Glencore (GLEN) - All you need to know
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Ways to invest in Glencore
If you’re looking for a simple way to invest, you can get shares through an online stock broker. A broker platform lets you trade stocks easily while paying low transaction fees. Many of the leading brokers also offer trading apps, so you can invest wherever you are.
That’s just one of numerous investing options available. Some of the others include mutual funds or exchange-traded funds that hold the stock. The links below take you to individual pages which explain multiple different approaches to investing, or you can keep reading to learn about the options in more detail.
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What is Glencore?
Glencore trades and mines a wide range of different commodities. The company operates mines all over the world, with significant operations mining copper, zinc, and other metals. It also supplies and trades energy sources such as oil, natural gas, and coal, and produces a variety of agricultural products.
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How to invest in Glencore
The list below is a summary of the options available to you for buying Glencore. Read through them all to get a feel for which ones suit your style best, taking into account your goals and timeframe for seeing returns. You can follow the links to find more detailed information.
- Stock brokers. The easiest and most affordable approach is to buy shares through an online broker. You can usually execute trades with a broker with just a few clicks, paying just a few pounds per trade. Many stock broker platforms offer research tools and tutorials to give you more information on the stocks you want to own and the market as a whole.
- Mutual funds. A mutual fund is a professionally managed investment that pools your money together with other investors. A mutual fund manager decides which stocks put money in to create a diverse portfolio. Each fund publishes the holdings it owns, so you can look at which own Glencore shares and pick a fund that’s performed well over time.
- Exchange-traded funds. ETFs own all of the stocks on a particular index and trade like a normal share, so they’re easy to access and ideal for beginner investors. Lots of much more experienced investors use them too, as they’re low maintenance and you can pick ETFs that track stock exchanges or industries you’re interested in to get exposure to all the companies within it. For Glencore, it might be worth looking at ETFs that track mining or industrial indices.
- Contracts for difference. A CFD is an agreement between a buyer and a seller, where the former pays the latter the difference between the current value of an asset and the value of that asset on the date shown in the contract. Unlike buying shares through an online broker, a CFD lets you benefit from movement in Glencore’s stock price without requiring you to own physical shares and are the preferred vehicle for day traders, who want to flip stocks quickly to take advantage of small changes in price.
- ISAs. An ISA (Individual Savings Account) is a tax-free savings account for UK residents that lets you allocate part of your income for investments. While saving money on your taxes, you can invest in Glencore shares, or a number of other investment assets.
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