Trade BG Group Shares

BG Group (BG.L)

About

A leading player in the global energy market, BG Group is a dynamic growing business with operations in some 27 countries over five continents. While their headquarters are in the United Kingdom (UK), over 60% of the talented professionals who make up the BG team are located outside the UK.

Industry

Integrated Oil & Gas

Website

www.bg-group.com

Trading Options

Financial Spread Betting
Contracts For Difference
Share Dealing / Stockbroker

BG Group and Market Latest News

Yahoo! Finance: BG.L News
London afternoon: Footsie off the top (ShareCast)
The Footsie drifted lower over the lunch time session though still remained in positive territory, thanks in large part to enthusiastic responses to results from heavy hitters AstraZeneca, BT and Reed Elsevier.
FTSE 100 movers: Results push market higher (ShareCast)
A raft of good results has boosted Footsie today.
London mid-morning: Updates cheer investors (ShareCast)
The stream of second quarter company updates has picked up pace today giving traders plenty to ponder. The reception has been mostly positive and Footsie sits in the blue.
FTSE seen opening lower (Reuters MOLT)
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WRAPUP 3-Conoco Q2 surges as prices, refining buoy Big Oil (Other)
Invensys comes off rails as blue-chips slide (Other)
The blue chips lost steam yesterday as the market turned its nose up at a slew of trading updates and investors moved to cash in their recent gains.
WRAPUP 2-Conoco Q2 surges as prices, refining buoy Big Oil (Other)
Dry North Sea well lowers BG profits (Other)
A dry North Sea gas well and losses on hedging have caused pre-tax profits to fall by a quarter at BG Group.
Energy stocks drag FTSE down (Reuters MOLT)
UPDATE 1-Nabors targets M&A with $2 bln in asset sale funds (Other)
Energy stocks drag FTSE down, U.S. data disappoints (Reuters MOLT)
European stocks end 6-day rally on US data (Other)
Energy stocks drag FTSE down, U.S. data disappoints (Other)
WRAPUP1-Big Oil Co.s profits soar on high prices, refining (Other)
FTSE 100 movers: Miners can't prevent fall (ShareCast)
Higher metals prices are pushing miners higher but the Footsie is dominated by fallers.
European share rally peters out on profit taking (Other)
London midday: Shares turn south (ShareCast)
Mining stocks are doing their bit to shore up the Footsie but the majority of leading shares are now in retreat, including most of the big names that issued corporate updates today.
Energy weakness knocks FTSE; banks, miners firm (Reuters MOLT)
Energy weakness knocks FTSE; banks, miners firm (Other)
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BG Group: Financial Spread Betting vs CFD vs Share Dealing

Table below compares Financial Spread Betting, Contract For Difference and Share Dealing trading. For simplicity we use the average brokerage fees to calculate the profit/loss if £1,000 available for investment in BG Group shares (BG Group share price is 1000p). Supposedly, you think that BG Group shares will go up by 10% in one month.

Calculations

Spread Betting

CFD

Share

Number of Shares Equivalent

2,000

2,000

100

Shares go up by 10% in 1 month, Gross Profit

£2,000

£2,000

£100

Commission to open position (buy)

£60

£15

£12

Commission to close position (sell)

£0

£15

£12

Total Commission

£60

£30

£24

Financing for one month (5% LIBOR rate)

£108

£108

£0

Tax (20% band)

£0

£372

£15 + £5 (Stamp Duty)

Net Profit

£1,832

£1,490

£56


BG Group: Financial Spread Betting and Contracts For Difference (CFDs) are margined (or leveraged) products and let you go long (buy) or short (sell) with BG Group shares, they are more suitable for short and medium term investments and cover a wide range of markets, including shares, indices, commodities and currencies. Share investing, on the other hand, is a conservative and old way of gaining financial independence and preserving capital. Even though some stockbrokers offer credit facilities it is very rare and not popular amongst private investors.

Risk Warning: Financial Spread Betting and Contracts For Difference (CFDs) are leveraged products and carry a high level of risk to your capital. You may lose more than your initial investment. Share price can go down as well as up and returns on investments are not guaranteed.