Buying Shares — On Jse

It was a Tuesday at 10:00 AM. The JSE was in its "Continuous Trading" session, which runs from 9:00 AM to 4:50 PM on weekdays. Thabo decided to start with something familiar: a .

This is a story about Thabo, a young professional in Johannesburg, who decides to take his first steps into the world of investing on the . The Spark of an Idea

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: He discovered modern apps like EasyEquities and Standard Bank's Online Share Trading .

: He was thrilled to find that some platforms allowed fractional share investing , meaning he could buy R100 worth of a share even if the full share price was R1,000. Step 2: The FICA Hurdle It was a Tuesday at 10:00 AM

Thabo learned that he couldn't just walk into the JSE building in Sandton and buy shares with cash. He needed a middleman—a JSE-registered stockbroker .

: He typed in R500 , selected a Market Order to buy immediately at the best available price, and hit "Confirm." The Long Game This is a story about Thabo, a young

Before he could trade, Thabo had to go through the . It was simpler than he expected. Using his phone, he uploaded: A digital copy of his South African ID .