This would buy the share immediately at the best available current price.
First, the brokerage asked for the . Maya proudly typed the number 1 into the shares box. She also noticed an option to buy "fractional shares," meaning she could have just invested $50 to get a fraction of a share. But Maya wanted a whole share to her name.
Her Social Security number for tax reporting purposes. Employment: Her current job and income level.
She navigated to the search bar at the top of the screen. She didn't type out the whole company name. She had learned that every public company has a unique ticker symbol. For Johnson & Johnson, that symbol was a simple, three-letter acronym: .
But Maya had a problem. She had never bought a stock before and had no idea where to begin. She grabbed her laptop, poured a cup of coffee, and began her quest to buy exactly one share of J&J. Chapter 1: The Digital Gateway
Second, she had to choose the . She saw two main choices:
A satisfying chime sounded from her laptop, accompanied by a green checkmark on the screen. The message read: Order Filled! You bought 1 share of JNJ at $162.50.