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Baltic Dry Index - BDI (BALDRY) - The Baltic Dry Index is a daily average of prices to ship raw materials. It represents the cost paid by an end customer to have a shipping company transport raw... read more 354247 views | Related: Baltic Exchange, Coal Power, Commodities | |
How Stock Indices Work -
A stock index is generally a portfolio of stocks, bonds or other kinds of investments which are used to represent either segments of an exchange or the whole exchange. One... read more 63860 views | Related: Book value, Cash flow, German DAX Index (GDAXI) | |
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq. It is one of three... read more 31042 views | Related: 3M Company (MMM), Aerospace & Defense, Alcoa (AA) | |
S&P 500 (SPX) - This article is about the S&P 500 index. For the article on the company SPX Corporation, click here.
The S&P 500 is a stock market index containing the stocks of 500... read more 16672 views | Related: Apple (AAPL), AT&T (T), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) | Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) -
This page is about Exchange Traded Funds. For the fund with ticker symbol ETF, see the page on Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund (ETF)
An exchange traded... read more 8135 views | Related: Spread, Bond Investing, Commodities |
Shanghai Composite Index (SSEC) - The SSE composite index comprises of all the A shares and B shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The index can be tracked all the way back to Dec 19,... read more 5960 views | Related: Aluminum Corporation of China (ACH), Bank of China (HKG:3988), Bank of Communications (HKG:3328) | Volatility Index (VIX) -
The volatility index is an index which measures expectations of volatility, or fluctuations in price, of the S&P 500 index. Higher values for the volatility index... read more 5218 views | Related: 2008 Financial Crisis, Black-Scholes formula, Call option |
BSE Sensex (BSESN) - The BSE Sensex is a market capitalized index that tracks 30 stocks from the Bombay Stock Exchange, which are representative of the stocks from various sectors of the... read more 4474 views | Related: ACC (NSE:ACC), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BOM:500103), Bharti Airtel (BOM:532454) | Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) -
The Nasdaq Composite is a stock market index of all of the common stocks and similar securities (e.g. ADRs, tracking stocks, limited partnership interests) listed... read more 4272 views | Related: Asset Acceptance Capital (AACC), Atlantic American Corp (AAME), Abigail Adams National Bancorp (AANB) |
Index -
An index, when used with respect to financial markets, is a statistical measure of change in a securities market. Indexes, or indices (both are correct in American English), are imaginary... read more 4245 views | Related: Baltic Dry Index - BDI (BALDRY), Commodities, Diversification | Nikkei 225 Index (N225) - The Nikkei 225 Stock Index maps companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). It is the oldest and the most well known Asian index in the world. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun... read more 4154 views | Related: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), Geographic Region, How Stock Indices Work |
FTSE 100 Index (FTSE) -
Also called the footsie, the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 is a market capitalization weighted index representing the top 100 blue chip companies on the... read more 4037 views | Related: Admiral Group (ADM-LN), Anglo American (AAUKY), Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) | German DAX Index (GDAXI) - The Deutscher Aktien Index, or DAX 30 for short, is the blue chip market index for the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It follows the top 30 german stocks on the electronic... read more 4020 views | Related: Adidas AG (ADDYY), Allianz SE (AZ), BASF SE (BASFY) |
SPDR Gold Trust -
Gold is widely perceived as a safe-haven investment. It holds its value despite large changes in the stock market. However, the acquisition and storage prices of gold... read more 3728 views | Related: 2007 Credit Crunch, Commodities, Currency | Straits Times Index (STI) - The Straits Times Index (also called the STI) is the benchmark index for the Singapore Exchange. It covers 30 companies which are deemed representative of the... read more 3346 views | Related: Capitaland (C31-SG), CapitamallTrust, City developments |
S&P/TSX Composite Index (GSPTSE) -
The S&P TSX composite index is a capitalization weighted index of the Toronto Stock Exchange. It's the main index for the exchange and covers over 95%... read more 3184 views | Related: Geographic Region, How Stock Indices Work, Index | S&P CNX Nifty Index (NSEI) - The S&P CNX Nifty is the headline index on the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
(NSE). The S&P CNX Nifty tracks the behavior of a portfolio of blue chip... read more 3051 views | Related: ACC (NSE:ACC), Auto Makers, ABB Ltd (ABB) |
Hang Seng Index (HSI) -
The Hang Seng index is a market capitalization weighted index that follows the top 40 or so companies that trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The index covers over 65%... read more 2723 views | Related: Aluminum Corporation of China (ACH), Bank of China (HKG:3988), Bank of Commerce Holdings (CA) (BOCH) | IShares Trust FTSE-Xinhua China 25 Index Fund -
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund is an ETF tracking the underlying index. The index was designed jointly by FTSE and Xinhua as one of... read more 2620 views | Related: A Shares, Bank of China (HKG:3988), Bank of Communications (HKG:3328) |
S&P/ASX 200 Index (AXJO) -
S&P/ASX 200 Index is the investable benchmark for the Australian Securities Exchange. It measures the performance of the 200 largest index eligible stocks list... read more 2602 views | Related: Australian Securities Exchange, Geographic Region, How Stock Indices Work | KOSPI 200 Index (KOS200) - The KOSPI 200 is the South Korean index, indicative of the top 200 stocks in the Korea Exchange. It maps over 70% of the total capitalization of the exchange and is the... read more 2422 views | Related: Futures, Geographic Region, How Stock Indices Work |
Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) -
This page is about Exchange Traded Funds. For the fund with ticker symbol ETF, see the page on Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund (ETF)
An exchange traded... read more 8135 views | Related: Spread, Bond Investing, Commodities | SPDR Gold Trust -
Gold is widely perceived as a safe-haven investment. It holds its value despite large changes in the stock market. However, the acquisition and storage prices of gold... read more 3728 views | Related: 2007 Credit Crunch, Commodities, Currency |
IShares Trust FTSE-Xinhua China 25 Index Fund -
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund is an ETF tracking the underlying index. The index was designed jointly by FTSE and Xinhua as one of... read more 2620 views | Related: A Shares, Bank of China (HKG:3988), Bank of Communications (HKG:3328) | UltraShort Oil & Gas ProShares - The UltraShort Oil and Gas ProShares fund is an exchange-traded fund managed by ProShares Advisors LLC.
The fund seeks to correspond with the Dow Jones... read more 2419 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) |
PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 - The Powershares QQQQ is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index. It is a tech-heavy ETF that includes the likes of Microsoft, Google,... read more 1696 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) | Select Sector SPDR Fund - Financial -
[edit] The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)
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The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLF) is an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)... read more 1638 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) |
Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF -
Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF, formerly Vanguard Emerging Markets VIPERs, seeks to track performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return... read more 1151 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) | IShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund -
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Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO) -
Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance... read more 945 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) | IShares Russell 2000 Index Fund -
The IShares Russell 2000 Index Fund, symbol IWM, is an exchange traded fund (ETF) designed to track the Russell 2000 Stock Index before fees and expenses.... read more 925 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) |
IShares S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund -
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DIAMONDS Trust Series I (DIA)
DIAMONDS Trust Series I (DIA), commonly known as "diamonds" is a Unit Investment Trust (UIT) that represents the thirty (30) stocks... read more 834 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) |
IShares S&P Europe 350 Index Fund -
iShares S&P Europe 350 Index Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P... read more 806 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) | IShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund -
EWY is the ticker symbol for the ETF known as iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund. This fund tries to replicate the price and yield performance of... read more 769 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) |
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund -
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) is one of the few exchange-traded funds available to invest in the Chinese stock market. The Fund seeks capital... read more 714 views | Related: A Shares, Commodities, Currency | CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust -
[edit] About the Japanese Yen
The Japanese yen is the national currency of Japan and the currency of the accounts of the Bank of Japan, the Japanese... read more 644 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Currencyshares Euro Trust (FXE) |
Proshares Ultra Financials - [edit] The Proshares Ultra Financials (UYG)
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Proshares Ultra Financials (UYG) is an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that seeks to mimic the daily... read more 643 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) | ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury -
ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) is an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)
that allows buyers to benefit when long treasury interest rates ... read more 639 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Derivatives |
IShares S&P 500 Index Fund (IVV) -
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iShares S&P 500 Index Fund is an ETF that seeks investment results which, before expenses, generally correspond to the price and yield... read more 553 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) | IShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund -
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IShares MSCI Australia Index Fund -
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543 views | Related: Commodities, Currency, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) | IShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund -
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Baltic Dry Index - BDI (BALDRY) - The Baltic Dry Index is a daily average of prices to ship raw materials. It represents the cost paid by an end customer to have a shipping company transport raw... read more 354247 views | Related: Baltic Exchange, Coal Power, Commodities | How Stock Indices Work -
A stock index is generally a portfolio of stocks, bonds or other kinds of investments which are used to represent either segments of an exchange or the whole exchange. One... read more 63860 views | Related: Book value, Cash flow, German DAX Index (GDAXI) |
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq. It is one of three... read more 31042 views | Related: 3M Company (MMM), Aerospace & Defense, Alcoa (AA) | S&P 500 (SPX) - This article is about the S&P 500 index. For the article on the company SPX Corporation, click here.
The S&P 500 is a stock market index containing the stocks of 500... read more 16672 views | Related: Apple (AAPL), AT&T (T), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) |
Shanghai Composite Index (SSEC) - The SSE composite index comprises of all the A shares and B shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The index can be tracked all the way back to Dec 19,... read more 5960 views | Related: Aluminum Corporation of China (ACH), Bank of China (HKG:3988), Bank of Communications (HKG:3328) | Volatility Index (VIX) -
The volatility index is an index which measures expectations of volatility, or fluctuations in price, of the S&P 500 index. Higher values for the volatility index... read more 5218 views | Related: 2008 Financial Crisis, Black-Scholes formula, Call option |
BSE Sensex (BSESN) - The BSE Sensex is a market capitalized index that tracks 30 stocks from the Bombay Stock Exchange, which are representative of the stocks from various sectors of the... read more 4474 views | Related: ACC (NSE:ACC), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BOM:500103), Bharti Airtel (BOM:532454) | Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) -
The Nasdaq Composite is a stock market index of all of the common stocks and similar securities (e.g. ADRs, tracking stocks, limited partnership interests) listed... read more 4272 views | Related: Asset Acceptance Capital (AACC), Atlantic American Corp (AAME), Abigail Adams National Bancorp (AANB) |
Index -
An index, when used with respect to financial markets, is a statistical measure of change in a securities market. Indexes, or indices (both are correct in American English), are imaginary... read more 4245 views | Related: Baltic Dry Index - BDI (BALDRY), Commodities, Diversification | Nikkei 225 Index (N225) - The Nikkei 225 Stock Index maps companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). It is the oldest and the most well known Asian index in the world. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun... read more 4154 views | Related: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), Geographic Region, How Stock Indices Work |
FTSE 100 Index (FTSE) -
Also called the footsie, the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 is a market capitalization weighted index representing the top 100 blue chip companies on the... read more 4037 views | Related: Admiral Group (ADM-LN), Anglo American (AAUKY), Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) | German DAX Index (GDAXI) - The Deutscher Aktien Index, or DAX 30 for short, is the blue chip market index for the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It follows the top 30 german stocks on the electronic... read more 4020 views | Related: Adidas AG (ADDYY), Allianz SE (AZ), BASF SE (BASFY) |
Straits Times Index (STI) - The Straits Times Index (also called the STI) is the benchmark index for the Singapore Exchange. It covers 30 companies which are deemed representative of the... read more 3346 views | Related: Capitaland (C31-SG), CapitamallTrust, City developments | S&P/TSX Composite Index (GSPTSE) -
The S&P TSX composite index is a capitalization weighted index of the Toronto Stock Exchange. It's the main index for the exchange and covers over 95%... read more 3184 views | Related: Geographic Region, How Stock Indices Work, Index |
S&P CNX Nifty Index (NSEI) - The S&P CNX Nifty is the headline index on the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
(NSE). The S&P CNX Nifty tracks the behavior of a portfolio of blue chip... read more 3051 views | Related: ACC (NSE:ACC), Auto Makers, ABB Ltd (ABB) | Hang Seng Index (HSI) -
The Hang Seng index is a market capitalization weighted index that follows the top 40 or so companies that trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The index covers over 65%... read more 2723 views | Related: Aluminum Corporation of China (ACH), Bank of China (HKG:3988), Bank of Commerce Holdings (CA) (BOCH) |
S&P/ASX 200 Index (AXJO) -
S&P/ASX 200 Index is the investable benchmark for the Australian Securities Exchange. It measures the performance of the 200 largest index eligible stocks list... read more 2602 views | Related: Australian Securities Exchange, Geographic Region, How Stock Indices Work | KOSPI 200 Index (KOS200) - The KOSPI 200 is the South Korean index, indicative of the top 200 stocks in the Korea Exchange. It maps over 70% of the total capitalization of the exchange and is the... read more 2422 views | Related: Futures, Geographic Region, How Stock Indices Work |
CSI 300 Index -
The CSI 300 is a market capitalization weighted index which maps the perfomance of the 300 of the most highly liquid A shares on the Shanghai and the Shenzhen Stock Exchanges[1].... read more 2263 views | Related: Index, A Shares, CSI 300 Consumer Discetionary Index (CH3DSC-SZ) | Worldwide Stock Market Indices - [edit] America
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[edit]... read more 2241 views | Related: BSE Sensex (BSESN), CAC 40 Index (FCHI), German DAX Index (GDAXI) |
S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index - Composite 10 (CSXR) -
The Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are a benchmark of residential real-estate prices in the U.S. The indices track prices of... read more 1887 views | Related: Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), How stock indices work, Fiserv (FISV) | Indice Bovespa (BVSP) - The Bovespa Index (IBovespa) is the main indicator of the average performance of the BM&FBovespa exchange. The IBovespa covers more than 80% of the trades and... read more 1555 views | Related: Sao Paolo Stock Exchange, Geographic Region, How Stock Indices Work |
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