Where Can I Find Live Prices and Charts for BHP Billiton?
The CFDs chart and prices below offers you a handy view of the BHP Billiton share price.
The Plus500 chart that we use above usually shows the BHP Billiton futures market.
If you would like to access real time spread trading charts/prices for BHP Billiton, you might require a spread trading account.
Also, a spreads account gives you access to the short term daily prices. Note that opening any such account is normally dependent on status, credit and suitability checks.
Should your account application be accepted, you can log on and check the real time trading charts/prices. Usually, these are free, however, you'll probably receive an occasional letter or call from your spread trading company.
If you want to trade then, before you start, you should be aware that financial spread trading and contracts for difference do carry a high degree of risk and you may lose more than your initial investment.
BHP Billiton to Protect Dividends via Spending Cuts
Skip to 1m:30s for a quick look at BHP and the mining sector.
Update by
24-Aug-15
[4:27pm] BHP Billiton Analysis
The mining firm is suffering and the chart doesn't make for pleasant reading:
Update by Joshua Raymond, Chief Market Strategist,
19-Aug-14
[10:43am]
BHP Billiton Announces Demerger Plans and Earnings
The mining giant has announced results that includes significant savings and a rise in dividend, however, has announced plans to spin off some parts of the business as part of an ongoing streamlining process.
Investing in the markets always involves risk. However, if you want to open an entirely free Practice Account, where you can try financial spread betting on a range of markets, then please see below.
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How to Spread Bet on BHP Billiton?
Should an investor want to speculate on companies like BHP Billiton then one option could be to spread trade on the BHP Billiton share price.
Looking at a financial spread betting platform like FinancialSpreads.com, we can see that they have priced the BHP Billiton Rolling Daily market at 2036.9p - 2039.6p. As a result, an investor could put a spread bet on the BHP Billiton share price:
Moving above 2039.6p, or Moving below 2036.9p
Whilst spread trading on UK equities you trade in £x per penny. So, if you choose to invest £3 per penny and the BHP Billiton share price changes by 34p then that would be a difference to your profit/loss of £102. £3 per penny x 34p = £102.
Rolling Daily Equities Markets
One important thing to note is that this is a 'Rolling Daily Market' and therefore unlike a futures market, there is no settlement date. You do not have to close your trade, should it still be open at the end of the trading day, it will just roll over into the next day.
If your bet is rolled over and you are speculating that the market will:
Move higher - then you are charged a small overnight financing fee, or Move lower - then a small payment is usually credited to your account
BHP Billiton Rolling Daily - Shares Trading Example
So, if we take the spread of 2036.9p - 2039.6p and assume:
You have done your equities analysis, and
Your research suggests that the BHP Billiton shares are likely to increase and move higher than 2039.6p
Then you could decide to buy at 2039.6p for a stake of £3 per penny.
So, you make a profit of £3 for every penny that the BHP Billiton shares push above 2039.6p. On the other hand, it also means you will make a loss of £3 for every penny that the BHP Billiton market decreases lower than 2039.6p.
Put another way, if you buy a spread bet then your P&L is worked out by taking the difference between the settlement price of the market and the price you bought the market at. You then multiply that price difference by the stake.
With this in mind, if after a few days the share price started to move upwards then you could choose to close your trade so that you can lock in your profit.
So if the market moved up then the spread, determined by the spread betting company, could be adjusted to 2080.4p - 2083.1p. You would close your position by selling at 2080.4p. Accordingly, with the same £3 stake:
Your profits (or losses) = (Final Price - Opening Price) x stake
Your profits (or losses) = (2080.4p - 2039.6p) x £3 per penny stake
Your profits (or losses) = 40.8p x £3 per penny stake
Your profits (or losses) = £122.40 profit
Financial spread betting can go against you. With this example, you wanted the share price to rise. Nevertheless, it might fall.
If the BHP Billiton stock decreased, contrary to your expectations, then you might choose to close your trade in order to limit your losses.
So if the market pulled back to 1993.7p - 1996.4p then this means you would close your spread bet by selling at 1993.7p. That would mean you would lose:
Your profits (or losses) = (Final Price - Opening Price) x stake
Your profits (or losses) = (1993.7p - 2039.6p) x £3 per penny stake
Your profits (or losses) = -45.9p x £3 per penny stake
Your profits (or losses) = -£137.70 loss
Note: BHP Billiton Rolling Daily spread quoted as of 19-Oct-12.
'BHP Billiton Spread Betting' edited by Jenna Cutly, updated 03-Oct-17
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The shares are trading higher than the 20-day MA of 1352.3p and lower than the 50-day MA of 1381.9p.
1 Day Change: Up 
52 Week Low: 
Moving above 2039.6p, or
Moving below 2036.9p
