The number of online investors in the UK has trebled in the last year. Its time to face facts. As a nation weve been bitten by the online investing bug. Its hardly surprising really. Why would anyone want to trade shares with a bank or broker when trading online is twice as reliable, twice as easy, twice as fun and half the price? Written from an entirely UK-centric point of view which takes into account the specifics of our own stock exchange, the relevance of UK sites and our own inimitable investing style Online Share Investing is a nuts and bolts guide to getting you started with minimum effort and maximum results. By demystifying the jargon and replacing it with hands-on advice, Alistair Fitt shows us why online share investing is set to become one of the UKs biggest participation sports and how you can compete to win. This guide will get the most bashful technophobe up and trading in no time, with practical hints and strategies that both the uninitiated and more informed will find invaluable. The question is no longer "can I afford to trade shares online?" It is now "can I afford not to?" Online Share Investing will show you how to: open an online account make a plan and follow it through judge whether a company is a good buy or not use different strategies for different types of shares invest in new issues online trade riskier products such as options develop your own strategy avoid the common pitfalls of online investing find all the information youll need on the web.