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* [[FTSE 100]] | * [[FTSE 100]] | ||
* [[Herfindahl index]] | * [[Herfindahl index]] | ||
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* [[MSCI]] | * [[MSCI]] | ||
* [[S&P 500]] | * [[S&P 500]] | ||
* [[Statistics]] | * [[Statistics]] | ||
* [[Tracker fund]] | * [[Tracker fund]] | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 23 July 2016
1.
A number showing the variation in price of a group of securities with respect to a chosen base period.
Indices may be calculated as arithmetical or geometric averages and individual components may be weighted, for example by market capitalisation.
For example the FTSE 100 or the S&P 500.
2.
A comparable measure in relation to any set of data.
For example, inflation indices.
