Donald Trump has announced that Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Solana and XRP are going to be included in the US “strategic crypto reserve” which means that many investors are looking to get involved in the cryptocurrency markets. The more people investing in crypto, the more interesting crpytocurrency exchange stocks like Coinbase become. In this guide we explain how to buy one of the largest crpyto exchanges that is traded on the US stock exchange, Coinbase.
To buy shares in Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), you need a trading or share dealing account that gives you access to US shares like Interactive Brokers or Hargreaves Lansdown. Follow these three steps if you want to buy shares in Coinbase from the UK:
- Decide if you want to buy Coinbase shares in the short-term or invest in the long-term
- Compare share dealing and trading fees in our comparison tables
- Choose which broker is right for you and open an account
How much does it cost to buy Coinbase shares (NASDAQ:COIN)?
Buying one NASDAQ:COIN share costs $380.02. However, as well as the $380.02 cost of buying each share you will also have to pay any relevant tax, commission when you buy and sell shares, custody fees for holding your shares on your account and foreign exchange fees for converting GBP into USD. You also have to consider the difference between the bid price (the price at which you sell shares) and the offer price (the price at which you buy shares). These fees vary depending on what sort of account you open, and with what broker. You can compare the different costs associated with the different types of trading and investing accounts in our comparison tables below.
- Thinking about using Coinbase? Read our expert Coinbase review first.
It’s also important to remember that share prices can move quickly, for example, the current NASDAQ:COIN share price is $380.02 which is a change of 7.95 or 2.14% from the last closing price of 380.02 with 286,488 shares traded giving NASDAQ:COIN a market capitalisation of $97,641,613,939. The most recent daily high has been 383.5 and daily low 370.03. The NASDAQ:COIN share price 52 week high has been 444.65 and the 52 week low 142.58. Based on the most recent NASDAQ:COIN share price opening of 380.02, the current NASDAQ:COIN EPS (earnings per share) are 10.36 and the PE (price earnings ratio) is 36.7.
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Is Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) a good investment in the long term?
You can use our Coinbase share price information page to see if you’ll receive dividends and get more in-depth data but here is the most relevant share price information for NASDAQ:COIN, including charts, market cap and recent price performance.
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