<prompt> Human: I am 19 years old and from the US, if relevant. To clarify, I am not looking for investment strategy, but merely for the method of literally buying stocks. That being said, any advice is welcome. Thank you for your help.  <response>: Theres some great advice on how to open an account here, but Id head over to investopedia.com and play with the stock simulator for a few months first. They give you 10k of fake money to invest and the simulator follows the stock market. Great way to learn. 