| Online stock trading is exciting. It can be a fulfilling | | | | best stocks and also executes the trades for you. |
| hobby and a source of income. Many millionaires | | | | The other ones are discount brokers and they only |
| around the world have made their money by | | | | execute the trade for you but don't tell you which |
| investing in stocks. Stock investments can bring | | | | stock to buy or when to sell. |
| lucrative profits short term and long term. | | | | If you are more a speculator than an investor, you |
| Buying and selling stocks has become much easier | | | | usually go with a discount stock broker because the |
| today because of computers and the Internet. | | | | commissions per trade are much cheaper. And since |
| Today everybody can buy a fully equipped and | | | | you are trading more often than an investor this can |
| professional trading station for less than $2,000 and | | | | quickly add up. The average commissions for buying |
| be part of the global financial markets. While US | | | | stocks is about $5 to $10 per order. The execution |
| stock trading is most popular, you can trade stocks | | | | time of your order shouldn't be longer than 1 minute. |
| on international stock exchanges as well. | | | | There are different types of trading platforms. The |
| The fascination of online stock trading lies in the | | | | easy ones just offer basic order entry methods |
| immediate feedback of your trading strategy. Your | | | | which are sufficient for the average trader and |
| buy or (short) sell is executed almost immediately | | | | investor who places less than one trade a day. The |
| and you can see your profits and losses in real-time if | | | | more advanced ones offering highly sophisticated |
| you wish. You have everything at a glance, your | | | | ways of routing your order to different market |
| stock quotes, charts, indicators, fundamentals and | | | | places. The advantage of these trading platforms lies |
| news. Everything at your fingertips. | | | | in their execution speed but the handling requires |
| A private stock trader has almost the same level of | | | | some experience. Day traders who execute up to |
| information and execution possibilities as a | | | | hundreds of trades per day are using such direct |
| professional trader at the trading desk of a bank. | | | | access trading platforms. |
| The only difference is that the bank trader most | | | | No matter if you are an investor or day trader, the |
| likely has a much deeper pocket and probably direct | | | | stock markets offer thousands of possibilities every |
| access to the trading floor. Beside of that, access to | | | | day to make money. The US stock market alone is |
| information is equal. | | | | the home of thousands of different companies which |
| There are many online stock broker nowadays. | | | | have their shares listed with various stock exchanges. |
| Every broker is different. The main decision you must | | | | The shares are traded in real time every day for |
| make is whether you want to trade yourself or if | | | | more than 6 hours, pre- and post market trading not |
| you need advice from the broker. The last one is | | | | included. |
| called full service broker and helps you to find the | | | | |