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Dow mainly stands for Dow Industrial Average which is also known as Dow 30, Industrial Average, Dow Jones or Dow. Investing in Dow Jones Industrial Average is mainly accessed within equities through exchange traded funds and derivatives through future and option contracts.

The Dow is used as one of the several Stock Market indices which was first created by Charles Dow and named after him who was the ninteenth century wall street Journal editor and co-founder. The average is named after one of his business associates.

The Dow is also one of the most closely watched standard indices which tracks the activities of the stock market. The Dow elements mainly trade on the two of the largest stock market companies, NASDAQ OMX and the NYSE Euronext.

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