market index of stock prices

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• Stock market index — A stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the stock market. Many indices are compiled by news or financial services firms and are used to benchmark the performance of portfolios such as mutual funds. Types of indices Stock market …   Wikipedia

• Stock market index future — In finance, a stock market index future is a derivative financial instrument.MarketThe global market for exchange traded stock market index futures is notionally valued by the Bank for International Settlements at $221,200 million in… …   Wikipedia

• market index — Market measure that consists of weighted values of the components that make up certain list of companies. A stock market tracks the performance of certain stocks by weighting them according to their prices and the number of outstanding shares by… …   Financial and business terms

• stock market index — noun index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks • Syn: ↑stock index • Hypernyms: ↑index, ↑index number, ↑indicant, ↑indicator • Instance Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Stock dilution — is a general term that results from the issue of additional common shares by a company. This increase in common shares of a stock can result from a secondary market offering, employees exercising stock options, or by conversion of convertible… …   Wikipedia

• Stock market — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …   Wikipedia

• Stock selection criteria — is a strategy in which an analyst or investor uses a systematic form of analysis to determine if a particular stock constitutes a good investment which should be added to their portfolio. The objective of stock selection criteria is maximizing… …   Wikipedia

• Market timing — is the strategy of making buy or sell decisions of financial assets (often stocks) by attempting to predict future market price movements. The prediction may be based on an outlook of market or economic conditions resulting from technical or… …   Wikipedia

• Market capitalization — (often market cap) is a measurement of the value of the ownership interest that shareholders hold in a business enterprise. It is equal to the share price times the number of shares outstanding (shares that have been authorized, issued, and… …   Wikipedia

• market — mar·ket n 1: the rate or price at which a security or commodity is currently selling: market price 2 a: a geographical area of demand for commodities or services seeking new foreign market s b: a formal organized system en …   Law dictionary

• index — A specialized average. Stock indexes may be calculated by establishing a base against which the current value of the stocks, commodities, bonds, etc., will change; for example, the S&P 500 index uses the 1941 1943 market value of the 500 stocks… …   Financial and business terms