Trade Cable and Wireless Shares

Cable and Wireless (CW.L)

About

Cable & Wireless is one of the world’s leading international communications companies. We operate through two standalone business units – International and Europe, Asia & US – with a small Central team as portfolio manager.

Industry

Fixed Line Telecommunications

Website

www.cw.com

Trading Options

Financial Spread Betting
Contracts For Difference
Share Dealing / Stockbroker

Cable and Wireless and Market Latest News

Yahoo! Finance: CW.L News
David Cameron's India mission in person (Other)
It would almost be quicker to list who isn't going. The remarkable extent of the British Government's trade mission to India can be revealed today after a delegation list was passed to The Sunday Telegraph .
BT suffers pension scheme setback (FT Times)
BT suffered a setback on Friday when the telecoms regulator said the company should not be allowed to raise its wholesale charges to help remedy its yawning pension fund deficit.
BT suffers pension setback (FT Times)
BT suffered a setback on Friday when the telecoms regulator said the company should not be allowed to raise its wholesale charges to help remedy its yawning pension fund deficit.
Broker snap: Micro Focus fall overdone (ShareCast)
The purchase of £400,000 worth of Micro Focus shares by the company's chairman at the tail end of 29 June is a sign that the software firm's shares have fallen too far, according to Canaccord.
Next Generation Data explores listing (FT Times)
Next Generation Data, operator of Europe's largest data centre, is considering a flotation on the London stock market early next year to fund further development on the site.
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Cable and Wireless: 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 Cable and Wireless shares (Cable and Wireless share price is 170p). Supposedly, you think that Cable and Wireless shares will go up by 10% in one month.

Calculations

Spread Betting

CFD

Share

Number of Shares Equivalent

11,765

11,765

588

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


Cable and Wireless: Financial Spread Betting and Contracts For Difference (CFDs) are margined (or leveraged) products and let you go long (buy) or short (sell) with Cable and Wireless 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.