4 ways to trade stocks


Investing in stocks means buying and selling stocks. Buying a stock is called buying, and selling it is called selling. Shares are bought and sold through buy and sell orders. At this time, the order is made through a brokerage company, and there are four types. Let's look at them one by one.

First, you can use the branch of a securities company.

Securities companies have branches all over the country. The most traditional way to place an order is to visit a brokerage branch. When you go to the branch, there is an order sheet to place your order. An order is placed by submitting the account number, name, and which stocks to buy, at what price and how many weeks. However, not many people use this method these days.

Another way to use a branch is to appoint a salesperson to manage your account. Then, you can get various information about stocks as well as account management from the salesperson. If you want to place an order, just call the staff and place your order. However, if you use a branch like this, the commission applied to the transaction is relatively expensive.Second, it is a method of ordering using the ARS service.

Each securities company operates a customer satisfaction center. If you call the ARS number provided by the brokerage company, a counselor will help you place an order. Of course, through ARS, you can not only order, but also check your account balance and consult with any questions or complaints. However, a relatively high commission rate applies even when using ARS. 

 Third, how to use the home trading system.

You can download the program by going to the website of each securities company. , developed by a securities company, Home Trading System (HTS) In particular, if you use HTS, you can get the lowest commission rate, which is advantageous. Currently, the lowest HTS fee rate is about 0.015%. It's important to note that trading with HTS will result in too many trades taking the low commission rate as a burden. In other words, remember that there is a disadvantage of increasing the turnover rate, so it is recommended to set the number of trades that are suitable for you in advance and start investing.

Finally, there is a way to order using a mobile device.

The number of smartphone users in Korea has reached 40 million. In addition, as the so-called fintech industry is attracting attention as a next-generation growth engine, mobile finance using smartphones and tablet PCs is also developing day by day. Stock trading using mobile devices has become so common that it accounts for about a quarter of all transactions.

there is. In order to make a transaction with a mobile device, you need to install a dedicated application on your smartphone or tablet PC. Then, you can not only inquire the stock price through your mobile device, but also place an order anytime, anywhere. Recently, each brokerage company pays commissions for stock trading using mobile devices.

As the fee rate applied by HTS has been lowered, there is a high possibility that stock trading using mobile devices will exceed stock trading using HTS. 

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