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WELCOME Sign up at ASX An account with your email already exists. You might already have an ASX account with another platform. Please log in with your existing credentials Start investing Before you begin it is important to understand some of the basic principles of investing. This will help you on your path to creating a diversified portfolio and developing an effective strategy to achieve your investment goals. A world of opportunities to consider Investing on ASX puts you in good company – over a third of Australians own investments that are listed on an exchange1, ranging from shares, bonds, hybrids, ETFs, managed funds, warrants, options and futures. Buying shares is where many investors start. You can choose from almost 2,200 companies listed on ASX ranging from large well-established companies to early stage companies across a range of sectors. 1 Deloitte Access Economics and ASX, ASX Australian Investor Study 2017 ASX Investment Products ASX’s product range extends far beyond shares. Every product enables you to express an investment view in line with your objectives while helping you to create a diversified portfolio. Introduction to Investment Products Learn more Market makeup ASX is the eighth largest sharemarket in the world—based on free-float market capitalisation—and the second largest in the Asia-Pacific region. Shares are traded electronically on the high-speed and high-capacity ASX Trade platform and are settled via the world-leading Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS). The companies listed on ASX are divided into 13 sectors such as resources, banking and insurance, telecommunications, information technology, media, and transport companies. ASX also provides investors with access to a large number of professionally managed investment products such as Exchange Traded Funds and Managed Funds. These products give investors a simple way to build a diversified investment portfolio across a wide range of asset classes and investment strategies. In order to view the performance of the broader market or specific sectors, investors can follow indices such as the S&P/ASX 200 Index. Investors can also invest in investment products, such as Exchange Traded Funds, that track market indices if they wish to gain broad exposure to particular markets or sectors.  Learn more Goals and risks All investments have risks you need to understand before trading, therefore you should seek professional advice before making a decision. Before investing, take some time to think about your investment goals and your risk appetite. You will also need to consider which questions to ask yourself and your broker so that you have enough information to get off to a good start. Your age and investment timeframe may affect your decisions. A full service broker can provide you with professional financial advice and help assess your current financial situation and set your financial goals.   Important considerations An investment can start with as little as $500 plus brokerage costs. Here are a few important considerations before you start.  Your investment goals Investing is about putting your money to work to achieve your personal goals, so a great starting point it to identify what you want to achieve and by when. Setting a timeframe for each goal helps you stay on track and will enable you to think about how much you can afford to invest and how long it will realistically take to reach your goal. Questions you might want to consider before investing include: What do you want to achieve from your investments? Are you investing for a short, medium or long term? Do you want a return in the form of income or capital growth? What asset classes do you need to access in order build a diversified portfolio and achieve your required return? Are you prepared to risk some of your investment capital for the opportunity to make higher returns? Your age and investment timeframe may affect your decisions. A full service broker can provide you with professional financial advice and help assess your current financial situation and set your financial goals. Investment advice You should seek your own professional advice on the appropriateness of investments to your circumstances. You should also consider seeking the advice of an investment adviser who holds an Australian financial services (AFS) licence or is a representative of an AFS licensee. Be sure to work with someone who understands your investment objectives and tolerance for risk. Your investment adviser should understa…