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''Economics''.


A number showing the variation in price of a group of securities with respect to a chosen base period. 
The percentage change in quantity supplied divided by the percentage change in price.
 
Indices may be calculated as arithmetical or geometric averages and individual components may be weighted, for example by market capitalisation.
 
For example the FTSE 100 or the S&P 500.
 
 
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A comparable measure in relation to any set of data.
 
For example, inflation indices.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Equity swap]]
* [[Elasticity]]
* [[Exchange-traded funds]]
* [[Price elasticity of demand]]
* [[FTSE 100]]
* [[Supply]]
* [[MCSI]]
* [[Supply curve]]
* [[S&P 500]]
* [[Statistics]]
* [[Tracker fund]]

Revision as of 14:18, 5 May 2016

Economics.

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


See also