The FTSE100, the FTSE 250, Nasdaq, AIM... What are they?

Description: Which market does what? What do they mean? Which is the best market for you and how do you invest in them?

Newest Review: ... much; well think again that could mean billions wiped of the value of businesses. FTSE 250 Index This index compromises of all the companies which aren't quite good enough to make it into the FTSE 100 index. Companies are evaluated every quarter and can be promoted or demoted depending on how they are doing. There is a FTSE 350 but this is just made up of the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 which ... more

... equals 350. The current net value of this FTSE is around 161 billion, only 12% of the FTSE 100 (amazing numbers I know). The index for the FTSE 250 mostly consists of investment trusts (Public limited companies). If you were wondering the FTSE 100 is w...more

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The FTSE100, the FTSE 250, Nasdaq, AIM... What are they?: Helium was up, Feathers were down and Paper was stationery! (937 words)
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~ Overview ~ Well, where do I start on this subject? These acronyms sound like something you would hear at an IT conference from gadget geeks but no you would be more likely to hear it being spoken in the finance world. I have only recently understood what these actually do, just watch sky news enough and you will learn that green arrows are excellent and red arrows are grisly. FTSE 100 Index Well ill start by telling you how to pronounce it. Say "footsie" and your about there. The FTSE 100 was first introduced in January 1984 and includes an index of the top one hundred most capitalised companies in the United Kingdom which all ... Read the complete review

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