How to Buy Chrysler Stock (5 Steps)

Establish an account with a stock brokerage company or an investment firm that has the ability to purchase American Depository Receipts (ADR), the American equivalent of foreign stocks. Deposit the required amount of funds into your account.
Determine the number of shares of Fiat stock you wish to purchase. Check the current price per share. Fiat stock trades on the Italian stock exchange of Fiat ADRs trade over-the-counter in the United States as Fiat SPA under the symbol FIATY.
Contact your investment broker and instruct him to enter a Buy order which may be At The Market or you may designate the price you wish to pay per share, which may be lower than the current market price.
Instruct your broker whether you wish to take possession of your stock certificates or if you wish to keep the stock in street name. Keeping the stock in street name provides more security in that you do not have to store your certificates and it makes it more convenient should you decide to sell your shares at a future date.
Continue to watch the major news outlets for breaking stories regarding Chrysler's emergence from bankruptcy. Eventually the U.S. Treasury will sell its stake in the company which may create an opportunity for individual investors to purchase shares. The company may also choose to become a public company again through an initial public offering, or Fiat may decide to spin the company off if it does not perform up to expectation, which may also present an opportunity for purchasing stock in Chrysler.

How to Obtain a Stock Certificate (3 Steps)

Ask your broker to get the stock certificate on your behalf. This is the easiest way to get a stock certificate. No matter what type of broker you have an account with--online broker or full-service broker--you can request a physical stock certificate at an additional fee. Check with your broker for details about the process as well as the fee you will have to pay.
Contact the company in which you own shares directly. If you purchased the shares directly from the company, then you can contact them for a physical stock certificate. If you cannot locate or contact the company directly, you may visit its state of incorporation for information.
Order the stock certificate through a transfer agent. Most companies that issue shares to the public have a transfer agent to handle the company's securities. You can find the name of the company's transfer agent in the company's annual report. You can visit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to get the annual report of any company listed on the stock exchange.

How to Read a Stock Quote (9 Steps)

Locate the abbreviated name of the company. The abbreviation usually appears in the third column ('Stock').
Look at the 52-week high ('Hi'). This is the highest price anyone has paid for the stock in the past year, and it appears in the first column.
Find the 52-week low ('Low'). This is the lowest price paid for the stock in the past year. The figure appears in the second column.
Note the ticker symbol. This symbol, used by the stock exchange to identify the company, appears in the fourth column.
Check the dividend and yield figures that appear in the fifth and sixth columns. 'Div' is the amount of cash that would be paid to shareholders yearly based on the most recent quarterly payment. 'Yld' is the cash dividend divided by the closing price of the stock.
Review the 'PE' figure that appears in the sixth column. The price-earnings ratio is calculated by dividing the closing price by earnings for the past four quarters combined. This provides a way to compare stock values.
Note the seventh column, 'Vol.,' which shows how many shares of the stock changed hands the previous business day.
Glance at the eighth and ninth columns, which show the highest ('Hi') price and the lowest ('Lo') price paid for the stock on that day.
Read the last two columns to find out the price at which the stock closed for the day ('Close') and the net change ('Net chg') from the day before.