How To Start Investment Shares For Online And Complete Beginners

Illustration of capital market investors (Doc. Ministry of Finance)

YOGYAKARTA Share investment enthusiasts are increasing. Many millennial investors are starting to consider placing their money in a number of companies. You can do the same. But before doing so, it's a good idea to find out how to start investing in stocks for beginners online and easily.

Stock investment does not promise short-term and long-term profits. The short-term gains offered in the capital market can be made by taking advantage of stock sales. Meanwhile, long-term profits can be made through the distribution of dividends.

For those of you who want to start investing in stocks, there are several steps that must be taken, namely as follows.

Before jumping in, the basic thing that novice investors have to do is learn about the world of stock. At least know what stocks, risks, how to make a profit, stock recommendations, to the terms in the capital market.

Having knowledge of the stock world will save you from unnecessary risks such as being stuck in fried stock, misinvestment methods, and so on.

Once you have basic knowledge about stocks, start collecting personal data documents. The documents required are as follows.

It must be known to beginners that investors cannot just enter the capital market. Investors must go through brokers or intermediaries to make stock transactions. You must choose a legal intermediary in Indonesia and be supervised by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to make it safer and more secure.

There are many securities companies that can serve your needs. You can check the list of safe securities companies by clicking here.

After selecting an online securities company, you can start registering by filling out the provided form. Fill in all the information columns provided. At this stage you will also be asked to attach an identity document that has been prepared beforehand.

When opening a securities company, you will also be asked to fill out a form to open an investor or RDI fund account.

RDI is an account in a bank in the name of an investor but separate from the securities account (in the name of the securities). The function of RDI is so that investors have their own bank account for the settlement of stock transactions. RDI's goal is to store customer funds that are not used to buy shares.

After the registration process is complete, you will get ID, Password, and PIN. You can start trading and investing in the stock world by downloading trading applications provided by brokers. Downloads can be done via AppStore, PlayStore, or on the official website of the broker you selected.

You can make a deposit after downloading and entering the trading application. The amount of the deposit can be adjusted to your ability.

That's how to start investing in stocks for beginners online. To get other interesting information, visit VOI.ID.