Cherry Picking The Diamonds From The Stock Market

How does one start playing the stock market?

I’m pretty much a beginner in this, but I’ve always been interested in the stock market. Is it possible to start out with say $100 and just experiment and learn how everything works? How can I do this? What are some good sites where you can purchase shares? Any info would be great.

Practice first.
Go to market watch.com and look for their virtual stock market game

http://vse.marketwatch.com/Game/Homepage.aspx

Practice for 6 months.
$100 is not enough to invest since you will be eaten up alive by commissions for buying and selling stock.
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