{"id":9432,"date":"2018-12-17T13:06:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T12:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/buying-etfs-its-that-easy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:00:00","slug":"etf-buy-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/en\/etf-buy-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying ETFs: it’s that easy!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You’ve set your asset allocation and know which ETF you want \u2013 now what? Now comes the easiest part: the actual purchase. In this eighth and final lesson of our financial guide, you’ll learn how to buy an ETF online in less than a minute and what to look out for.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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  • Before you can buy an ETF, you need a trading account \u2013 when choosing one, look above all at the costs, the range of services and the provider’s market position.<\/li>\n
  • To buy an ETF, you need: the ticker symbol (identification), the bid-ask spread (liquidity), a price limit to protect you against price jumps, the number of units you want, the validity of the order \u2013 and, of course, enough funds in your account.<\/li>\n
  • Keep stock exchange trading hours in mind: on the Swiss stock exchange SIX, you can trade on weekdays from 9:00 to 17:30.<\/li>\n
  • As a smart alternative to investing manually, many brokers now offer savings plans: they let you invest automatically and regularly \u2013 probably the surest way to build your wealth, because you’re guaranteed never to miss a tranche.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n