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
: He discovered modern apps like EasyEquities and Standard Bank's Online Share Trading . buying shares on jse
: He typed in R500 , selected a Market Order to buy immediately at the best available price, and hit "Confirm." The Long Game
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 . It was a Tuesday at 10:00 AM
: 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
: Instead of picking one company, he bought a "basket" of the 40 largest companies on the exchange, giving him instant diversification. This is a story about Thabo, a young
Thabo wasn't a "rich guy" yet, but he was no longer an outsider. He was a shareholder, owning a tiny piece of the South African economy, one trade at a time.