1. Open an account with an online brokerage firm. Since there are many to choose from, you may want to do some research to see which ones are the best. You will want to go based on their feeds as well as things like what minimums they have and customer ratings.
2. The next thing you want to do, after you have deposited money into your account, is to find the stocks you want to buy. You will want to do research on the company depending on what your trading style is. Avoid trading stockings from hot tips.
3. Once you know what you want to buy, simply pick the amount of shares you want to get and execute the order. Selling shares is the same thing. You will want to follow the instructions on your brokerage’s site.