Trading shares for a living has become a great viable option in today’s economic climate. Many people have lost their jobs as a result of the global recession and some of these people have a sound knowledge and love for buying and selling shares.  For some it was a part time interest and now they can use their skill to generate their sole income this way. This enables them to take control of their financial destiny and create their own wealth. For complete novices this can be a daunting venture, but if they are willing to learn as much as they can by doing thorough research online, read books and get themselves a mentor, this can become very profitable for them too.

FNB offers a great product, share investor, which can make trading shares for a living much easier for people who already have knowledge of the stock market and who wants to make their hobby their job. It offers a competitive priced way where they can directly invest in the full range of JSE shares. It provides a user friendly platform where they can invest quick and easy and enables them to trade in real time – prices 15 minutes delayed across all the listed instruments of the JSE. They can buy and sell or hold via their online secure banking platform. All corporate actions will be dealt with at their discretion and they can also view their cash balance, portfolio and transaction history via cellphone banking or online.

The question which arises is who qualify and how much does it cost? The answer is anyone can invest with a minimum account balance of R200. a Monthly fee of R45 is payable and the transaction fees per trade is a brokerage of 0.6% of the trade value and a minimum of R80 per trade applies. If you are interested in this product you can get it online, at one of their branches or their call center. If you are a FNB client already it is much more simpler and you can even fill in a lead form online. If you are interested in a low cost investment option, the the share builder is the right option. There you can choose JSE blue chip shares from a pre-selected basket and traded funds can be exchanged. We believe that for everyone interested in building wealth by trading shares for a living, there are more than enough opportunities and options available, to choose from.