David
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I think 100. |
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Uncle John
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Yup - one.
Might not be cost effective or sensible, but you can buy one share |
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Wes
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The minimum is one share.
Keep in mind that your broker may charge you more if you don't trade in round lots (100 shares).
Also, the New York Stock Exchange will charge you an extra 12.5 cents per share (added to the purchase price or deducted from the selling price) if you don't trade in round lots.
Sharebuilder allows you to buy fractional shares, for extra fees, of course.
Note that the round lot for Berkshire Hathaway Class A Shares (NYSE:BRK-A) is 10 shares, since each share is worth $105,000. |
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Chef Frisbee
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Depends on the broker if using a service.
If you buy from a start-up, the company itself may decide to have a minimum shares to invest with them. |
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Chris
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Yes one. Buying 100 is referred to as a round lot as is multiples of 100 anything else is an odd lot so feel free to buy just one. |
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Adam J
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One--I own only one share of a particular stock (of course it costs about $3500/share.)
Note that there are only a couple of stocks where buying just one share could be cost effective. |
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sheshu
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one is the min in indian stock market, but be careful about the brokerage u pay |
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wineguy_4647
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In theory, you only need to buy 1. Your broker have may have other rules.
If you are buying shares in an IPO (Initial Public Offering) there are frequently higher limits there. |
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shiprepairwoman
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One share but the commissions are too high to make sense to do that.
If you have a discount broker and don't mind the price a single share of stock makes an excellent gift for a child. I hear Disney stock is pretty so they could take the share and frame it then when vacationing tell everyone they are their boss because they own the company. A share of MCD might make lunch more fun for them too and then they would have something to watch in the stock market reports. |
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Robert G
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Absolutely not. But buying few shares is less effecient. I have a ScottTrade acct and I get charged $7 a trade wther I buy 5 or 500 shares.
My portfolio which is approx $3,000 consists of few of some stocks (10 of this, 19 of that and 50 of another) |
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Jim H
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Depends on the broker.
Sharebuilder (www.sharebuilder.com) has an interesting program that allows you to allocate a fixed amount to invest. Once a week, they pool all the investors purchase orders, buy the appropriate amount of stock, and then distribute that pooled order appropriately to everyone's accounts. That system actually allows you to purchase fractional amounts.
In a traditional broker arrangement, you'd need to buy at least one share. (And, in the case of Berkshire Hathaway "A" stock, which goes for over $107,000 per share, you'd probably only want to purchase one share!) |
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kool_feet
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DO research and you will find out! |
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sarasvah
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It depends on the company..... It's usually 1000 shares minimum. |
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