Trade Morrison WM Supermarkets Shares

Morrison WM Supermarkets (MRW.L)

About

Morrison WM are the UK’s fourth largest food retailer with 375 stores. Their business is mainly food and grocery – the weekly shop. Uniquely they source and process most of the fresh food that they sell though their own manufacturing facilities, giving them close control over provenance and quality.

Industry

Food Retailers & Wholesalers

Website

www.morrisons.co.uk

Trading Options

Financial Spread Betting
Contracts For Difference
Share Dealing / Stockbroker

Morrison WM Supermarkets and Market Latest News

Yahoo! Finance: MRW.L News
Sun, football and specials lift grocery sales-Kantar (Reuters MOLT)
Soccer boost for UK grocers short lived - Nielsen (Other)
Sun, soccer, specials lift UK grocery sales-Kantar (Other)
BREAKINGVIEWS-M&S can't assume business as usual on pay (Other)
M&S investors urged to reject pay report - Pirc (Other)
UPDATE 3-Ocado IPO aims to raise 400 mln stg (Other)
UPDATE 2-Ocado aims for 400 mln stg in IPO (Other)
FTSE lower as demand doubts drag miners down (Reuters MOLT)
Commodity stocks and banks pull FTSE lower (Reuters MOLT)
Grocers see surge in World Cup TV sales - Nielsen (Reuters MOLT)
Asda UK grocery share falls to 19 month low - Kantar (Reuters MOLT)
Asda UK grocery share falls to 19 month low -Kantar (Other)
UK grocers see surge in World Cup TV sales-Nielsen (Other)
Sainsbury's reshuffles board in drive for growth (Reuters MOLT)
UPDATE 2-Sainsbury's reshuffles board in drive for growth (Other)
Sainsbury's reshuffles board, Rogers new CFO (Reuters MOLT)
UPDATE 1-Sainsbury's reshuffles board, Rogers new CFO (Other)
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Morrison WM Supermarkets: 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 Morrison WM Supermarkets shares (Morrison WM Supermarkets share price is 330p). Supposedly, you think that Morrison WM Supermarkets shares will go up by 10% in one month.

Calculations

Spread Betting

CFD

Share

Number of Shares Equivalent

6,061

6,061

303

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


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