Do you trade shares/financial instruments in your own name?

Sorry I'm very new to invest in shares, so I'm a bit nervous and just want to get it right from the beginning. If you need to choose between the following structures, which one would you chose when trading shares and other financial instruments.

1/ Discretionary Trust with company as a trustee: currently own 1 investment property
2/ A company: not trading anything at the moment
3/ your own name (with very low personal income at the moment).

Benefits & risks involve in each? Thanks

 

Other things to consider:
family and there incomes?
Are you actually trading to the point where you would be considered a trader (cg implications).
How much money are you going to put in?

 

I'm thinking putting in about $100k, starting with REITs, EFT, stock dividends. The purpose is for income, not really growth; so I'll take the 'value investing' approach, not a daily trading type. I'm single with 2 children.

 

You really need specific legal advice. But start off with my legal tip on structuring the ownership of shares.

Prob not good to hold shares in same trust as property