How to buy, sell 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, sell and short IAG shares.
How to buy or invest in IAG shares
Investing in IAG (ICAG) is different to buying 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. You’ll pay the full value of the shares upfront, and you could receive dividends from the company if it pays them.
When we talk about buying IAG shares, we mean trading on the IAG share price with financial derivatives like spread bets and CFDs. These enable you to trade with leverage, giving you full market exposure while committing a deposit – known as margin.
Investing in IAG shares
- Create or log in to your share dealing account and go to our trading platform
- Search for ‘IAG’
- Select ‘buy’ in the deal ticket to open your investment position
- Choose the number of shares you want to buy
- Confirm your purchase and monitor your investment
Trading IAG shares
- Create or log in to your trading account and go to our trading platform
- Decide whether you want to trade spread bets or CFDs
- Search for ‘IAG’
- Choose your position size
- Select buy and monitor your trade
How much would it cost to invest in IAG?
IAG is listed on the London Stock Exchange, so you’ll benefit from our best commission on UK shares if you decide to invest in IAG with us. Our best commission on UK shares is available to clients who opened three or more positions on their share dealing account in the previous month.
| UK best commission | UK standard commission | |
| IG | £3 | £8 |
| Hargreaves Lansdown | £5.95 | £11.95 |
| AJ Bell | £4.95 | £9.95 |
If you’d rather speculate on the IAG share price with derivatives instead of investing directly, there are several benefits of doing so:
- Get full exposure with a 20-25% deposit on almost all of our tier-one shares1
- Spread bet without paying tax on any profits2
- Hedge your positions with CFDs and offset loses against profits for tax purposes2
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How to sell and short IAG shares
After investing directly in IAG shares, you may eventually want to exit your investment position – either to take a profit or to cut a loss. To do this, you’d need to sell your IAG shares. Selling your IAG shares means that you’ll no longer have a stake in the company, and you’ll no longer be considered a ‘shareholder’.
Alternatively, if you are a trader who has a negative outlook on the IAG share price, you can short IAG shares with spread bets and 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.
Selling IAG shares
- Create or log in to your share dealing account and go to our trading platform
- Search for ‘IAG’
- Select ‘sell’ in the deal ticket to close your investment position
- Enter the number of shares you want to sell
- Confirm the sale
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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