Google is one of the world’s largest companies and also one of the best known globally. As such, it’s the stock trading volume is relatively high making Google one of the ideal candidates for the CFD market. At AvaTrade, you can trade Google on a contract for difference basis on our intuitive and powerful trading platforms.
Google as a company and its stock
In terms of Google’s stock price history, the initial stock offering in 2004 was a little over 19.5 million shares at the price of $85 a share. In April 2014, Google decided to split its stock and created the A and C shares.
As with all other one-for-one splits, the number of shares doubled, and the price halved. Apart from their name, the C and A shares also defer in their ticker; while the C share is marked GOOG, the A shares are marked GOOGL.
In August 2015, Google announced their plans to create a new public holding company, Alphabet Inc., which would consist of Google, as well as a variety of other businesses including CapitalG and X. As if all these changes weren’t enough, Sundar Pichai, Google’s Product Chief, became the new CEO, replacing founder Larry Page.
As of August 2018, the Alphabet stock price had reached $1245.86 a share! Needless to say, owning Google / Alphabet stock has been a winner for many investors.
Interestingly, Alphabet Inc. does not offer any dividends, as it chooses to use its profits to fund and purchase new ventures.
Some of these include Waze, a traffic application used by millions of people around the globe, Motorola Mobility, and 6000 Nortel Networks patents. There’s no doubt that Alphabet Inc. has made an impressive number of acquisitions over the past few years and from the looks of it, it will continue to do so in the future.
Trading Google Stock CFDs
Trading Alphabet Inc. however, is a bit out of reach for many private retail investors as it requires a significant amount of trading capital. At AvaTrade, we understand this barrier and enable you to trade Google shares as a contract for difference.
CFDs allow you to speculate on the direction the share price will go without actually purchasing and owning Google stocks. In other words, instead of investing large sums of capital in just a handful of shares, with CFDs, you can earn from the stock price fluctuations for substantially fewer investment amounts.
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- Take short or long positions
- Automated trading available
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- Start trading with just $100
Conclusion
You too can start trading with google today. Sign up and you will be able to invest in Google stock trading
