Trade Imperial Tobacco Group Shares

Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT.L)

About

Imperial Tobacco is a leading international tobacco company, which manufactures, markets and sells a comprehensive range of cigarettes, tobaccos, rolling papers, filter tubes and cigars, providing logistics and distribution services for tobacco and other products.

Industry

Tobacco

Website

www.imperial-tobacco.com

Trading Options

Financial Spread Betting
Contracts For Difference
Share Dealing / Stockbroker

Imperial Tobacco Group and Market Latest News

Yahoo! Finance: IMT.L News
UPDATE 4-BAT H1 earnings rise as recovery hopes grow (Other)
BAT first-half earnings rise as recovery hopes grow (Reuters MOLT)
UPDATE 3-BAT H1 earnings rise as recovery hopes grow (Other)
BAT first-half earnings per share up 13 percent (Reuters MOLT)
CORRECTED - BAT first-half earnings per share up 13 percent (Reuters MOLT)
CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-BAT H1 EPS up 13 pct, sees good annual growth (Other)
UPDATE 2-BAT H1 EPS up 13 pct, sees good annual growth (Other)
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Sunday tips: Imperial Tobacco, Britvic, Cluff Gold (ShareCast)
Investing in tobacco companies is not to everybody's taste, but the valuation of Imperial Tobacco at the moment looks pretty compelling - especially for income-seekers says the Telegraph.
Imperial Tobacco lights up for income-seekers (Other)
Imperial Tobacco £18.59 Questor says BUY ALTHOUGH investing in tobacco companies is not to everybody's taste, the valuation of Imperial Tobacco at the moment looks pretty compelling - especially for income-seekers.
Broker tips: Vodafone, IMPs, Lonmin (ShareCast)
The first quarter interim management statement from Vodafone for the three months to 30 June was ahead of expectations, Killik said, with a return to organic service revenue growth driven by a strong performance in emerging markets.
Broker snap: IMPs may experience short term weakness (ShareCast)
Implied volume contraction for Imperial Tobacco in the company's third quarter was disappointing, Nomura Securities believes, but confirmation of cash conversion targets by the company was a compensating factor.
Air show optimism aids Rolls-Royce [at Financial Times] (FT Times)
Rolls-Royce led the way on Thursday as the FTSE 100 climbed to its highest level in more than two months.
Market overview: Footsie back over 5,300 (ShareCast)
1630: London closed at its best for over two months as gains for Rolls-Royce, Serco, Kazakhmys and Invensys outweighed a disappointing day for software giant Autonomy. Strong US earnings numbers lifted all manufacturing-related companies. Rolls-Royce also got a boost from the Farnborough airshow's orders. An upbeat trading statement from rival Capita lifted outsourcer Serco. On the downside, Autonomy fell after only meeting expectations for its first half even though these were a record. Imperial Tobacco also dipped. FTSE 100 up 99 at 5,314.
London afternoon: Advance stalls (ShareCast)
Shares moved sideways over the lunch-time session with investors keeping their powder dry ahead of day two of US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony in the US Senate. Yesterday the Fed chairman's downbeat comments stopped a Wall Street rise in its tracks.
London midday: Morning ends on a high (ShareCast)
Better than expected UK retail sales gave equities a mid-morning boost and the FTSE 100 index finished the morning session close to its highest point of the day so far.
Strong banks lift FTSE higher (Reuters MOLT)
Europe shares up ahead of bank stress test results (Other)
Strong banks lift Britain's FTSE higher (Other)
Imperial Tobacco nine-month volumes down 4.3 percent (Reuters MOLT)
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Imperial Tobacco 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 Imperial Tobacco Group shares (Imperial Tobacco Group share price is 1800p). Supposedly, you think that Imperial Tobacco Group shares will go up by 10% in one month.

Calculations

Spread Betting

CFD

Share

Number of Shares Equivalent

1,111

1,111

56

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


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