Comments on: How to Buy and Sell Shares on the Stock Market

By: Investor X

Investor X — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:31:44 +0000

I’ve heard that one of the indexes (TSX?) provided a return of 10% over the past 50 years or so. How would that figure have been determined? Does that take dividends paid and reinvested or is it just a stock value without any earnings paid out?

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:01:46 +0000

Thanks MDJ for explaining in a short article what has puzzled me for a week! Questrade should pay you to post the article!

Just created my first self-directed account (a TFSA). Very excited, trying to stay rational.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:35:19 +0000

Hello,

Would anyone know which symbol i can use to buy gold and silver commodity?

Thanks,

Paul

By: Investing 101

Investing 101 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:10:34 +0000

I like the step by step approach. To paraphrase a famous commercial, “so easy, a caveman could do it” :-)

@ Masood: As a beginner, you should go with the simple technique of investing a set amount at specific intervals (say, every paycheck or every other paycheck). This is known as dollar cost averaging and is very effective as an investment technique. You haven’t asked what to invest in, but again, as a beginner, you should definitely look into index funds.

By: MASOOD

MASOOD — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:49:35 +0000

But one thing i wanted to know there is no such information that how much amount i can invest or in other words is there a min. or max. amount for the investment.
As thats my first experience

Thanks

By: FrugalTrader

FrugalTrader — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:55:44 +0000

Paul,

A GTC order usually does not affect your buying power and there should be no fee for cancelling the trade. However, you might want to double check with Questrade.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:46:49 +0000

Hi guys,

Quick question. I had placed a GTC limit trade with Quest, but my price never hit. And the trade is still pending.Does it effect my buying power on other shares as it is accepted by quest. Also would there be any cost in cancelling the trade? I have two pending trade, one for call option and other for stock.

Thanks!

By: luton

luton — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:43:21 +0000

Thanks for the buy/sell shares basics.
Concerning “Quantity – the number of shares to buy or sell” — Is there a minimum on the number of shares to buy/sell for each trade? Can I just buy one share?

By: Compare UK Share Brokers

Compare UK Share Brokers — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:11:09 +0000

Great post but I'd like to highlight that stock trading may be a bit different depending on the country and tax laws. Thus in the UK you can trade stocks through financial spread betting, CFDs and share dealing brokers. Whereas in the states financial spread betting is not allowed, thus you have to be carefull with choosing your broker and what you want to trade.

By: nariv

nariv — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:44:49 +0000

can i show my stock loss during the year 2008 as a my bussiness loss in year 2008 tax year. i am really confused about it

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:47:14 +0000

People interested in DRIP investing might start at the website -cdndrips.googlepages.com/home.
It’s a nice primer on the subject with many links to other pages.

By: DAvid

DAvid — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:02:35 +0000

There are a number of companies in Canada who offer a share purchase plan. For instance, Fortis Inc offers a share purchase plan to interested parties in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as PEI, as well as a DRIP and Share purchase plan to shareholders. In the case of Fortis, they will allow one to invest up to $20,000 annually though these programs in addittion to any dividends reinvested. DAvid

By: FrugalTrader

FrugalTrader — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:43:05 +0000

Ky, some companies will allow this and it’s called DRIP. The companies that do offer DRIP sometimes offer a discount/share to purchase this way.

By: Ky

Ky — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:43:13 +0000

I’ve done a little research online and have no clue how the stock market works, I did stumble across a site (american) that talked about direct stock purchases from the company to decrease the amount of money your paying a brokerage, can you do this in canada?

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:40:57 +0000

Thanks for the basics. I’ve been wanting to test the waters and this post gives me a little more info on how to get started. I’ve been following and researching a few stocks and wondered how hard it would be to take action. I now feel more comfortable logging on to an online discount brokerage.

By: Writer's Coin

Writer's Coin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:14:39 +0000

Nice primer on getting started. This stuff kind of gets lost in the mix sometimes when people write to beginners. They say, “OK, now go out and buy stocks!” But no one tells them the details. Well done.

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:39:47 +0000

Now that I know how to create a stock account, what stocks should I be buying? :-)
Or should I start with index ETF’s if my account is less thant $15K?

By: Tax Resource

Tax Resource — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:20:02 +0000

Simple enough and I am a believer in taking control over your life. But knowing what to buy is just as important as making the purchase itself. It’s like making any purchase, you can’t buy on impulse. There is a lot of junk in the financial markets and throwing your hard earned dollars into those stock is like buying a car simply because it has a cup holder regardless of the price.

I would have added a point between 2 and 3 that covered the all important topic of research.

Just my ten cents.

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