Learn: how to invest in US stocks
Articles for beginners and for those who analyse stocks themselves: where to start, choosing a broker, ETFs, reading earnings, trends and the RS line, where to put a stop. Plus a glossary, Q&A and calculators.
Beginner
7 minHow to start investing in 2026: step by stepSet a goal and a time horizon.5 minInvestor or trader: the difference and which to chooseAn investor buys a stake in a business for years and profits from the company's growth.6 minHow to choose a broker to buy US stocksCheck five things: the licence and who holds your securities; access to the NYSE and NASDAQ; fees for trading, custody and withdrawals; how to fund and withdraw from your country; and the tax documents the broker issues at year end..5 minWhat an ETF and an index fund are, in plain wordsAn ETF is an exchange-traded fund: one security holding a basket of stocks.3 minUS stock market hours, with Tashkent and Moscow timeThe NYSE and NASDAQ regular session runs from 9:30 to 16:00 New York time.6 minWhat is trading, in plain wordsTrading means buying a stock, fund or other asset for a short time to profit from a change in its price, then selling it.7 minHow to buy US stocks from UzbekistanYou need a broker with access to the NYSE and NASDAQ that opens accounts for residents of Uzbekistan.6 minHow to learn trading from scratch: a 30-day planFour weeks, one topic each: the market and the broker; the chart, candles and averages; earnings and relative strength; risk and a first trade with a small amount.5 minIs trading halal? Stocks, margin and short sellingThere is no single answer for everyone: rulings are a matter for scholars.6 minTrading books: where to startStart with William O’Neil’s «How to Make Money in Stocks», which shows how growing stocks are picked.5 minHow to invest in gold through the stock marketThere are three routes: bars or coins, an exchange-traded fund holding physical gold (such as GLD or IAU) and shares of gold miners.5 minTax on stock income in UzbekistanA resident of Uzbekistan pays personal income tax at the general rate of 12%, and 5% on dividends and interest.
Analysis
9 minHow to analyse a stock: 5 steps using AppleCheck five things.7 minHow to read a quarterly report: EPS, revenue and market reactionWatch three numbers: earnings-per-share growth versus the same quarter last year, revenue growth, and the deviation from analysts' estimates.5 min50- and 200-day moving averages: how to read the trendA moving average is the average closing price over the last N days.5 minThe relative strength (RS) line: how to read itThe RS line is the stock price divided by the S&P 500.7 minTrading indicators: what they show and how to combine themAn indicator is a formula over price and volume that shows the trend, the strength of a move or an overbought condition.5 minWhere to see stock charts for free, and what matters in themFree stock charts are available from your broker, on exchange websites and on open pages such as our stock pages.
Trading and risk
Reference and tools
GlossaryWhat EBITDA, P/E, ROE, FFO and a hundred other metrics mean.Questions and answersShort answers to common beginner questions.CalculatorsIf I had invested, position size, average price.ETFsSPY, VOO, QQQ and others — where people start.Stock comparisonsApple or Microsoft, NVIDIA or AMD — by the numbers.