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How To Open Account In US Stock Market?

In this Post we will discuss How to Open Account in US Stock Market. The United States stock market has been around for over 200 years. Stock exchanges are marketplaces where financial securities, commodities, derivatives, and other financial instruments are traded in the United States. While traders and brokers used to meet physically in a stock exchange building to trade stocks in the past, most financial trading now takes place electronically and automatically. Nonetheless, each exchange has its own set of listing requirements for companies looking to join. Stock exchanges, as a minimum, require regular financial reports, audited earnings, and minimal capital requirements.

Companies that operate publicly through shareholders, as well as successful startups seeking an initial public offering (IPO), must use a stock exchange. Companies that are listed must quickly adjust their pace of operations: they become closely watched and scrutinized entities, with all of their financials available for potential investors to review. However, companies benefit from increased visibility, and “going public” by listing on a stock exchange increases a company’s visibility, including attracting new clients, employees, and other partners who see the company’s listing as a sign of success.

Understand The Basics Of Stocks

The U.S. stock market is made up of companies that produce goods and services. These companies are called corporations. Corporations are owned by shareholders who own shares of stock. Shares of stock represent ownership interests in a corporation.

A company’s share price represents the value of the company’s assets and earnings. Share prices move up and down based on changes in the company’s financial performance. When a company does well financially, its share price goes up. When a company does poorly, its share price goes down.

In order to understand what drives stock prices, it helps to know a few basic terms. A company’s shares are called “stock.” Shares represent ownership in a company. If you own 100 shares of XYZ Company, you own 1 percent of the company. You can buy or sell shares at any time. Shares can only be bought and sold in stock market. Every country has stock market to trade shares in. Pakistan Stock market (PSX) is in Pakistan and i have written the full post about how to open account in PSX.

Now there are two Major stock Markets in US. NYSE and NASDAQ. You cannot directly participate in trading of these shares. you need to find a broker in order to trade in shares of companies.

US Stock Market Brokerage Firms

Below are some Famous Brokerage firms that you can use to make account with and start trading in US Stock Market. you can click and go to their site for account opening

1. Fidelity
2. Interactive Brokers
3. Webull
4. Merrill Edge
5. Ameritrade

You can Choose any of the above and there are many other brokers you can select from.

Choose A Brokerage Firm That Suits You Best

There are several different types of brokers, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. If you’re looking for an online broker, there are two main options: discount brokerage firms and full service brokerage firms. Discount brokerage firms offer lower fees than full service brokerage firms, but they typically lack access to some investment products. Full service brokerage firms provide more extensive financial advice and research tools, but they charge higher fees.

The best option depends on what type of investor you are. For example, if you want to invest in stocks, then you should choose a full service brokerage firm. However, if you prefer to invest in bonds, mutual funds, or other investments, then you should consider using a discount brokerage firm.

Set Up An Online Trading Account

You should choose a broker based on what services you need, not just price. A discount brokerage firm might be able to help you invest in mutual funds, while a full service brokerage firm will likely only allow you to trade individual securities.

The best online brokers offer free educational resources, such as webinars and videos, which can help you learn how to use their platform. Some firms also provide live chat support, phone assistance, and email access. If you want to avoid paying commissions, look for a discount brokerage firm. These companies often charge lower fees than full service firms because they don’t pay salespeople to sell stocks.

we will test the example of IBKR brokers that are my favourite and i am also using the same. and best thing is you can use them from Pakistan as well. so lets start.

  1. Open the IBKR Website
  2. Click on Start Application
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3. Fill out Application Details

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4. After filling above information you will redirect to the page. Verify your email

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5. After Verification of email, you will be rediected on Login Screen. Sign In with your credentials

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6. Once you logged-in You will see the below window for account selection. IBKR Brokers provide the variety of accounts incouding Indivisual, trust, Advisor, Institutional etc. we will select Individual account for this post. Select Individual and press start Application.

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7. You will come on new window where it will take your credentials and legal information. Fill this information and you have opened your account in US Stock Market. you can watch Youtube video for better understanding

Start Buying And Selling Shares

Once you have completed the setup, and verified your account. Now is the time that you can Load your account with money and start trading. Once you have logged in you will be having this screen. Click on deposit to deposit money in your account

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Here you can use Wire transfer,Direct ACH Transfer from your Bank, Connect Your Bank via ACH, Online Bill Pay, Mail a Check methods to deposit money in your account. However you need to mention how much money you are tranferring in order to keep record for banks. i used wire transfer in order to tranfer the funds in my account. enter the Deposit amount and press Get Wire Instructions.

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Next Page will give you correct information for wire transfers. strictly follow those instructions. You can use any bank to wire transfer. I use Wise app in order to transfer money to IBKR account. Wise app can be downloaded on Android and IOS. Youtube vidoe below will help you understand the transfer process more.


I hope you would like this post and give me comments in order to make this blog more usefull for you people. happy Investing.

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