Index Funds and ETFs

What I think you may be referring to are "basis points". If that is the case, a basis point is essentially a fraction of a % (1/100). So, for every 1%, there are 100 basis points. If this did not answer your question, please let me know.

If you are referring simply to "the market is up a half a point"... then that is just one dollar. There is no real reason for calling dollars points, it is just a tradition in US markets and are not the same as basis points.

how can the stock exchage be defined ?

For indexes like the S&P 500 or the Russell 3000, look for figures from the data's vendors, like Standard & Poor.

Because of the need to factor in dividends, splits (and other corporate actions), index reconstitutions and changing weights, calculating total return on an index can be a fairly involved process that often requires that the person calculating it exercise some judgment - so it is difficult to prescribe a set way to calculate them.

ETFs are exchange traded funds. They allow immediate diversification for smaller investors. Unlike mutual funds they allow diversity with fewer limitations - they, like stocks, can be traded intra-day (mutual funds don't allow this), are often optionable (and can therefore be both traded and hedged using options), and represent groups of underlying instruments with a common "theme" - such as currency, geographic region (Southeast Asia, China), Gold, Oil, Health Services, Financial services, or a particular Index, etc.

An ETF is Index-linked, but is not to be confused with an Index Tracking Stock. An index tracking stock is similar, but tracks a particular index, is fully optional, trades large volumes and has a tight bid/ask spread, and can be used with sell stops and automated orders. Some common index tracking stocks track the S&P 500 (spy), Nasdaq 100 (qqqq), Russell 2000 (iwm), Dow Jones 30 (dia), etc. Some indexes may have more than one tracking stock.

There is an ongoing debate in the world of finance over whether or not a mutual fund manager can outperform an index consistantly (skill in picking or luck in picking?). Furthermore, some argue that mutual fund management fees may offset any additional gains from active management. Mutual funds offer "peace of mind" to those who prefer someone else do all the working and watching, ETFs and Index tracking stocks, because they are not actively managed, may require more oversight from the individual investor.

Many ETFs outperform mutual funds without fees. Many online brokerages have ETF scanners that allow you to look them up by region, industry sector, ranked by return, or by strategy (such as Growth, Income, Speculation, etc).

Note that current ETF Assets (in 2010) total over USD 1 trillion, the number grew from about $30 billion from 1999.

Dow Jones doesn't open and close...it is an index that is measured on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). The NYSE opens at 9:30 am EST and closes at 4:00 pm. EST.

2.30pm GMT (1.30 pm during summer time ) and 9pm at night (10 pm during summer time)

A prop trader is someone that is trading someone else's money, "the firm," and typically making commissions on the profitable trades they make.

A day trader is someone who buys securities and sells them in the same day. Intra-day trading is a term also used.

A prop trader can be a day-trader if that is the firm or the individuals trading style.

Becoming a day trader is not hard, the hard part is figuring out how to actually trade. When I first started out I spent over $10k in bogus trading programs. All you have to do is pick your broker, fund your account, and start learning from your mistakes. Oh one more thing, stay away from proprietary firms.

Well no one can comment on your skill level here since we don't know you. But if you are a beginner your skill level would be "one." An expert would get a rating of "10." If you can operate a computer with little or no problem but don't feel like you're an expert, give yourself a "five" or "six." Then just give a reason WHY you gave yourself this rating. ~ T

By calculator

8:00am Local Time

11:00pm PST

2:00am EST

Nikkei symbol: .N225

One word Many, I work ina place where the Multimedia team is Communications. Its a private high school. They not only teach, but publish flyers, ads, promotions, websites.

your brain sends messages to your nerves

11

1999200420082009ibm ibm ibm ibm cat cat cat cat honhoncvxcvxmmm mmm mmm mmm utx utx utx utx mcd mcd mcd mcd xom xom xom xom ko ko ko ko pg pg pg pg ba ba ba ba jnj jnj jnj jnj ccctrvwmt wmt wmt wmt dd dd dd dd axp axp axp axp jpm jpm jpm jpm hpq hpq hpq hpq dis dis dis dis mrk mrk mrk mrk at&tvzvzvzhd hd hd hd ipaigkftkftsbct t t msft msft msft msft intc intc intc intc gmgmgmcscoge ge ge ge ekpfepfepfeaa aa aa aa momobacbac

The change started in August, 2000 with a congressional mandate, with a deadline of April 2001 for completion.

1 point = 1 dollar

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is comprised of the stocks of 30 companies and is the weighted average price of the shares of the 30 companies.

A change in the Dow of 150 points shows that the average price of the 30 companies changed by $150.

It's important to note that there is a complex equation that changes daily which is used to determine how many shares of each of the 30 companies should be used to compute the average. The equation is intended to account for mergers and stock splits that have occurred since the index originated.

French neuroscientists at the Cognitive Neutoscience Centre have argued that there is free-floating DNA in the Paretial Cortex which could indicate why we have the potential of free will.

The taxable equivalent basis (teb) adjustment increases GAAP revenues and the provision for income taxes by an amount that would increase revenues on certain tax-exempt securities to a level that would incur tax at the statutory rate, to facilitate comparisons.

It is the companies act 2008 wich replaced the old companies act 1973

Scrips are substitute forms of cash, or a form of proxy currency. Used in the 19th century within mining companies, scrip was used for wages when cash was short. With this scrip, employees could purchase food, clothes, ect. from the mining company's, but the mining company's only. Now-a-days, Scrip is often used as a form of Fund Raising and is most commonly known with companies such as "FundScrip".

the question should be more specific to which stock exchange is being refereed to