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- Great for investors looking to buy and hold shares
- Some of the lowest fees in the market
- Access to millions of shares in international markets
- Easy to buy and manage shares online
- Capital at risk, investments may fall
The easiest way to buy Amazon shares is through an online share dealing platforms. These platforms let you buy shares in companies and manage your portfolio online or through an app.
Compare the UK’s leading share dealing accounts below to find the best option for you.
Amazon share price at a glance
- Code: AMZN
- Exchange: NASDAQ
- Open: $1751.4301
- Previous close: $1753.11
- Trade high: $1766.37
- Trade low: $1749.5601
How to buy shares in Amazon
- Choose a share dealing platform. Sometimes called a broker, or a share trading platform. Don’t worry if you’re a beginner, our table below will help you pick the right one for you.
- Open your account. You’ll need a passport or ID and your bank details. Usually you’re asked to enter name, email, date of birth, address, national insurance number and employment status.
- Confirm your payment details. You’ll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Find the shares you want to buy. Search the platform you’ve chosen and buy shares. It’s that simple.
Share dealing platform comparison
Updated November 15th, 2019
The value of investments can fall as well as rise, and you may get back less than you invested. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.Amazon share price
Use our graph to track the performance of AMZN stock over time.
What affects Amazon’s share price?
When buying or selling shares in a company it’s important to keep an eye on current affairs related to the company. We will talk you through some of the key things to keep an eye on when trading Amazon shares.
- Financial reporting. It’s a good idea to know when Amazon will be releasing the financial reports, this will let you know how the company is performing and will have a big impact on the share price. Amazon reports annually on the 30th September each year.
- Company news. It’s important to keep up to date on the company news. Is Amazon looking to move into a new country or market? Are they hiring/firing staff? All of these events will have an impact on the share price of Amazon.
- Wider news. You should also be aware of other external events and news that may have an impact on Amazon’s share price – for instance, news about the mobile industry or their competitors.
- Does the company pay dividends? If a company pays dividends, it means they pay some of their profits back to shareholders.
- Shareholder meetings. These are often held annually and invite large shareholders to attend meetings and vote on matters relating to the company. It is a good idea to know when these are, as they may hold importance over the direction of the company. Amazon host a shareholder meeting annually in February.
Buying overseas stocks
First things first, you should check if the platform you’re considering allows you to hold foreign shares. Whether you’re looking at a dealing account, a stocks and shares ISA, or a SIPP (self invested personal pension), different trading providers have different rules.
Under HMRC rules, you’re allowed to hold shares listed on a ‘recognised stock exchange’. Your provider, however, may not allow it. So, check what stocks you’re able to hold with the share dealing platform you’re considering.
Checklist before you invest in any company
- What does the company do? This might sound silly with a company like Amazon, but can you explain what the company does in a few sentences? If you can’t, maybe you should go back to the drawing board.
- Is it making profits? This is a seemingly simple question. If you’re not sure whether a company is profitable, this could be a warning sign. If you want you can read Amazon’s quarterly or annual earnings reports and take a look at the figures for yourself.
- Who are the main competitors? Every company operates alongside competitors. Before you invest you need to know if the company is the market leader, a newcomer, a fast-growing disrupter, and so on. If the company you’re considering investing in is global facing, you need to keep an eye on foreign competition too.
- Who is running the company? You’re not be a one-person hedge fund (yet), swinging by Jeff Bezos’s office to chat about growth. You can still do your homework though. Any decent company will list its senior managers. Even a cursory look at this can tell you something about the company’s stability and management style.
- Is the company’s position sustainable? If you’re investing for the long-term, you need to consider this question. If you’re looking for a short-term gain, perhaps this is less important.
- Is there room for future growth? Linked to the question above, what is the outlook for the medium to long-term. Has your company reached its maximum size?
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Ask an Expert
If I invest £600 what would I get in return?
Thanks
Hi Matthew,
Thank you for getting in touch with finder.
The return basically depends on your chosen provider. In addition, the value of investments can fall as well as rise, and you may get back less than you invested.
I hope this helps.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Cheers,
Jeni
Can i invest £120000 into an Amazon fixed income bonds for a 3 year term.
If so what are the figures please
Hi Diane,
Thanks for getting in touch with finder. I hope all is well with you. :)
Technically, the answer to your question is yes. You can invest that amount of money into Amazon Fixed income bonds. However, when it comes to term year, it depends on the terms and conditions of your transaction. We currently don’t have the specific details to this type of income bonds. For this reason, it would be a good idea to directly get in touch with Amazon or someone who is an expert in this field.
I hope this helps. Should you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to reach us out again.
Have a wonderful day!
Cheers,
Joshua