How to buy Sasol shares on an Easy Equities platform

Introduction

The Easy Equities online investment platform allows you to buy shares in your favorite firms, such as Sasol Limited, with any amount of money you have. This is due to the fact that Easy Equities now offers fractional share rights, which means you can buy a portion of a share rather than the entire thing. You can invest with whatever amount you have, whether it is as little as R10 or R1000. This is because Easy Equities gives you the benefits of being a shareholder although you invest in just a portion of a share. This is called Fractional Share Investing and Easy Equities is the only company that offers it in South Africa. You can first get R100,000 in a ZAR demo account and $10,000 in a USD account to practice your trading skills before risking your own money.  

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Types of live accounts

Easy Equities offers all the brands and company shares on the Invest Now page. They also offer baskets, bundles, and ETFs which give you a whole bunch of pre-selected shares in one shot. You'll need to create a profile in order to activate your live account. You can choose which of the following accounts you'd like to activate: ZAR Equity Account USD Equity Account AUD Equity Account ZAR Tax-Free Savings Account RA Account  

Steps to buying shares with Easy Equities

Setting up your Easy Equities account is an easy online process. All you need to do is either download their app (from the App Store or Google Play Store) or use the web platform to register your account.  

Register your free Easy Equities account

Creating an Easy Equities account is super simple, and they charge no monthly fees. What you need to register an Easy Equities account:

• Easy Equities automatically runs the necessary FICA checks on your account based on the information you provide, so if you are registering an individual account, you may not need to upload any additional information.
• After you submit your details on registration, Easy Equities starts to run a series of checks in the background to confirm certain aspects of your identity.
• Once the process is complete, you will be notified to confirm your status as verified and that you can start investing.
• The process should only take an hour or two.

 

Depositing funds into your live account

Once your account is set up and verified, the next step to buying shares is to fund your account. There are a few ways that you can fund your different accounts. You can do an EFT or use your credit or debit card. Steps to funding your account:

• Log in to your account
• Select your ZAR account on the account selector
• Select the menu in the top left corner
• Select Deposits under the My Funds section of the menu
• Scroll down and use the drop-down menu to select the bank where your bank account is held
• Use the bank account details in the block below the drop-down menu to make an EFT from your internet banking or banking app

 

Easy steps to buy Sasol Limited shares

• Log in to your account
• Select ‘Invest Now at the top of the page
• Make sure you have the right account selected on the account selector. You can use the filter options to narrow down all the available companies and exchange traded funds to invest in or use the search bar below that if you know what to look for.
• Select ‘Sasol Limited’ to invest
• Choose one of the preselected amounts or enter your own amount
• Select the option to either do a recurring investment or a once-off investment (you can do as many once-off investments as you like)
• If you choose a recurring investment, you'll need to confirm all the details about when and how you'd like your investment to happen. If you choose a once-off investment, just confirm your transaction.
• Select the ‘invest now’ button or the ‘continue’ button
• You can now view your investments by selecting the Account Overview at any time.

 

FAQ

Can you buy Sasol Limited shares with an Easy Equities platform?

Yes, the Easy Equities online investment platform allows you to buy shares in Sasol Limited.  

Does it cost you additional money to buy Sasol Limited shares via the Easy Equities platform?

No, opening an Easy Equities account is easy and they charge no monthly fees.

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