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''Economics''.


A number showing the variation in price of a group of securities with respect to a chosen base period.
(PED).


Indices may be calculated as arithmetical or geometric averages and individual components may be weighted, for example by market capitalisation.
The percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.
 
For example the FTSE 100 or the S&P 500.
 
 
2.
 
A comparable measure in relation to any set of data.
 
For example, inflation indices.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Equity swap]]
* [[Demand]]
* [[Exchange-traded funds]]
* [[Elasticity]]
* [[FTSE 100]]
* [[Price elasticity of supply]]
* [[MSCI]]
* [[Income elasticity of demand]]
* [[S&P 500]]
* [[Normal good]]
* [[Statistics]]
* [[Luxury good]]
* [[Tracker fund]]
* [[Necessity]]
* [[Inferior good]]

Revision as of 13:42, 5 May 2016

Economics.

(PED).

The percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.


See also