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I do not know. I find it ironic though that you are asking this on Yahoo Answers.

You won't find it cheaper than the market price... I use Ameritrade, but that charges about $12 for a commission.

Open an etrade account, then purchase the one share. I have to warn you though, the commission is going to be between $15-20 per transaction and it is not dependant on how many shares you purchase. So only purchasing one share and then inturn selling it would likely cost you about $30-$40 which isn't exactly efficient. The stock price would have to increase $30-40 for you to break even.

You can do this for $4.00... http://www.sharebuilder.com/

i believe Scottrade is $7/trade.i'm not sure about the ease. I'd imagine all online brokerages are equially dependable and probably tie into the same backend systems for posting the actual transations, but i really have no information to confirm this.

There is no easy cheap way to buy one Google stock. But dependable that's a different story.First you'll have to open an investment account somewhere to purchase the one Google stock. Then you'll need to request the share sent to you, this transfer fee is anywhere between $40-$100, usually.Afterwards you can go ahead and close your investment account, minus any fees. See not cheap or easy.Or if you know someone who has an investment account have them purchase the share and have them transfer the Google stock to your name, this will probably cost a little more since the investment company has to transfer the name on the stock certificate twice, once for your friend and once for you. May not be cheap but a little easier. So at 419.00 per share your looking at spending no more than $800 for one share.

I use sharebuilder. In order to only pay $4 in commission, you need to purchase a specific amount. For example, it is currently at $420. Set up a one-time only investment and estimate the price say... $430 to be conservative. Then you will have 1.0223 share of google. Note: using online brokerages does not mean you will get the physical stock certificate. You just jave it in your account. In order to get the stock certificate, you generally have to pay about $30. But personally, I like sharebuilder for their low fees. Good luck.

If you are unwilling to pay the price of GOOG at the moment, and willing to take more risks, then it might be better to try to purchase GOOG with equity options (sell put or buy call) or COSS products with gives the investor yield in period of time as long as the price of GOOG stays within a specific "price band". Ask your banker for these products.However, if you are risk averse person, then these products are not for you.