How would I buy shares in Apple inc. (AAPL) & Google (GOOG)?

Question

UK

Answer 1

In America, you can either go to large brokerage firms and have an agent bought the shares for you. (Since you already know the two companies' stock symbol, it should be easy)

Or you can use the internet and go to on line brokerage firms and buy stock with your computer on line. (I did that myself) You have to mail or wire the money to them before you can do this.

One thing though, even though on line stock buy is cheaper, but their 800 customer service clerks don't offer any advice. (not that the advices from big brokerage firms are any better)

Also sometimes if you ask them on how to input the on line stock buy forms correctly, they give you the wrong answers! So you have to be very careful in the beginning if you want to buy stock on line yourself.

Best way is find somebody already know how to buy on line and learn from them before you buy. P.S. Google and yahoo stocks are very volatile. Yahoo, for example, within the last one year, it went up 100 percent, then after that lost 70% of it value. All Internet stocks are like that, I think.

Be careful and good luck.

Answer 2

Open a brokerage account. Put money in the account. Place an order.

For example, you could open an account with Scottrade, or Etrade.

If you are saying you are in the UK, I suppose that might be a bit more complicated. But I'm sure there is a broker somewhere in London that can buy shares on the Nasdaq or something called depositary shares of those stocks in England for you.

Answer 3

Apple. Apple has plenty floor to conceal. In some years, Apple will probably boost to conceal the sectors Google at present has administration of. that's a continuing stream of opposition, and apple is doing appropriate pondering how long its been around. Its clientele love its products, and the traders seem useful interior the inventory. plenty room to enhance and lots money to do it with. For apple to no longer boost would be silly. I assume apple making a circulate into the gaming sector in 2011 or 2012. have you ever been to an apple shop recently? Even interior the down financial device, apples shops are packed. client loyalty/self belief is throughout the roof.

Answer 4

Online Stock Trades are just $7 (including limit orders).
http://www.scottrade.com/

Answer 5

Try a website like http://sharebuilder.com or http://etrade.com.

You will have to fund your investment account from a bank--not sure how foreign banks work in that way. But from there, you can buy and sell stocks on NYSE or NASDAQ.

Answer 6

Open a brokerage account at TD Waterhouse.

Answer 7

Great point, I'd like to know more as well

Answer 8

Good question, I was wondering the same thing myself