Free Guide to Spread Betting Renishaw Plc Shares Following Q3 Results
LONDON, May 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Use our free guide to find out how you can spread bet shares
[http://www.cityindex.co.uk/spread-betting ] of Gloucestershire-based engineering company
Renishaw PLC, following the announcement of their third quarter results.
Renishaw Share Price Climbs 11%
Leading the gains on the London Stock Exchange this morning (15 May), Renishaw PLC
climbed 11.86% by 9:44 BST.
This boost followed the release of the firm's third quarter results for the period
ending 31 March 2012; showing a revenue for the first 13 weeks of the year to be GBP81.6
million - 4% up on the GBP78.4 million generated over the same period in 2011.
For those investors looking to spread bet shares - they can do so with City Index
through their professional trading platform which is available both online and on your
mobile.
The City Index Renishaw DFT represents the underlying instrument (Renishaw PLC) and
offers you a spread price that's derived from the price of the underlying instrument.
For example, as the market opened this morning - let us say that the City Index
Renishaw DFT was available at a spread of 1380/1388. This is the sell and buy price.
Going Long on the Renishaw DFT
As the share price of Renishaw Plc rose this morning, investors decided to go long and
buy shares on the Renishaw DFT market through City Index [http://www.cityindex.co.uk ].
They did this because they expected that market to rise higher. Therefore, if you go
long and buy with spread betting - you can net a tax-free* profit for each point rise in
an instrument's price, for example Renishaw shares in this case. However, you will also
net a loss for each point fall in that price.
As an example, say you decided to go long and buy at 1388 for a stake of GBP10 per
point. This means that for every point the underlying instrument's share price rose, you
would net a tax-free* profit of GBP10. As mentioned above - if it went against your
position and fell, you would net a loss of GBP10 per point.
Let us say that having watched the market rise for an hour; you decide you want to
close your trade.
The market is now available at a spread of 1527/1535 - it's sell and buy price.
In order to cash in your profits, you sell back your shares at 1527.
As a result, you net a tax-free profit of GBP1390, i.e. (1527-1388) x GBP10 = GBP1390.
The advantage of this is that your winning trades can return much greater profits.
However, the main risk is that your losses can be magnified in exactly the same way as
your profits can be.
This means that risk management should play a crucial role in your trading strategy.
Using the example above, let us consider what happens when the market moves against
your position.
So, you have gone long on the Renishaw DFT for a GBP10 stake.
However, the market moves against you and begins to fall. You decide to cash in your
profits to avoid further loss.
The market is now available at a spread of 1249/1257.
You sell back at 1249 - representing a 139 point decline and a GBP1390 loss, i.e.
(1388-1249) x GBP10
*Spread betting is exempt from UK stamp duty and Capital Gains Tax. However, tax laws
are subject to change and depend on individual circumstances. Please seek independent
advice if necessary.
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Contact: Joshua Raymond, City Index, +44(0)20-7107-7002, joshua.raymond@cityindex.co.uk