What are the stocks?
Stocks are units (or shares) of ownership of a company – commonly called “equities”
While both private and public corporations have shares, only shares of publicly listed companies can be bought and sold on the open market.
Once you buy stocks, you become a stockholder and own “part” of the company
How do you earn stocks?
Capital Appreciation
Increase in market value of stocks
Cash Dividends
Money distributed to stockholds
How to Start?
Before you start trading stocks, below are some key questions you need to answer.
Investment Capacity
How much do you plan to invest?
Investing more money means that you can potentially earn more. However, It also increases your potential loss.
Investment Goals
Why are you investing?
Is it to increase your cash flow, preserve your capital or make fast profits?
Knowing your investment goals is important when building and managing your portfolio so you can make it work for you and your goals.
Investment Horizon
How long do you plan to hold the stock before selling it?
Knowing how long you’ll keep invested will help you determine how to build your portfolio. Short-term trading tends to be riskier as you have any losses. Incurred. Long-term investors can afford to invest in riskier assets as they have more time to ride out any market volatility.
Risk Apetite
How much risk are you writing to take?
Understanding your risk tolerance is crucial in stock trading and investing. If you take on greater risk than you are able and writing to take, you may make investing or trading decisions that can end in big losses -such as selling at the wrong time due to panic.
Open an account to start your trading journey
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