends too.

Then once you're comfortable and test the waters of the market, you can finally put some real money in. Go to Scottrade.com. They're excellent for beginners.

If you're new to stocks, DON'T DAY TRADE. You'll a rookie in a world of professionals. I tried day-trading with Citigroup and AIG when they were a little bit over $1. I had some luck at first, making about $30 a day but I was way over my head. My luck didn't last long and I had to rethink my strategy.

Day trading involves A LOT of commissions to the broker. With all the commissions deducted from each trade, you'll be lucky if you only lose half your money.

I would just day trade using Yahoo! Finance. Open a stimulation account, give yourself $100 worth of fake money and play it in the stimulation format. You'll see what I mean by losing money every easily.

Good luck.

8. You dont have to be 18 to own stocks have your parents buy them for u and u pay less taxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you can day trade if u got the time to do the research first.
6 months of practice is a good amount of time.
I would recommend Charles Schwab they have great features.