Buying shares is a pretty profitable investment. By trading securities on the stock market, an investor can earn good money. Today, there is a growing interest in purchasing shares of the largest Russian companies. Their value on the securities market is steadily growing, and the dividends they bring give a small but stable income.
Recently, the demand for shares of Russian companies has increased markedly. An increasing number of investors are striving to receive income from trading in securities. Therefore, the question of where and how to buy shares of leading Russian companies is very acute today.
In fact, there is nothing difficult in buying securities. The investor will only need to know the basic principles of the stock market and the availability of start-up capital. If you are going to trade stocks on the stock exchange, you must define the strategy by which you will trade (short-term, medium-term or long-term). If your goal is to receive dividends, you need to purchase shares before the day of the register closing, when the list of all persons entitled to pay part of the company's profits is approved.
By the way, dividends bring shareholders less income than trading on the stock market. But some issuers do care about their shareholders and pay them quite a decent percentage of the total profit.
Buying shares from a broker
Individuals can purchase securities of Russian companies only through a brokerage firm. Brokers are authorized to trade on the exchange and sell assets to others. The broker company must provide its clients with access to their investment account. Her responsibilities also include the execution of trading operations in the stock market at the behest of depositors.
To trade stocks on the market, you must conclude a written agreement with a broker, open an account and transfer funds to it. The broker will charge you a small percentage for each trade you make. You will also have to pay for the storage of shares and the services of the exchange.
Trading terminal
To trade securities, you need to install a terminal program on your PC. You can download it for free on the website of your broker. The broker will give you a login and password to enter the system, after which you can submit applications for the purchase of the shares you are interested in.
Like many other securities, stocks are traded in lots. Each lot can contain from 1 to 10 shares.
Highly liquid shares
The most highly liquid shares in Russia are considered to be the securities of Gazprom and Sberbank. They are actively traded on the MICEX-RTS with the tickers GAZP and SBER, respectively. However, you shouldn't spend all your savings on these assets alone. The investment portfolio must be compiled correctly. To avoid a lot of financial risk, try to distribute your capital across several stocks at the same time. If any of them suddenly become depreciated, the presence of other assets will insure you against losses.
