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Learn · Share trading · 6 modules
Share trading, from the first trade to the fees.
6 short modules, 3 to 4 minutes each
Basics
If you’ve never bought a share- How buying a share worksWhat a share is, how many your money buys, and when the trade is finished.3 minutes · 3 pages and a questionStart
- What a trade costsThe fee a broker charges each time you buy or sell, and how it changes with the size of the trade.4 minutes · 3 pages and a questionStart
- Who holds your sharesShares registered in your own name, or held for you by the broker, and what changes between the two.3 minutes · 2 pages and a questionStart
Going further
Once you know what a trade costs- Buying US sharesThe fee for changing your dollars into US dollars, and why it can cost more than the trade itself.3 minutes · 3 pages and a questionStart
- Fees beyond the tradeAccount fees, moving your shares to another broker, and what a year of trades adds up to.3 minutes · 2 pages and a questionStart
- Reading a real brokerThree real brokers, each showing one thing the modules before taught.3 minutes · 3 pagesStart