Posted by: Nepali_American September 20, 2011
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That's right Yahoo.  There is usually a minimum deposit amount requirement.  Scottrade is probably on the cheaper side.  TD Ameritrade requires you to deposit at least $2k into their account with which you can later trade.  

In regards to your other question, you can buy a single stock or millions of stocks, all is possible if you have enough money in the account.  

IMHO, it is best if you have $10K to start with because it will be hard to have a diversified portfolio with anything less than that.  Others might disagree.
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