COST TO PURSUE THIS DIVE: $1 - Unlimited

Unlike many dives here on Break Diving, pursuing the stock market dive 100% requires money to start with.  If you do not have some money to invest in the first place, you can't buy any stocks or bonds of any type. 

Why $1?  Well, here in the USA, there are some phone apps that allow you to buy stocks with as little as $1.  Depending on your country, and what apps and trading platforms you have available, that may be higher. 

15 years ago, if you wanted to buy stocks, you always had to buy full shares, i.e. if a stock cost $100 per share, you had to have $100 to buy any of that stock.  However, today, many trading platforms allow you to purchase stock with as little as $1 through something known as 'fractional shares'.  So for $1, you can by 1% of a $100 stock.  Cool right? 

Our best advice for handling the startup costs associated with the stock market is to investigate what the minimum amount you need to invest is in your country.  Once you do your research, your next step is to save up that minimum amount.  While you're saving up that money, research, research, and research some more to learn as much as you can so that you can invest those funds as intelligently as possible.