Trading for beginners | Trading ideas and planning | Fidelity

What is a trading plan?

Learn the steps to help achieve your financial goals.

What is trading?

A beginner's guide to trading stocks

Where to open a trading account?

Ask these 5 questions when you're choosing a financial company to work with.

What is trading?

A beginner's guide to trading stocks

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Trading vs investing: Which is right for you?

Trading and investing each have their own benefits. Find out the difference here.

What is a trading plan?

Learn the steps to help achieve your financial goals.

Creating a trading strategy

As you step into trading, you should start by thinking about a trading strategy.

Trading 101: What you need to know

Investigate the basics of trading and how you can get started.

Where to open a trading account?

Ask these 5 questions when you're choosing a financial company to work with.

Finding trade ideas

Regardless of how much you trade, sometimes we all need help coming up with smarter trading ideas.

Getting started with the Stock Screener

Match your ideas with potential investments.

Picking stocks with a thematic approach

Learn more about how Fidelity's Stock Screener and research can assist, and risks to consider.

Preparing for a trade

Regardless of your trading experience, you should always have a specific plan for entering and exiting a trade.

Placing a trade

You’ve worked hard to get to this point, now it’s time to get ready to place a trade.

Trading made simple: How to trade stocks and ETFs

Key tips on how to place a trade along with an easy step-by-step guide.

Understanding trade settlement

When trading with cash, stay on top of your settlement date to avoid violations and restrictions.

Cash trading rules: Avoiding potential violations

Knowing the rules and tracking settlement dates carefully can help you to avoid violations.

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Fractional shares in focus

Here's how dollar-based investing can help you buy the stocks and ETFs you want.

Know your trading orders

Here are a few suggestions for using orders--such as limits--in today's markets.

5 stock research tools

Here’s how you can analyze investments using powerful tools and resources.

Applying Social Sentiment to your stock research

Learn how social media may be a helpful research tool.

Monitoring a trade

Here’s what you need to know to monitor your positions and adjust them as needed.

What to know about exit strategies

Exit strategies are among the most important, yet overlooked, parts of investing.

Coaching sessions with the Trading Strategy Desk

Ask your questions to a coach with real trading experience.

Listen for a weekly breakdown of the current financial climate and what it means for you.