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1. | 1. ''Securities prices - summary information.'' | ||
A number showing the variation in price of a group of securities with respect to a chosen base period. | A number showing the variation in price of a group of securities with respect to a chosen base period. | ||
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2. | 2. ''Financial data - summaries.'' | ||
A comparable measure in relation to any set of financial data. | |||
For example, inflation indices or interest rate indices. | |||
3. ''Data - summaries.'' | |||
A comparable measure in relation to any set of data. | A comparable measure in relation to any set of data. | ||
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* [[FTSE 100]] | * [[FTSE 100]] | ||
* [[Herfindahl index]] | * [[Herfindahl index]] | ||
* [[Index method]] | |||
* [[Index tracker]] | * [[Index tracker]] | ||
* [[iTraxx]] | * [[iTraxx]] | ||
* [[MSCI]] | * [[MSCI]] | ||
* [[S&P 500]] | * [[S&P 500]] | ||
* [[Security]] | |||
* [[Statistics]] | * [[Statistics]] | ||
* [[Tracker fund]] | * [[Tracker fund]] | ||
Revision as of 13:45, 11 April 2021
1. Securities prices - summary information.
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. Financial data - summaries.
A comparable measure in relation to any set of financial data.
For example, inflation indices or interest rate indices.
3. Data - summaries.
A comparable measure in relation to any set of data.
