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What does an index primarily measure?
What does an index primarily measure?
- Price movements of individual securities
- Creditworthiness of a company
- Yield of a particular investment
- Changes in the economy or specific areas (correct)
What is the primary purpose of a stock index?
What is the primary purpose of a stock index?
- To evaluate the creditworthiness of companies
- To measure inflation
- To provide a benchmark for portfolio performance (correct)
- To predict stock prices
What is expressed in terms of a change from a base value?
What is expressed in terms of a change from a base value?
- The stock price
- The index value (correct)
- The interest rate
- The GDP
What is more important than the actual numeric value of an index?
What is more important than the actual numeric value of an index?
What do broad indices aim to capture?
What do broad indices aim to capture?
What do managed portfolios use a stock index for?
What do managed portfolios use a stock index for?
What is the primary function of an index in the financial markets?
What is the primary function of an index in the financial markets?
What is a key characteristic of financial indices?
What is a key characteristic of financial indices?
What does a stock index provide information about?
What does a stock index provide information about?
What is a stock index used as in managed portfolios?
What is a stock index used as in managed portfolios?
What is the purpose of a broad index?
What is the purpose of a broad index?
What is a common use of financial indices?
What is a common use of financial indices?
What is a key aspect of an index's base value?
What is a key aspect of an index's base value?
What is true about the percentage change of an index?
What is true about the percentage change of an index?
What do stock indices primarily track?
What do stock indices primarily track?
What is an index's role in a portfolio's performance evaluation?
What is an index's role in a portfolio's performance evaluation?
What is a characteristic of financial indices in general?
What is a characteristic of financial indices in general?
