The shares of Gazprom, Lukoil and Rosneft are among the "blue chips" - that is, they are among the most popular and liquid. Long-term investments in them can be very profitable, so many investors prefer to invest their funds in securities. Anyone who wants to buy shares of a particular company needs to understand where and how this can be done.
Securities are traded on the stock exchange. Brokers execute orders to buy and sell shares. Currently, all shares are presented in electronic form, brokerage companies keep registers of shareholders, promptly making changes about purchases and sales. That is why stock trading is only possible through brokers.
Thus, the first question that needs to be resolved is the competent choice of a broker. It is recommended to work with large companies providing brokerage services. For example, it can be banks such as Sberbank, VTB or other well-known large banking structures.
Opening a brokerage account with Sberbank
Due to the exceptional reliability of Sberbank of Russia, opening a brokerage account in it is one of the most convenient options. You can open an account in any regional center by contacting the central city office of the bank. You need to take your passport, TIN certificate, Sberbank bank cards or savings books that you have. You will also need about 2,000 rubles to purchase a USB flash drive with software - it will ensure the safety of work.
After the conclusion of the agreement, you will be able to purchase and sell any shares of Russian companies you are interested in. Trading can be carried out both by phone, in this case, you simply call the broker and give the appropriate instructions, or through a computer. Working on your own through a computer is much more convenient, so most investors choose this option.
To work via a computer, a QUIK trading terminal is installed on it; it can be downloaded from the Sberbank website. By entering your username and password, you will get access to your brokerage account. In addition, you will have access to information on all traded instruments, including shares of Gazprom, Lukoil and Rosneft.
How stocks are traded
By choosing the security you are interested in, you can immediately buy the required number of shares (based on the growth of their value) or sell (based on the fall in market value). Please note that you can sell shares even if you do not have them. In this case, you borrow the required number of shares on loan from a broker, sell, receive a certain amount (it is not displayed in the terminal, you only have information about a deal open for sale). When the price of the security falls, you buy it again at a lower price (close the deal in the terminal) and return it to the broker. The difference in price becomes your profit.
The described mechanism allows you to equally successfully make money both on the growth of the value of shares and on their fall. In practice, the investor does not have to think about the mechanism of borrowing shares and their subsequent return - everything is done automatically, in a split second. Therefore, selling shares is as comfortable as buying them.
Remember that working in the securities market requires serious knowledge. It is necessary to understand technical analysis, to know the rules of money management. In addition, to start trading, you must have an amount of at least 10 - 20 thousand rubles.
