Trade Johnson Matthey Shares

Johnson Matthey (JMAT.L)

About

Johnson Matthey's principal activities are the manufacture of autocatalysts, heavy duty diesel catalysts and pollution control systems, catalysts and components for fuel cells, catalysts and technologies for chemical processes, fine chemicals, chemical catalysts and active pharmaceutical ingredients and the marketing, refining, and fabrication of precious metals.

Industry

Specialty Chemicals

Website

www.matthey.com

Trading Options

Financial Spread Betting
Contracts For Difference
Share Dealing / Stockbroker

Johnson Matthey and Market Latest News

Yahoo! Finance: JMAT.L News
Banks and drugmakers pull FTSE 100 higher (Reuters MOLT)
Banks, drugmakers pull FTSE 100 higher (Other)
London close: Flat finish for Footsie (ShareCast)
The day that was not without excitement, but shares were little changed overall amid uncertainty ahead of European banking stress tests due after the close.
FTSE 100 movers: Banks fall back (ShareCast)
HSBC and Standard Chartered are among the shares pulling Footsie lower as the banks await European stress test results.
FTSE 100 movers: (ShareCast)
HSBC and Standard Chartered are among the shares pulling Footsie lower as the banks await European stress test results.
London afternoon: Three-digit gain for Footsie (ShareCast)
Footsie's gain burst through the triple digit barrier over the lunchtime session, helped by expectations of a solid start by Wall Street.
Broker tips: Johnson Matthey, Reckitt Benckiser, Euromoney (ShareCast)
Charles Stanley remains equivocal about the investment appeal of the shares of Johnson Matthey, despite a generally robust trading performance in the first quarter of the platinum refiner's financial year.
London midday: Glaxo sales in line (ShareCast)
Equities ended the morning session in consolidation mode, holding on to the gains racked up in the first two hours of trading, when traders were enthused by the Reckitt Benckiser bid for SSL and forecast busting results overnight from Apple.
London mid-morning: ARM juiced by Apple's results (ShareCast)
After five successive days of declines Footsie is making another attempt to stop the rot and is helped in its quest by the strength of miners and a boost to sentiment given by Apple's exceptional results announced overnight in the US after the bell and a resurgence of bid activity in the UK.
European shares surge on company results, M&A news (Other)
London open: Bids spur Footsie higher (ShareCast)
Buyers are scrambling to find anything with the slightest chance of being bid for after Reckitt Benckiser snapped up SSL this morning for £2.5bn.
CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Johnson Matthey says Q1 profit jumps 47 percent (Other)
UPDATE 1-Johnson Matthey says Q1 sales jump 47 percent (Other)
Johnson Matthey shines in first quarter (ShareCast)
Platinum refiner Johnson Matthey has had a strong start to the financial year, but the company, which sells catalysts for cars, warned that second quarter results may be affected by reduced consumer confidence.
London close: Sluggish Footsie closes lower (ShareCast)
Footsie finished in the red Monday as M&A excitement failed to give the leading share index any real sense of direction.
FTSE 100 movers: International Power tops risers (ShareCast)
Footsie has made a strong start to the week helped by financials and miners.
Week ahead: GlaxoSmithKline, Capita, Ryanair (ShareCast)
In GlaxoSmithKline's second quarter results on Wednesday, Charles Stanley is looking for revenues of £6.99bn and a pre-tax profit of £2m.
FTSE 100 gains on BP spill hopes, optimism over US corporate profits (Other)
The FTSE 100 rose 2pc to 5271.02 on hopes that BP may have at last contained the biggest oil spill in US history and optimism over second-quarter profits at businesses in the world's biggest economy.
Banks and commods help FTSE to 6th day of gains (Reuters MOLT)
Banks, commods help FTSE to 6th day of gains (Other)
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Johnson Matthey: 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 Johnson Matthey shares (Johnson Matthey share price is 1200p). Supposedly, you think that Johnson Matthey shares will go up by 10% in one month.

Calculations

Spread Betting

CFD

Share

Number of Shares Equivalent

1,667

1,667

83

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


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