City Index: Why you Should Consider Trading the Retail Sector not Just Retailers
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Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:07:01 PM
City Index: Why you Should Consider Trading the Retail Sector not Just Retailers
LONDON, January 11, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Spread betting provider City Index explains why you should consider trading the retail
sector and not just retailers within the sector.
While the UK retail sector continues to enjoy notable gains on the FTSE 100 between
the 19th December 2011 and 11th January 2012, the gap between high street winners and
losers is widening.
While new traders may be tempted to put all their eggs in one basket and spread bet on
renowned retailers, like Marks and Spencer, it is often far safer and can be more
profitable spread betting [http://www.cityindex.co.uk/spread-betting ] on the entire
retail sector instead. This is because your trade is diversified across a number of
companies in the same industry.
There is also a tendency for less volatility as most stocks will follow the general
trend of the sector. This means that fluctuations are less likely, even if some companies
fail to follow these trends. So by trading the entire sector, your exposure to
fluctuations in individual stocks is greatly reduced.
For example, Sainsbury shares rose 1% in the initial hours after reporting a trading
update on the 11th January 2012which saw Christmas sales beat forecasts. Store extensions
and the company's expansion into convenience outlets, online shopping and non food ranges
helped it to weather the tough market.
Shares in Marks and Spencer saw gains of 3% on Tuesday 10th January after the firm
reported a 2.4% rise in group sales excluding VAT, with UK sales rising 1.8% as food sales
hit record levels over the Christmas period.
However, shares in Game Group plummeted over 40% on the same day after the struggling
game retailer warned it may breach the terms of its loans after a bad Christmas sales
period. The firm said sales were even worse than predicted over the last eight weeks, down
14.7%.
HMV shares have continually suffered in the face of tough economic conditions, falling
99% since 2005 from 282p to 2.9p from February 2005 to January 2012.
By diversifying trades across a number of companies in the same industry, your spread
bets become less vulnerable to fluctuations in individual company share prices, because
these are stabilised by the sector as a whole.
Trading a sector also allows for more considered speculation on market movements. At
present the UK's major retailers face tough headwinds in the form of squeezed disposable
incomes from high prices, muted wage growth and government austerity measures.
Spread bettors are using risk management tools and charting to forecast potential
changes in the retail sector instead of putting all your eggs in one basket and risking it
all on the shares of one company that may be impacted by a wider range of factors.
Learn more about sector spread betting at:
http://www.cityindex.co.uk/range-of-markets/sectors-spread-betting.aspx
Spread betting and CFD trading are leveraged products which can result in losses
greater than your initial deposit. Ensure you fully understand the risks.
About City Index:
Today more and more individual traders are discovering the benefits of derivatives,
and many of them are discovering them through a City Index trading platform.
As a group, we transact in excess of 1.5 million trades every month for individuals in
over 50 countries worldwide. We provide access to a wide range of instruments including
margined foreign exchange, CFDs and, in the UK, spread betting.
Learn more about the markets with daily news and insights from the City Index trading
floor at http://www.cityindex.co.uk/market-analysis
Source: City Index
Contact: Joshua Raymond, City Index, +44(0)20-7107-7002, joshua.raymond[at]cityindex.co.uk
LONDON, January 11, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Spread betting provider City Index explains why you should consider trading the retail
sector and not just retailers within the sector.
While the UK retail sector continues to enjoy notable gains on the FTSE 100 between
the 19th December 2011 and 11th January 2012, the gap between high street winners and
losers is widening.
While new traders may be tempted to put all their eggs in one basket and spread bet on
renowned retailers, like Marks and Spencer, it is often far safer and can be more
profitable spread betting [http://www.cityindex.co.uk/spread-betting ] on the entire
retail sector instead. This is because your trade is diversified across a number of
companies in the same industry.
There is also a tendency for less volatility as most stocks will follow the general
trend of the sector. This means that fluctuations are less likely, even if some companies
fail to follow these trends. So by trading the entire sector, your exposure to
fluctuations in individual stocks is greatly reduced.
For example, Sainsbury shares rose 1% in the initial hours after reporting a trading
update on the 11th January 2012which saw Christmas sales beat forecasts. Store extensions
and the company's expansion into convenience outlets, online shopping and non food ranges
helped it to weather the tough market.
Shares in Marks and Spencer saw gains of 3% on Tuesday 10th January after the firm
reported a 2.4% rise in group sales excluding VAT, with UK sales rising 1.8% as food sales
hit record levels over the Christmas period.
However, shares in Game Group plummeted over 40% on the same day after the struggling
game retailer warned it may breach the terms of its loans after a bad Christmas sales
period. The firm said sales were even worse than predicted over the last eight weeks, down
14.7%.
HMV shares have continually suffered in the face of tough economic conditions, falling
99% since 2005 from 282p to 2.9p from February 2005 to January 2012.
By diversifying trades across a number of companies in the same industry, your spread
bets become less vulnerable to fluctuations in individual company share prices, because
these are stabilised by the sector as a whole.
Trading a sector also allows for more considered speculation on market movements. At
present the UK's major retailers face tough headwinds in the form of squeezed disposable
incomes from high prices, muted wage growth and government austerity measures.
Spread bettors are using risk management tools and charting to forecast potential
changes in the retail sector instead of putting all your eggs in one basket and risking it
all on the shares of one company that may be impacted by a wider range of factors.
Learn more about sector spread betting at:
http://www.cityindex.co.uk/range-of-markets/sectors-spread-betting.aspx
Spread betting and CFD trading are leveraged products which can result in losses
greater than your initial deposit. Ensure you fully understand the risks.
About City Index:
Today more and more individual traders are discovering the benefits of derivatives,
and many of them are discovering them through a City Index trading platform.
As a group, we transact in excess of 1.5 million trades every month for individuals in
over 50 countries worldwide. We provide access to a wide range of instruments including
margined foreign exchange, CFDs and, in the UK, spread betting.
Learn more about the markets with daily news and insights from the City Index trading
floor at http://www.cityindex.co.uk/market-analysis
Source: City Index
Contact: Joshua Raymond, City Index, +44(0)20-7107-7002, joshua.raymond[at]cityindex.co.uk