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FTSE 100 IndexAn index of the share prices of the 100 largest companies (by market capitalisation) in the UK which is updated throughout the trading day in real time. The index was started in 1984 with a base of 1,000. See also FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index.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.Similar MatchesInflation indexed securitiesInflation indexed securitiesSecurities such as bonds or notes that guarantee a return higher than the rate of inflation if the security is held to maturity. Index optionIndex optionA call or put option based on a stock market index. Lehman Brothers Government Bond IndexLehman Brothers Government Bond IndexA benchmark index made up of the Treasury Bond Index and the Agency Bond Index as well as the 1-3 Year Government Index and the 20+ Year Treasury Index. 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. Big Mac IndexBig Mac IndexAn index of PPP exchange rates based solely on the prices of the Big Mac sandwich in McDonald's restaurants around the world, published each spring by the Economist. Further SuggestionsIndexing plusBond indexing Financial Times (F T) Actuaries indexes Risk indexes Jensen index Index fund Arms index FTSE MID 250 Index Single index model Lehman Brothers New York Municipal Bond Index Standard & Poors SmallCap 600 Index Morgan Stanley REIT Index Tokyo Stock Price Index index Stochastics index CAC 40 index consumer price index Price indexes Misery index Index model Lehman Brothers Mortgage Backed Securities Index Market value weighted index Salomon Brothers Non US Dollar World Government Bond Index Lehman Brothers Corporate Bond Index Wilshire indexes |
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