Several responses, but not what I was hoping for. I have BTC that I want to hold on to. I don't want to buy more BTC just to exchange them for some altcoin. I want to buy altcoins directly.

1. How to buy altcoins directly?

There are litebit.eu and changelly.com. There must be others. Any recommendations?

2. How to hodl altcoins?

Which desktop or mobile wallet do you use for your altcoins? Jaxx, Exodus, Coinomi, ... Preferably a wallet where you are the owner of the private keys.
If you temporary store them on an exchange, which ones do you use? coinpayments, kraken, coinbase, poloniex, ...

3. How to trade altcoins?

Which exchange do you use for trading altcoins? How much hassle is the registration process nowadays? Which documents are required and how long does it take?