stock indices
How would I figure out this statistical question on stock indexes?
How would I figure this out:
What is the average amount by which a stock index moves in a one-month period? (e.g. SPY, QQQQ, etc.)
What is the amount of 1,2,3 standard deviations?
I think I’d need historical price data and a statistics program. What would be a good source for a table of historical [...]
What stock indexes include a lot of service-related companies in them?
I have to create a project that involves finding stock indexes that are service-related. I want to find multiple stock indexes that hold mostly service related companies in them. I am not looking for the major indexes (S&P 500, Dow Jones), but index that companies like Vanguard for instance would create. Any [...]
What are stock indices for?
Hey guys, I am trying to learn about stock markets & basic terminology. Sensex, Nifty, S & P 500 are all stock indices, but what do these actually mean and what do they measure?
They are a measure of market sentiment. They try to show the general feeling of investors for a category rather than [...]
How can I Convert the stock market indices into dollar terms?
My Economics teacher asked me to convert the stock market returns of some countries into dollar terms. I don’t know how I can do this… Can someone explain?
To convert stock market indices into dollars, you need to find out the number of shares on each index. This is going to be the tough part [...]