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EAFE indexSee: European Australian and Far East indexEAFE index Similar MatchesLehman Brothers Mortgage Backed Securities IndexLehman Brothers Mortgage Backed Securities IndexA benchmark index that includes 15- and 30-year fixed-rate securities backed by mortgage pools of the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), and Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). Lehman Brothers Adjustable Rate Mortgage IndexLehman Brothers Adjustable Rate Mortgage IndexA benchmark index that includes all agency-guaranteed securities with coupons that periodically adjust based on a spread over a published index. Trading IndexTrading IndexSee: 'Arms index'. FT Ordinary Share Index (FT 30 Index)FT Ordinary Share Index (FT 30 Index)An index of the share prices of 30 leading companies in the UK selected to depict British Industry.Stock Exchange indices are designed to give investors an idea of the general movement of the stock markets and its overall value. By comparing the performance of their own portfolios with the performance of one of the Stock Exchange indices, investors can see how well they have done from a comparative point of view. In particular they can see whether they would have been better off putting their money in an index tracker fund.The main sub-indices of the FTSE Actuaries All-Share are:FTSE 100: the 100 largest quoted companies in the UKFTSE MID 250: the next largest 250 companiesFTSE A 350: combination of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250FTSE Smallcap: the remaining companies listed in the FTSE Actuaries All-Share indexFTSE A Fledgling: companies too small to qualify for the FTSE All-ShareFTSE AIM: companies trading on the Alternative Investment MarketTechMark: index of companies primarily involved in technologyThe companies in the FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index are also divided into 7 main industrial groupings:Mineral extractionGeneral industrialConsumer goodsServicesUtilitiesFinancialsInvestment trustsThese categories are divided further into 37 subcategories. Consumer price indexConsumer price indexAn index which tracks the prices of a variety of goods purchased by an average consumer. The goods typically include food, clothing, utilities and medical care. Also known as the cost of living index which is used as a reference for wage increases and other similar inflation prone items such as Social Security payments. Further SuggestionsFTSE MID 250 Indexrelative strength index Risk indexes CAC 40 index Index and Option Market (IOM) Indexing plus Financial Times (F T) Actuaries indexes Hang Seng index Salomon Brothers World Equity Index (SBWEI) Stock index swap Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Global Index Enhanced indexing Export price index Tokyo Stock Price Index Grubel-Lloyd index Big Mac Index Indexed bond Lehman Brothers Corporate Bond Index Retail Price Index FTSE A 350 Index Consumer Price Index indexation Capital International Indexes Lehman Brothers New York Municipal Bond Index Eleven bond index |
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