How did you all start?

[beerwm]

How did you start?

Hey everyone

new to the whole sharemarket, im only 18

Im interested to know how you got started in learning how to trade, and what would work for me.

eg,
read books, paper trading, etc

thanks

 

[Craton]

I'm not a trader, per se, dunno if that's my bag really although it does appeal somewhat. Always been interested in shares ever since I found a newspaper with stock data at the pub mid/late '70s, BHP $1.00! One thing I've learnt is that the s/market is not a place for the faint hearted.

Personally got into investing via NMH and AMP floats late '90's, knew bugga all about share ownership but knew it was important. Still know bugga all about it but have learnt a heck of a lot about money and myself..., still so much to learn.

First trades were costing $100 per trade up to $10K with J B Were?, then joined Australian Stockbrokers (I think they were called) then they got taken over, and the cycle repeated a couple more times and have ended up with Comsec.