Here are five key steps in the online stock trade lifecycle: Let's say you use an online account or a mobile app to buy 25 ...

But have you ever thought about how online stock trading works? Once you hit enter on an order to buy or sell a stock, what happens next? There might be more steps in the stock trade process than ...

First, let's look at how many shares you can buy. Assuming your broker doesn't charge commissions for stock trades (online brokers typically don't), calculating the number of shares you can buy ...