There are approximately 1700 firms traded on the FTSE. The number of firms traded changes daily. New firms are added as some firms drop off the exchange.
The FTSE Futures Market trades a veritable cornucopia of stocks. The most popular items traded at FTSE include many different commodities and stock options.
More than 450 according to Answers.com.
FTSE 250 is the top 250 companies in terms of their market value. The index is called the FTSE (Financial Times Stock Exchange), this is a composite of the top companies that are publicly traded (ie anyone can buy and sell shares) in the United Kingdom. This is based on the market price and volume of each company.
It's a subtle difference in how the words are used. Aggregation means putting things together. Composition means the discrete things which have been put together. You could ask "what is the composition of the ftse 100?" And the answer would be a list of companies. The question "what is the aggregation of the ftse" doesn't make sense. The ftse 350 is the aggregate of the ftse 100 and the ftse 250. It is composed of the ftse 100 and the ftse 250. A fund which tracked the ftse 350 might have the same composition as a fund which tracked the ftse 100 and the ftse 250
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FTSE Group was created in 1995.
Donna Maria O'Reilly has written: 'The information content and time series properties of non-executive director appointments to ftse 350 firms'
Stantec is one: STN They do Architecture, Engineering, Project Management, Interiors, etc URS and AECOM are also publicly traded. They are "E/A" firms that do more engineering than architecture, but they do both.
Vantis Plc, an UK listed company
The FTSE opens at 8:00am GMT IT Closes at 4:30pm GMT
I believe the FTSE was at its highest at 6950 on Dec 30 1999