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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 MatchesStratified sampling bond indexingStratified sampling bond indexingA method of bond indexing that divides the index into cells, each cell representing a different characteristic, and that buys bonds to match those characteristics. Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe IndexMorgan Stanley Capital International Europe IndexA market capitalization-weighted benchmark index made up of equities from 15 European countries. France, Germany, and the United Kingdom represent about two-thirds of the index. Trade intensity indexTrade intensity indexFor a group or bloc of countries, usually in a PTA, the ratio of the bloc's share of intra-bloc trade to the bloc's share in world trade. If greater than one, this is said to suggest that the bloc displays trade diversion. Index seems to be due to Frankel (1997). Inflation 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 linked term assuranceIndex linked term assuranceTerm assurance in which premiums are increased in line with the retail price index and hence the sum assured is increased. Further SuggestionsMorgan Stanley REIT IndexPresent Value Index (PVI) Stochastics index Stock index swap Lehman Brothers Adjustable Rate Mortgage Index Indexing plus NYSE composite index Lehman Brothers Government or Corporate Bond Index CAC 40 index Wilshire indexes Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index Bond Buyers municipal bond index Standard and Poor's Composite Index (S&P 500) Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Global Index Lehman Brothers Corporate Bond Index Lehman Brothers Mortgage Backed Securities Index S&P 500 Composite Index Consumer price index retail price index index Pure index fund Index method Lehman Brothers California Municipal Bond Index Market value weighted index FTSE MID 250 Index |
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