[inform880]

My 11 year old brother trades stocks

Not sure if that's what they meant by free market

[lotsofpulp]

If he's doing it based on valuation models he's created and 10-Ks, why not. Might be a fun math exercise if he has money to burn.

[TeMPOraL]

How do you trade stocks with the amounts of money a typical 11 y.o. has?

[bryanlarsen]

There are several brokerages that will let you buy fractional shares.

[lotsofpulp]

I'm assuming an 11 year old trading stocks has parents that have money to burn and receives it from them, so this wouldn't apply to typical 11 year olds.

[mieseratte]

Get a small business loan from your parents?

Loads of kids do that for things like a lemonade stand or a lawn mowing business during the summer.

[RocketSyntax]

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