I want to buy some on-line stocks. How do I set-up an account?
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go to Schwab.com or Fidelity.com or Ameritrade.com or Scottrade.com\n\nfollow directions, send them money... very easy to do
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You can visit http://www.icicidirect.com. There is one link "Open a New Account". Click on it and fill up the form. The executive will come to your home. You can ask as many questions as you wish about demat and stocks. I have my demat account with them.
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3 ways. 1 you might write to yahoo and buy direct from the company. 2 you could hire a broker to buy your stock.  3 open up an account with e-trade or someone like that.
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in order to open up an account? Look at Scottrade if you want to do your own online trading. It also has a comparison page of different brokerages including starting funds.
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Just go on line and in the search engine put in"buy stocks".\nOr I use  WWW.TDwaterhouse. They only charge $9.99/transaction.
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Set up an account with an online trader, send them money to invest and once the receive, start buying shares.
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You can go to the company's home page and find out if they have direct investing options.  You see some companies allow you to buy stock directly through them McDonalds is one such company.  Buying common stock this way allows you to save money on brokerage fees.  Some companies sell for a small fee for 1 or two dollars and others for free. \n\nYou can also talk to a financial advisor.  Your local bank is a good place to start.  You can also find a financial advisor the American Express.  You can also open an account with one of the online trading companies.  However, research these carefully/.  I also suggest setting up a special bank account if you are going to do this.  This will prevent someone from using you online account to completely wipe out your savings.  \n\nOne last thing remember the market is an extremely volatile and you need to research any company prior to investing in it.  And any investment you make may bring larger rewards are extremely large disapointments.\n\nGood Luck!
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There are sites such as sharebuilder.com that have very low commissions but they execute your order in a non-timely fashion.  It's a decent way to get started investing.
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you can get an account with etrade or ameritrade\n\nmin number is one share
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If you have some money and you buy several per month, use Interactive Brokers.  Their commission is $1 per trade.  If you don't do about 8 trades per month, though, you get hit with low activity fees.  You could buy several in one month and then transfer the stocks to a discount brokerage that doesn't charge inactivity fees.\n\nIf you don't have much money, some companies will sell to individuals, but watch out for fees.  Check the investor relations tabs on their Web sites. \n\nA last resort is sharebuilder.com.  They won't buy even shares and it's expensive to sell, but it's cheap to buy there.
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Go with scottrade. I have an account and you can't beat $7/trade. They also have offices all over the US.\n\nSharebuilder charges about $15.95 for real time trades. They also have a program where you can "dollar cost" average into a stock. Say you want to invest $50/month into Apple, $25/month into ebay, and $10/month into Starbucks. It'll cost you $4/month/"automatic transaction". You can also subscribe to their package deals where they give you 20 automatic transactions for $20. 6 trades/month for $12. The trick though is..you have to invest the same day every month and they execute the trade. You have no control over when (morning/afternoon or time). This is fine if you want to accumulate stock.\n\nI do like eTrade for their interface but their trades are $15 unless you do X trades a month and the price goes down...but for a small investor, it's cheaper to go with the $7 trades at Scottrade
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From an on line broker such as Ameritrade.com or Scotrade.
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In a LOT of ways, it is easier to open an account with an online broker.\n\nI've had Scottrade (scottrade.com) for several years.  They are quick, cheap, honest and the trading is fast.  I think you need a minimum account balance of $500 or so, though.
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Open accounts through the various funds you want to purchase. You often avoid higher minimum purchase amounts and purchase/sales fees, as well as overall account fees.\n\nI own funds directly through Dodge & Cox, Oakmark, Ariel, Buffalo, Robeco (Boston Partners), and Meridian. My experiences with those companies has been far superior to my experiences with Scott Trade and Schwab (although Robeco is getting on my nerves).
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Almost all brokers offer a US dealing facility.  You will pay a little more than for UK trades and they will also ask you to sign a W8-BEN form before accepting any US orders.  That is a tax declaration required by the US authorities.  Once you're set up you can buy and sell online, just like you do with UK shares.\n\nIf you want really cheap trading you can open a US dollar account with a US broker.  I use TD Ameritrade, they have have always been excellent and I can buy and sell US shares at $9.99 per trade (about £6 per trade).  They have a special site for UK based investors.
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Since you in west africa that might be very very hard for you to invest. Most companies allow you to sign up online, I use Sogoinvest.com but you'll have to look at a company that does this in your country. I'm sure theres one company that does it.
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You can do that.  When you buy stocks from a broker, the certificates can either be held "in house", or they can be sent to you on your request.