How to get started........This is easy......click on TDAMERITRADE link to the left.......click open new account.....you can select any type of an account....i chose individual......this takes about 10 mins....have your bank routing number and account number you would like to use.....i chose my savings account that way you never have to worry about keeping track of your checking account...once you fund your account(usually 3 days the first time) you can start trading....they charge 9.99 per trade which is nothing compared to brokers.....start with money that you want miss because you can loose it all.....Trish started with 500.00........just remember 10 to buy and 10 to sell so the stock must gain over 20.00 to make a profit.....but its so simple a caveman can do it.....the hard part is deciding what to buy and when to sell........NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH ONE STOCK.....were here to make money and not to be left holding the bag......set out goals and SELL once you reach that goal......FEAR and GREED drive the market so remember that.....I started my goal at 200.00 and once that stock did that I sold.......NO MATTER WHAT.....set small goals at first and STICK to it......THIS IS MY NUMBER ONE RULE.............so fund your account and lets turn SMALL MONEY BIG