Sector Indexes

The Market Volatility Index (VIX) is a measure of implied volatility in trading of S&P 500 futures on The Chicago Board Options Exchange. The index is calculated using a formula ... [full story]

CAC-40 (France)     The CAC-Quarante, this is 40 stocks on the Paris Stock Exchange formed into an index. The futures contract on this index is probably the most heavily traded ... [full story]

The Dow Jones averages are computed by summing the prices of the stocks in the average and then dividing by a constant called the "divisor". The divisor for the Dow ... [full story]

There are three major classes of indexes in use today in the US: Equally weighted price index     An example is the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Market capitalization ... [full story]