{"id":209952,"date":"2019-10-28T10:25:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?p=209952"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:26:29","slug":"buy-nvidia-shares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/share-trading\/invest-in\/tech-stocks\/buy-nvidia-shares","title":{"rendered":"How to buy NVIDIA shares"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a leading chip maker (not the potato kind), Nvidia\u2019s components are a key tool used for AI, meaning that most big tech companies rely on its technology. As a key player in the AI space, the uptick in this area has led to a massive increase for Nvidia\u2019s stock price, making it one of the most valuable companies in the world with a multi-trillion-dollar valuation.<\/p>

Buying Nvidia shares has been likened to owning shovels in an AI gold rush. However, it remains a volatile stock despite its monstrous valuation because it's priced for perfection. For example, Nvidia's stock experienced the largest single-day drop in stock market history in January 2025, plummeting $600 billion (about \u00a3475 billion) in response to the soaring popularity of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI rival, building LLM models cheap as chips. The share price did recover later in 2025, which just highlights Nvidia's volatile nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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How to buy shares in NVIDIA<\/h3>\n\n
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  1. Open a brokerage account.<\/strong> Choose from our top broker picks<\/a> or compare brokers in depth. To trade US shares you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form \u2013 typically part of the sign-up process.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Fund your account.<\/strong> Add money to your account via bank transfer or debit card.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol.<\/strong> NVDA in this case.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Choose an order type.<\/strong> 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.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Submit the order.<\/strong> It's that simple.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes<\/span>. You'll need a smartphone or computer<\/span><\/span>, an internet connection<\/span><\/span>, your passport or driving licence<\/span><\/span> and a means of payment<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Our top picks for where to buy NVIDIA shares<\/h3>\n\n\n\n