How do you buy shares ?
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You have to open an account first.
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Check out the nasdaq website. Look up that company, find out how much one share of stock is selling for. Then find out the number of available shares. Then multiply the two. That's your answer.\n\nThat doesn't mean you could buy the company for that figure, but that will answer your question.
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Some brokage companies (for example, Etrade) offer customers the access to some IPOs. You can open an account at Etrade and then make the request to buy the IPOs that Etrade has access to. Etrade lists these upcoming IPOs in its IPO center. Good luck!
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First of all you must open a DEMAT Account either with a Bank or with a Broker.\nThen start applying in IPOs till you get some good knowledge of how share market actually works (very soon you will learn that share market doesn't work much on fundamentals but on speculation).\nAnd start buying shares of blue chip companies only, as the mid caps and small caps are more volatile, and entering market without knowledge can be highly dangerous and risky.
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If you want to save some real money, contact the Investors page of every company you are interested in investing.  Many companies today have what is called a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP or DRiP).  Moreover, many ALSO have a a "Direct Purchase Plan" through which you can purchase your very first share of stock, completely circumventing the need for a brokerage account.  The fees are much lower e.g. $1 per DRP trade instead of $19.99 a trade at Etrade. \n\nSimply buy stocks of companies you do business with.  I've involved myself in the employee stock purchase plan of every company I've worked for and invested in many others that have DRPs.\n\nExamples: Bank America, McDonald's, Merck, Pepsico, Proctor & Gamble, Regions Financial, Scana Corp, Outback steakhouse, etc.
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There's a reason these companies are trading on Pink Sheets. Invest in something that will actually make money (i.e. a company that has a future). $1,000 will buy you a decent number of shares in a reputable company.
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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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get a share appl9ication foem, fill it up and send your cheque as instructed along with it. If you are no alloted anything you will get a cheque back eventually. This is the old method.\n\nHeard about a Demat account? Ask your banker about it. With one buying shares is as easy as ordering flowers over the net.
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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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Buy shares in different public companies
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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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You can probably buy a stock through a broker like Scottrade and then have them issue the certificate directly to you. The purchase transaction will cost $8, and the certificate about $30. Assuming the stock you chose sells for less than about $60, you should come un under your limit. If you've purchased a company that offers the DRIP program, you should have access to it then.\n\nOn the other hand, Sharebuilder.com may be your best option.  It allows you to buy in to companies just like you would with a DRIP, but it will only cost you $4 each time you buy.
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Only one way to make your money go farther:  BORROW.\n\nOptions:  These are contracts that you buy which, if they meet a certain criteria, allow you to purchase shares at a set price at a set time.  For instance, a contract to buy 100 google shares at $225 on April 1st.  YOu might pay $70 for this contract (at least).\n\nOn April 1st, you have to buy the google shares.  If they are worth more than the $70 price in your contract, you gain 100 shares times the difference.  BUT>...  if they are worth less, you have lost the difference.\n\nI recommend you check out www.motleyfool.com or other investing sites.  When in doubt, check with a professional.\n\nAlso, online stock challenges are a good way to hone your skills and strategies without risk.  JUst write "stock challenge" into any search engine.  GOOD LUCK!
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First you need to own it.  If you physically have stock certificates that you want to sell, you first need to set up an account with a brokerage.  For example I use WWW.AMERITRADE.COM.  Once you have the account set up you will need to mail the certificate to them.  Once the account is set up give them a call and they can walk you though it.
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You can trade shares online.\nA popular format for online investors is FOREX trading (foreign exchange) .. it takes a few weeks to learn but you can make big bucks. however you can lose out as well.
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Open an account with brokerage company, and buy all the shares you like.
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There are various methods of buying and financing stocks. The most common means is through a stock broker. Whether they are a full service or discount broker, they are all doing one thing—arranging the transfer of stock from a seller to a buyer. Most of the trades are actually done through brokers listed with a stock exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange.\n\nThere are many different stock brokers from which to choose such as full service brokers or discount brokers. The full service brokers usually charge more per trade, but give investment advice or more personal service; the discount brokers offer little or no investment advice but charge less for trades. Another type of broker would be a bank or credit union that may have a deal set up with either a full service or discount broker.\n\nThere are other ways of buying stock besides through a broker. One way is directly from the company itself. If at least one share is owned, most companies will allow the purchase of shares directly from the company through their investor's relations departments. However, the initial share of stock in the company will have to be obtained through a regular stock broker. Another way to buy stock in companies is through Direct Public Offerings which are usually sold by the company itself. A direct public offering is an initial public offering in which the stock is purchased directly from the company, usually without the aid of brokers.\n\nWhen it comes to financing a purchase of stocks there are two ways: purchasing stock with money that is currently in the buyers ownership or by buying stock on margin. Buying stock on margin means buying stock with money borrowed against the stocks in the same account. These stocks, or collateral, guarantee that the buyer can repay the loan; otherwise, the stockbroker has the right to sell the stocks (collateral) to repay the borrowed money. He can sell if the share price drops below the margin requirement, at least 50 percent of the value of the stocks in the account. Buying on margin works the same way as borrowing money to buy a car or a house using the car or house as collateral. Moreover, borrowing is not free; the broker usually charges 8-10 percent interest.