One day I was chatting with an old friend, and talking about stocks. Long story short, my old friend (a layman in the stock market) once shared with me about stocks, and finally opened a stock account. When I ask my friends:
"What is the minimum capital required by securities to deposit funds?" My friend replied: "One million Rupiah". For people who are new to the world of stocks, this may sound strange to most ordinary people, because many people think that playing stocks requires a very large capital, up to tens of millions.
The problem is, if playing stocks requires a minimum of tens of millions of capital, who wants to play stocks? The number of local investors will definitely be low. You need to know that currently opening a stock account and starting to play stocks is not as difficult as you think (it doesn't require a large capital).
With a capital of 1 million you can play stocks. Although there are several securities that apply a minimum capital deposit policy of 5 million - 10 million, currently there are securities that apply the smallest possible capital deposit. Also read: Tips for Choosing the Best Securities Company.
To find out which securities have a minimum deposit of only Rp. 1 million, you must conduct your own survey. You can ask the addresses of securities offices on Google. Then, you can contact the relevant securities office.
Well, at least through this post, you already know that playing stocks in the capital market is not only aimed at the upper class, but even the lower middle class can now play stocks with small capital. For example: Students, housewives, employees can play stocks with small capital. Also read: Minimum Capital Trading / Stock Investment.
The stock price on the Stock Exchange ranges from a minimum price of IDR 50 to around IDR 70,000 the most expensive price. However, usually if the stock price of an issuer is too expensive, the company will do a stock split, so that the price can be affordable for retail investors. Also read: Stock Split on the Stock Exchange.
So, if you want to play stocks with a capital of Rp. 1 million, you can actually choose stocks whose prices are below Rp. 1,000-2,000 per share. Many liquid stocks whose prices are still cheap, such as PWON, PPRO, TINS and others. Also read: Illustration of Buying Shares with IDR 500,000 in Capital (Diversification Strategy)
On the one hand, since January 2014 the Stock Exchange has implemented a trading unit from 1 lot = 500 shares to 1 lot = 100 shares, so that stock trading can be reached with a smaller capital.
So of course buying shares with a capital of Rp. 1 million is not something impossible for you. Especially if you are still "green light" in the world of stocks, I always suggest you to buy shares with small capital first. Because many beginners who already feel smart, then enter with large capital, and end up experiencing big losses.
