The shares of Gazprom and Lukoil are among the most reliable, so there are many people willing to invest their savings in them. But to invest in the shares of these companies, you need to know where and how this can be done.
Stocks are traded on the stock exchange. An ordinary investor cannot buy or sell shares on his own, for this he must have the appropriate authority. Therefore, all work with shares is carried out through intermediaries - brokers. Brokers are both specific individuals and companies. It is recommended to work with brokerage companies, it is safer.
The shares of Gazprom and Lukoil belong to the category of so-called "blue chips", which include the most popular and liquid shares. The price of such securities usually grows smoothly and steadily; this is a good option for long-term investments.
Buying shares through a brokerage company in your city
There are two main options for buying shares. In the first case, you simply find a brokerage company located in your city and conclude a service agreement with it. After that, you can submit orders to the broker to buy or sell the shares you are interested in. Applications can be submitted by phone or fax. Some brokers additionally offer the possibility of working over the Internet.
The advantage of this option is that the broker is located in your city, you always have the possibility of direct personal communication with the people executing your orders. Brokerage analysts can give you recommendations for buying securities.
Working with a broker via the Internet
Recently, work with a brokerage company via the Internet has become very popular. This method has many advantages - and above all, the ability to carry out transactions independently through the trading terminal. Of course, all transactions are actually made and registered by the broker, but the whole process is carried out in a matter of seconds via the trading terminal.
Another plus of this method is excellent opportunities for analyzing the movement of stock prices. In the trading terminal, shares of hundreds of companies are available, you can see the dynamics of the rate change on the charts, analyze it using a variety of tools.
A trading account can be easily and quickly registered via the Internet with a chosen broker. After that, you need to fund your trading account. As a rule, the top-up amount is quite high, usually at least 10,000 rubles. After funding your account, you need to download the trading terminal, set it up - and you can start trading.
It is important to understand that stock trading has its own characteristics. It is necessary to take into account the time of payment of dividends - after payment, the value of the security falls by the amount of payment. You also need to understand the mechanism of buying and selling shares. Namely: it is understandable when stocks are bought in the hope of their growth. The price has risen, you can sell the stock and put the profit in your pocket. But on the securities market, transactions for the sale of shares are also carried out, while on a fall in price one can earn just as successfully as on its rise. How does this happen? All the necessary information about this can be found in the relevant literature. Anyone who wants to work seriously with securities must understand many of these nuances.
