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1. ''Securities prices - summary information.''


A number showing the variation in price of a group of securities with respect to a chosen base period.   
A number showing the variation in price of a group of securities with respect to a chosen base period.   
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2. ''Financial data - summaries.''
 
A comparable measure in relation to any set of financial data.
 
For example, inflation indices or interest rate indices.
 
 
3. ''Data - summaries.''


A comparable measure in relation to any set of data.  
A comparable measure in relation to any set of data.  
For example, inflation indices.




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* [[FTSE 100]]
* [[FTSE 100]]
* [[Herfindahl index]]
* [[Herfindahl index]]
* [[Index method]]
* [[Index tracker]]
* [[Index tracker]]
* [[iTraxx]]
* [[iTraxx]]
* [[MSCI]]
* [[MSCI]]
* [[S&P 500]]
* [[S&P 500]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Statistics]]
* [[Statistics]]
* [[Tracker fund]]
* [[Tracker fund]]

Revision as of 13:45, 11 April 2021

1. Securities prices - summary information.

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

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.


2. Financial data - summaries.

A comparable measure in relation to any set of financial data.

For example, inflation indices or interest rate indices.


3. Data - summaries.

A comparable measure in relation to any set of data.


See also