Stock

Open a stock trading brokerage account if you do not already have one. You can do this online, over the phone or by mail. Know your risk tol...

Decide how you wish to access and control your stock investments. Large financial institutions and banks (e.g. the Royal Bank of Canada and ...

Receive notification from your brokerage that an option has been exercised. This will most likely come in the form of a trade confirmation t...

Add the total value of stock purchased on each stock ticket. This should be on your statement or ticket. If you don't have this, take th...

Identify the ticker for your stock exchange. Financial websites and television stations may have multiple scrolling tickers. Business televi...

Find out if a company you are interested in offers a direct stock purchase plan. Companies offering DSPPs feature them in the Investor Relat...

Learn how to read stock charts. Some software has built-in alerts that make it super-simple to play the stock market. Others have less bells...

Look up the stock symbol. This is as simple as visiting Yahoo! Finance and typing in the name of the company. Click on “Symbol Lookup.” Get ...

Look for a box with the word 'number' in it. The number uniquely identifies the certificate and is used to track ownership. Often th...