If you are new to Stock Trading, then follow theses 3 simple steps to begin your journey.
Learning is the first step in every industry. So first place to visit on web is Investopedia. There you will find basic to advance information on stock trading. There you will also find stock simulation for your practice. Devote some time to this simulation for serious learning.
Second step is search for e-books on web on stock trading, especially go to Ebookee and Scribd to download free e-books, and join any stock trading forum like Onlinetradersforum. At forums you will educate yourself from discussions that takes place between experts and novice.
At third step after learning you can get yourself registered with one stock broker who will buy and sell shares on your instructions and also give tips when to buy or sell shares and charge commission for their services. And at later stage or if you are confident enough to start your own then you can buy your own software to avoid any broker and hassle free trading with your own will. There are many stock trading software available on web.
Try to learn Technical analysis besides fundamental analysis too. There are many good books available on this topic. Technical analysis is fun to learn, when you will learn this skill you would love to apply this skill.
To begin with find titles of some of technical analysis books, you can find these ebooks on web for free:
-Wiley Trading, Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns, 2nd Edition
-Greg Morris - Candlestick Charting Explained
-Candlesticks Fibonacci and Chart Pattern Trading Tools
Find below above mentioned sites and one of the stock trading software link.