How to buy and short Lucid Motors shares
Lucid Motors went public in 2021 through a reverse takeover, facilitated by the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Churchill Capital IV. Find out how to buy, sell and short Lucid Motors shares.
How to buy, sell and short Lucid Motors shares
Once Churchill Capital IV has acquired Lucid Motors – anticipated to take place in the second quarter (Q2) 2021 – you’ll be able to trade Lucid Motors shares. That’s because any Churchill Capital IV shares will be automatically converted into Lucid Motors shares, which will be able to be bought and sold in the underlying market.
How to buy Lucid Motors shares: investing and trading
Investing in Lucid Motors shares
- Create or log in to your share dealing account and go to our trading platform
- Search for ‘Lucid Motors’
- Select ‘buy’ in the deal ticket
- Choose the number of shares you want to buy
- Confirm your purchase and monitor your investment
Trading (buying) Lucid Motors shares
- Create or log in to your trading account for spread bets or CFDs and go to our trading platform
- Search for ‘Lucid Motors’
- Select ‘buy’ in the deal ticket
- Choose your position size and take steps to manage your risk
- Open and monitor your trade
Investing means that you’ll become a Lucid Motors shareholder – eligible to receive dividends and voting rights if the company grants them. Trading means that you’re taking a speculative position on the Lucid Motors share price, without owning the shares directly.
How to sell Lucid Motors shares: investing and trading
Selling your Lucid Motors share investment
- Create or log in to your share dealing account and go to our trading platform
- Search for ‘Lucid Motors’
- Select ‘sell’ in the deal ticket
- Choose the number of shares you want to sell
- Confirm the sale
Shorting Lucid Motors shares
- Create or log in to your trading account for spread bets or CFDs and go to our trading platform
- Search for ‘Lucid Motors’
- Select ‘sell’ in the deal ticket
- Choose your position size and take steps to manage your risk
- Open and monitor your trade
Let’s suppose that Lucid Motors has been public for some time. Maybe the company has done well and you want to take some profits from your investment position. Or, perhaps the share price has fallen and you want to short the company to profit from continued downwards movements.
The steps above show you how to sell your Lucid Motors share investment and how to short Lucid Motors shares.
How to analyse the Lucid Motors share price
Since it’s going public through a SPAC, the market for Lucid Motors shares might be volatile for a time after the acquisition is completed. As a result, it’s important to use both technical and fundamental analysis before opening a position on Lucid Motors shares.
- Technical analysis is concerned with chart patterns, technical indicators and historical price action
- Fundamental analysis is based on the fundamentals of a company, including its net revenue or profit and loss statements
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