Start with yahoo finance, that's what I use everyday. They provide decent graphs for you to analyze certain trends. When I started playing around with stocks in college I bought a financial guide/dictionary and incorporated the information I found. If you want to dig deeper into a stock you can go to a companys website and download/print off their quarterly and annual financials to see how they are performning. Good luck, and definitely start with the fake money sites until you feel comfortable. Nobody drops a grand at the poker table if they don't know how to play (or they shouldn't).

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Investopedia, and Bulkowski's chart pattern website. Analyze and learn as many chart patterns as you can. They'll set you out on the right foot.

Hi,

I am 18, currently at university studying engineering and finance. I am interested in investing money in stocks and shares. Moreso for an educational purpose than an actual way of making money. I am thinking about investing maybe $500-$1000 but first I want to use one of the fake money sites just to get a better understanding. I've watched a few videos on the basics but I don't really know where to start. How do you compare companies and what sites do you use? What are the main reasons that people use to buy/sell? I'd just like a bit of information on where to start or any links to resources that might lead me in a good direction.

Thanks