UK Index companies paying dividends on Thurs 6 Dec: Alliance Trust, Babcock, Big Yellow, British Empire Trust, Britvic, Civitas Social Housing, Cranswick, Fidelity Special Values, Greene King, Homeserve, Intermediate Capital Group, Investec, LondonMetric Property, Mediclinic, Next, Personal Assets Trust, Royal Mail, Temple Bar IT, Templeton EM IT

Source: DividendData.co.uk, Company Announcements; Last Updated: 5 Dec 2018

Long/Short  UK 100  CFD positions credited/debited 10.55pm Weds *
Long/Short equity CFD positions credited/debited 7.15am Thurs**

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Trading Royal Mail – An Example

Let’s say you like Royal Mail and would like to get the 8p/2.6% dividend. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Royal Mail using a CFD. To do this, you need £2,000.

Shares that go ex-dividend typically fall by the amount of the dividend on the ex-dividend date. Many shares then tend to recover over a period of time, helped by dividends being reinvested, creating a dividend recovery trade opportunity.

Assuming Royal Mail shares recover to their pre-dividend share price, your profit from the dividend would be £260, from your initial investment of £2,000.

Be aware that the share price could fall or rise, which could mean that you make an overall loss or increased profit on the position. For example, let’s assume that Royal Mail falls 2% at the same time it pays the dividend. You overall net loss on your £10,000 position would be £200.

This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.

* All qualifying UK 100 Index CFD positions held over 10pm on Weds 5 Dec
** All qualifying UK equity CFD positions held over 4.30pm on Weds 5 Dec