Trade Land Securities Group Shares

Land Securities Group (LAND.L)

About

Land Securities is a FTSE 100 company and we own and manage approximately 7.6 million m2 of commercial property and provide property services to more than 2,500 private and public sector clients.

Industry

Real Estate Operations

Website

www.landsecurities.co.uk

Trading Options

Financial Spread Betting
Contracts For Difference
Share Dealing / Stockbroker

Land Securities Group and Market Latest News

Yahoo! Finance: LAND.L News
Land Secs FD increases stake (ShareCast)
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
Watch out, the great £50bn property unload is about to begin (Other)
Banks are ready to purge unwanted commercial property from their balance sheets as part of the normal boom and bust cycle - only this time around the world has changed.
Watch out, the great £50bn property unload is about to begin (Other)
Banks are ready to purge unwanted commercial property from their balance sheets as part of the normal boom and bust cycle - only this time around the world has changed.
LandSecs restarts stalled project [at Financial Times] (FT Times)
Land Securities, the UK's biggest property company, will start development of the first large shopping scheme since the recession struck in a sign of confidence in the future strength of the regional retail market.
Land Securities revives £350m Trinity Leeds shopping centre (Other)
Land Securities on Wednesday pushed the button on the first major retail development since the onset of the recession despite new warnings that a recovery in the commercial property market is slowing.
Mothballed Leeds shopping centre gets go-ahead [at Financial Times] (FT Times)
The first large regional shopping centre to be started in the UK since the recession will open in Leeds in 2013, developer Land Securities announced on Wednesday.
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.
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.
UPDATE 2-Land Secs starts mall, sees UK prop. value rise (Other)
Property market still patchy says Landsecs (ShareCast)
Property giant Land Securities made progress in its first quarter, but says the overall picture remains mixed with demand strong in some property types but weak in others.
UPDATE 1-Land Secs to start Trinity Leeds retail project (Other)
Broker snap: Land Securities 'good value' (ShareCast)
Land Securities is looking "good value" as the market awaits Wednesday's first quarter update and an investor conference on Friday.
PRESS DIGEST - British business - July 18 (Other)
£350m shopping centre for Leeds to be given go-ahead (Other)
The first major shopping centre development in the UK since the onset of the recession is set to be given the go-ahead by Land Securities this week.
William Hill gathers pace as Footsie tops 5,000 level [at Financial Times] (FT Times)
William Hill proved a bright feature on Friday even as the FTSE 100 completed its biggest weekly gain in more than a year.
Market overview: FTSE 100 up 27 (ShareCast)
1630: London closed higher again to cap a very good weak for the UK equity market. Footsie ended the day 27 points better as buyers returned to the miners, and life groups. Prudential led a strong life sector higher, while a Goldman Sachs upgrade pushed up copper miner Antofagasta. Vague bid talk lifted Smith & Nephew. On the downside, property companies British Land, Segro and Land Securities propped up everything else. FTSE 100 up 27 at 5,133.
FTSE 100 movers: Investors pleased by BT deal (ShareCast)
Footsie is moving higher helped by good news from BT Group.
Gerald Ronson secures first tenant for London's Heron Tower (Other)
Gerald Ronson has secured his first tenant for the Heron Tower, the City of London's tallest building.
FTSE 100 surges as traders switch their focus from double-dip (Other)
Stakebuilding was once again in vogue as the indices surged on hopes that concerns over a double-dip recession have been overplayed.
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Land Securities 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 Land Securities Group shares (Land Securities Group share price is 600p). Supposedly, you think that Land Securities Group shares will go up by 10% in one month.

Calculations

Spread Betting

CFD

Share

Number of Shares Equivalent

3,333

3,333

167

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


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