Index Funds and ETFs

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A company would have to give out an Initial Public Offering or IPO in order to join a stock exchange market

Index funds, which became popular during the 1980s, derive returns from a broad market portfolio that serves to minimize transactions costs and management fees and to reduce market risks

A mid cap stock refers to the stocks of a company that is considered mid-size as per its market capitalization.

Market capitalization refers to the total market value of all the company's stocks put together. If it runs to a few hundreds/thousands of crores the company will be called large cap and if it only a few crores it is called a small cap.

All companies that fall between these two are called mid cap companies.

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a Capital Traders Group or Proprietary Trading Firm allows you to register as a class B member in the investment firm.

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ETFs are created when a large institution or investment bank buys a basket of securities to match the underlying investment objective of the fund. For example, a health care ETF would hold a large number of hospital, pharmeceutical , and other health care related stocks. ETFs have what are known as authorized purchasers who are broker dealers that provide liquidity to the ETF by creating and redeming shares to meet market demands of investors purchasing or selling the ETF.

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The best place have found to track the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is on Bloomberg. It would seem that the Baltic Exchange like to keep this index somewhat under wraps and I haven't been able to use a ticker symbol like most other indexes on other trading platforms or online finance sites. See Related Links for the Bloomberg page with the daily quotes and another link for an up to date chart for the Baltic Dry Index.

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UKX Index (GBP denomitated)

Financial Institutions

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Not unless you sold (redeemed) the fund shares. If you are still hanging onto the shares, then there is no loss to report.

When you sell the shares, you report the sale on Schedule D.

It is too late to report a 2008 loss unless you sold the shares in 2008.

Share market indexes serve as benchmarks that reflect the overall performance of a specific segment of the stock market or the market as a whole. They are calculated based on the prices of selected stocks, providing a snapshot of market trends, investor sentiment, and economic conditions. When indexes rise, it generally indicates that the majority of stocks within that index are performing well, suggesting investor confidence and a healthy market. Conversely, a decline in indexes typically signals poor performance and can indicate economic challenges or declining investor sentiment.