I want to start investing in stocks, i need some help.?

i want to start investing in stocks. it won't be anything major, just a hundred dollars or so.

can someone tell me about a website i can use, i was thinking etrade, but im open for suggestions. also i would like to know how it works: how much is the registration fee, how much is fee per trade, how many im allowed to do, ... all that stuff.
thanks

E-trade or Ameritrade are fine to use, but if you only have a couple hundred dollars, I would not recommend investing in stocks. There is a commission involved for every transaction (buying or selling) that can eat into any profit that you might have.

If you invested $500, with a $10 commission for buying and selling, you would need to sell the stock at $520 (a 4% gain) just to break even. It is going to be hard to make money that way.

If you only have a small amount of money, I would suggest a CD or a high interest savings account (some get up to 5% annually).

Very good question. Why? Because you need to know the rules, like any game, of investment. The best place to find the answers to your questions (and more) is the website of the brokers you are going to use (or phone them)
Have a look at an article on my website to see how you can go wrong (lose money) by not learning the rules. And I am a professional. http://www.shareworld.co.uk/diary.htm

Before any one jumps in and tries to buy stock, they must first decide if they are going to be a trader or an investor. (A trader is very short term holder of a stock вЂ“ 1 minute to 3 months, an investor is a 6 months and beyond holder). Decide on how much capital you have available for investing/trading and how much of that are in going to spend. (You should never spend 100% of you investing/trading capital on a particular stock. Decide what industry in want. Look for good trades/investments in that industry and move with caution.
If you want to trade, NEVER NEVER, go into a trade without knowing where (or when) you are getting out of it. If youвЂ™re an investor, look for good company fundamental.

Start your life in the investment world by educating yourself. The first investment you should make is in yourself and the best investment you can make is in education.

Start your investing/trading education by learning why you should invest, and the importance of being able to make your own decisions. See how the pros have done it. Start by reading, What Works on Wall Street by James O'Shaunessey, Beating the Street and One Up on Wall Street both by Peter Lynch, The Warren Buffett Way by Robert Hagstrom, Trading For A Living by Alexander Elder вЂ“ вЂњHow to Make Money in StocksвЂќ by William OвЂ™Neil and The Disciplined Trader by Mark Douglas.

Get into the habit of making daily visits to some websites like MSN Money and Yahoo Finance. While at MSN read the Commentaries by Jim Jubak, Jon Markman, Harry Domash, and Liz Pullman Weston. Following the strategy lab analysts to get a feel for what the proвЂ™s are doing and why. This site has some basic information for beginners. If any site offers free information, take it.
Other website that can provide instructions and help with procedures and terminology are Investopedia.com, Stock Charts.com, and 1source4stocks.com
Visit some of the more professional websites like Zacks.com, Smart Money, Schaeffers.com, Trading Trend, Trading Markets, these website will have advertisers who are worth looking into also. And remember, if they offer free information, get it.

Attend all the free seminars you can, just be careful and donвЂ™t get pressured into anything you really donвЂ™t want or need. Most schools offer courses in finance and economics, but very few will have courses on the mechanics of the investment markets, if they do try taking the course. You may want to consider on-line courses, the New York Institute of Finance use to have such courses. Try to get some fee information from the stocks exchanges they all have (had) free booklets, SIAC and some of the regulators (NASD SEC MSRB CBOE) may provide some free literature.

What do you need to go into the market?
1 - A written sound trading/investment plan with rules that will not only help you but more importantly protect you, mostly from yourself.
2 - Sufficient trading/investment capital. Use your own money, thereвЂ™s no need to go into debt so that you trade/invest.
3 - A written money management program in place. Remember never invest 100% of your capital into any one security.

You at least have made the right decision to start investing, this is the first big step and it wonвЂ™t be your last. Keep taking those steps forward and along the way never take the advice from people that are not in the market or try to tell you not to invest. Good luck on your journey

You don't have enough money to invest in individual stocks and be adequately diversified. So you should invest in a stock mutual fund. You also do not have enough money to invest in most mutual funds as most have minimum starting balances of $1,000 or $2,500. If you can commit $50 per month most waive the minimum if you sign up for systematic investing. If you do that, I would suggest T. Rowe Price. www.troweprice.com

Why not just go to www.etrade.com? Also, you'll need more than $100.

For a list of good stocks to invest go to http://www.goldenbullstocks.com

With most of these online websites like etrade you will need at least a few thousand to start

Put your money in a savings account until you have $3000.

In the mean time read a lot and learn as much as possible. In the mean time, read

Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel by Benjamin Graham and Jason Zweig

A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing by Burton G. Malkiel

I will list a source that may help you.

A good beginning investment is a DRIP Plan.

They are seldom recommended by brokers due to the low rate of commissions received. However, these
reinvestment plans can be very powerful long-term investments. Studies have shown that DRIP's are one of
the best strategies on Wall Street.

They are inexpensive and easy to start. New investors to the stock market should definitely consider a DRIP Plan.

Companies like Toyota, Royal Canadian Bank, Sony, Bank of America, General Electric and many other Blue Chip
Stocks can be purchased through your DRIP Plan, with as little as 1 share in most cases.

These long-term plans are great for beginners as well as veterans. Check them out.

Best of Luck

In the stock market its always possible to watch certain stocks go up between 30% and 80% within a few hours or days. And even when you can see stock traders that make $5000 on a single trade, it is also not unusual to see beginner investors lose a great deal of money because of a series of unwise decisions.

The problem is that if you don't know how to choose among stocks & how to properly approach them you could end up wasting good money instead of increasing your profits.

You can't just trade stocks like if you where gambling in Vegas.

The rules and the opportunities are the same for everyone, so either you are going to make money when you pick a stock and make a trade or you are simply going to lose it in favor of the more seasoned ones.

The are a lot of books on the subject that pretend to help you, however many of them where written 5 or 8 years ago and that kind of makes them obsolete in this constantly changing field.

To become a profitable stock trader your winning trades have to overcome your loser ones in terms of dollars and cents.

Successful traders know how to adapt to different market environments and choose among the best trading opportunities by applying effective trading strategies.

Just always keep in mind that a good strategy is simple and practical. Complicated stock systems will always make you slow in your decision making process or confuse you from the start.

Fortunately some websites on the internet can show you how to use effective and proven stock trading strategies. One of those sites that can show you how to take advantage of hot stocks using simple to understand and apply momentum trading strategies is http://www.momentumstockpick.com

You don't necessarily have to trade hot stocks all the time. But you can learn how to take advantage of them when you encounter the best opportunities.

In the end, stock trading is all about buying and selling according to your specific knowledge FILTER.

Once you master and follow your proven filter parameters like a clock, you can expect to start making serious amounts of cash on a consistent basis.

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