One of the struggling stocks caught up in the Reddit WallStreetBets saga, AMC shares experienced extreme volatility in 2020-2022 as retail investors looked to wage war on short-selling hedge funds. Here's how the OG meme stock's holding up these days, and how you can own a slice of the cinema chain.
How to buy shares in AMC Entertainment
Open a brokerage account.Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. To trade US shares you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form – typically part of the sign-up process.
Fund your account.Add money to your account via bank transfer or debit card.
Search the platform by ticker symbol.AMC in this case.
Choose an order type.Place a market order (or limit order, if you want to try to hold out for a specific price) with your preferred number of shares or investment amount.
Submit the order.It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.
Our top picks for where to buy AMC Entertainment shares
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $2.28
We're not expecting AMC Entertainment to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide or even consider a dividend ETF.
AMC Entertainment's address is: One AMC Way, Leawood, KS, United States, 66211
AMC Entertainment's shares were split on a 1:10 basis on 23 August 2023. So if you had owned 10 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your AMC Entertainment shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for AMC Entertainment shares which in turn could have impacted AMC Entertainment's share price.
It's as easy to sell AMC Entertainment as it is to buy! Here's how to sell AMC Entertainment shares that you already own.
Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
Sell your AMC Entertainment shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold
Most dealing providers will let you use your debit card to top up your account and buy shares. The main ways are with a debit card, bank transfer or with Apple/Google Pay.
The easiest way to get hold of some AMC Entertainment shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in AMC Entertainment shares.
Yes. When you investing in a US stock, you need to complete a W8-BEN form to minimise your tax liability. Whether these are automatically handled for you depends on your broker, so it would be a good idea to check with them directly.
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