In your own name: the age of majority in your legal jurisdiction.

You CAN learn all about trading stocks, options, commodities, currency, bonds, investments and investing, in general, and trading. As far as YOU, personally, opening an account with an on-line broker or full-service broker is concerned, you must be at least 18 - MAYBE even 21. Your parent[s] or guardian[s] may be able to open an account AND THEY would AND WILL be responsible for YOUR shortcomings and losses. BELIEVE ME: As far as new traders and investors - no matter how young or old a person is - there are ALWAYS looses. Discuss what you would like to do with those folks and see what they say or advise. As I mentioned you can learn about trading and investing. As you read and do research about investing you could refer to this free site: As you are doing research about the investments you are interested in, sometimes you'll come across a financial or investment term you never heard before. You can usually find excellent, easy-to-understand definitions of many financial and investment terms by looking in the glossary of the book you are reading or doing an on-line search for an investment dictionary. Some on-line sites have a paper trading platform or a virtual trading platform. This is helpful to test trading rules and “tweak” strategies – without using your hard-earned money. Using a paper trading or virtual trading platform, you should be able to try different strategies, adapt ,adjust and "hone" your trading rules, strategies and skills. Thanks for asking your Q! I enjoyed answering it! VTY, Ron Berue Yes, that is my real last name! Sources: My wonderful family! My wonderful coaches and mentors! TWO [2] of THE ABSOLUTE BEST, MOST wonderful trading groups in the world, which I am most proud to be a member of! Trading stocks and options more than 2 years. "THE University of Hard Knocks"