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the s means standard and the p is poor. the s and p 500 was to see who had a standard amount of something, the poor people could not use this.
SPX or $SPX is the symbol you would use on the Scottrade system for the S&P 500 Index.
The S&P 500 refers to Standard & Poor's 500, an index of the 500 largest U.S. companies. Many people use this index as an indicator for how the U.S. economy is doing. If the S&P 500 goes up regularly, then economy is doing fine. If it goes down regularly, then the economy may be slowing.
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The Standard and Poor's (S and P) 500 index was created (in its present mode) in 1958 in order to make indexes more popular with the investing public.
it is the s&p 500
(S)tandard & (P)oor's 500. The S&P 500 is a market value weighted index of 500 blue-chip stocks, considered to be a benchmark of the overall stock market. If the S&P 500 is up, usually the market as a whole is also up.
the s means standard and the p is poor. the s and p 500 was to see who had a standard amount of something, the poor people could not use this.
The S&P 500 index does not have a specific opening time, as it is not a physical entity that opens and closes like a stock exchange. It is a benchmark index that represents the performance of a selection of large-cap stocks. Trading of stocks that make up the S&P 500 typically begins when the stock market opens at 9:30 AM Eastern Time in the U.S.
500 squares of paper in a roll?
500 Sheets of Paper (in a Ream)
500 Sheets of Paper in a Ream
SPX or $SPX is the symbol you would use on the Scottrade system for the S&P 500 Index.
The S&P 500 refers to Standard & Poor's 500, an index of the 500 largest U.S. companies. Many people use this index as an indicator for how the U.S. economy is doing. If the S&P 500 goes up regularly, then economy is doing fine. If it goes down regularly, then the economy may be slowing.
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