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FTSE A 350 IndexA combined index of the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250. 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-Share FTSE 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 MatchesBarrons confidence indexBarrons confidence indexIndex measuring the ratio of the average yield on 10 top-grade bonds to the average yield on 10 intermediate-grade bonds. The discrepancy between high-rated top-grade bonds and low-rated bond yields establishes a measure that is indicative of investor confidence. Price indexesPrice indexesSee: Consumer price index and producer price index Price indexPrice indexA measure of the average prices of a group of goods relative to a base year. A typical price index for a vector of quantities q and prices pb, pg in the base and given years respectively would be I = 100Spgq / Spbq. S&P 500 Composite IndexS&P 500 Composite IndexIndex of 500 widely held common stocks that measures the general performance of the market. Eleven bond indexEleven bond indexAn index based on the average yield of 11 municipal bonds that mature in 20 years and carry an average AA rating. The eleven bonds used to calculate the index are also found in the 20 bond index, which serves as a benchmark in tracking municipal bond yields. Further SuggestionsStock indexLehman Brothers Corporate Bond Index Lehman Brothers New York Municipal Bond Index CAC 40 index Arms index Jensen index Big Mac Index FT Ordinary Share Index (FT 30 Index) Pure index fund Bond Buyers municipal bond index Lehman Brothers Adjustable Rate Mortgage Index Affordability index Money Flow Index Twenty bond index Optimization approach to indexing Financial Times (F T) Actuaries indexes Tokyo Stock Price Index Salomon Brothers World Equity Index (SBWEI) Buying the index Stock index option Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index Consumer Price Index Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index Index and Option Market (IOM) Stock Index Future |
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