How to buy and short IAG shares
IAG was formed through the merger of British Airways and Iberia, and it has grown to become one of the largest airlines in the world in terms of revenue. Discover how to buy and short IAG shares.
How to buy IAG shares
Buying IAG (ICAG) is different to investing in IAG shares. When we talk about investing, we mean taking direct ownership of the shares, making you a shareholder with voting rights in the company. When we talk about buying IAG shares, we mean trading on the IAG share price with financial derivatives like CFDs. These enable you to trade with leverage, giving you full market exposure while committing a deposit – known as margin. With us, you can only buy IAG shares using CFDs.
Trading IAG shares
- Create or log in to your trading account and go to our trading platform
- Search for ‘IAG’
- Choose your position size
- Select buy and monitor your trade
There are several benefits of speculating on the IAG share price:
- Get full exposure with a 20-25% deposit on almost all of our tier-one shares1
- Hedge your positions with CFDs and offset loses against profits for tax purposes2
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How to short IAG shares
If you are a trader who has a negative outlook on the IAG share price, you can short IAG shares with CFDs. A short position will be profitable if the IAG share price falls, and you’ll be trading with leverage when you short IAG shares with us.
Shorting IAG shares
- Create or log in to your trading account and go to our trading platform
- Search for ‘IAG’
- Choose your position size
- Choose ‘sell’ in the deal ticket to go short and speculate on the price falling
- Confirm and monitor your short position
IAG share price performance
In the graphic below, you can see the IAG share performance between 16 January 2020 and 15 May 2020. The drop is attributable to the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on flights, and the reduced ability for customers to travel internationally.
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Footnotes
1Deposits on leveraged trades are 20%-25% for 99.14% of tier-one shares (correct as of 1 June 2020). For more information, view our share trading margin rates.
2Tax laws are subject to change and depend on individual circumstances. Tax law may differ in a jurisdiction other than the UK.
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