How to buy Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold shares in the UK

Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (FCX) is a publicly traded copper business based in the US which employs around 27,200 staff. Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $42.70 is 12.1% down on its price a month ago ($48.57).

How to buy shares in Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold

Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. Then, complete an application.
Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
Search the platform by ticker symbol. FCX in this case.
Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
Submit the order. It's that simple.

The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Alternative ways to invest in Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold

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Via an S&P 500 ETF

Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

ETF	5-year performance (to August 2024)	1-year performance (to August 2024)	Link to invest
Invesco S&P 500 (SPXP)	94.07%	22.23%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap (XSPX)	93.77%	22.24%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk
iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1)	91.84%	21.98%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk
HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX)	80.38%	20.63%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk
Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA)	79.29%	20.60%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPX5)	79.17%	20.61%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk

Is it a good time to buy Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold stock?

Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.

Technical analysis

View Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

Use our graph to track the performance of FCX stock over time.

Historical closes compared with the last close of $42.70

1 week (2024-11-10)	-10.95%
1 month (2024-10-17)	-12.09%
3 months (2024-08-17)	-4.83%
6 months (2024-05-17)	-14.94%
1 year (2023-11-17)	27.77%
2 years (2022-11-17)	38.54%
3 years (2021-11-17)	13.45%
5 years (2019-11-17)	344.56%

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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Frequently asked questions

Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 1 February 2011. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold shares which in turn could have impacted Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold's share price.
It's as easy to sell Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold shares that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold
The easiest way to get hold of some Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold shares.

Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold financials

Revenue TTM	$25.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	29.04%
Gross profit TTM	$9.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	8.64%
Return on equity TTM	16.87%
Profit margin	7.81%
Book value	$12.21
Market capitalisation	$62.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

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