stock markets is not a game. It's not gambling or lottery.
It's a science that contains many rules, regulations rocedure...
If you don't know anything about financial markets, shares, bonds, yields, warrants,... then don't waste your time and your money going on stock markets.

I have been studying the stock markets (mainly the CAC40 (france) and the LSE(london)) since i am 15 years old (i know it's early but i am the passionate kind of person) And i can tell you that it can be destructive for people who don't know anything about it.

Of course, the human is a daydreamer and we all are victims of our own dreams: let's put 100 000 QAR on the GAS business, maybe by the year of 2010, when Doha will begin exporting it i can sell for a Million and by the ferrari of my dreams!!!!!
Gardons les pieds sur terre (or let's keep our foot on the ground, i don't know if it makes any sense in english but anyways.)

The purpose of my comment SMK, is just to warn you!!! i have seen people around me loosing a lot of Money on stock markets and affecting their personal life, much more than what i could have earned in the last 7 years.

Also, i don't mind giving you some really hot tips and there are plenty out there particularly in the emerging markets Qatar, UAE, BUT i will not be next to you when it will be time to sell.
How will you know when it will be the right time to sell??
that's rule number 1, that unfortunately only comes with experience, stress, headachs, pressure...!!

However, to end my comment on an optimistic point, some big banks can do that for you (HSBC/STANDARD CHARTERED/ maybe QNB) Ask for their wealth Management dpt. i think it's the best way if you are really eager to enter financial markets.
SECTOR TO FOCUS ON: Any oil, construction, gas, or any FMCG industry.

Hope i would have, at least a little bit helped you.

"If you don't take risks, you don't drink champ-agne..."