A series designed to help all the new people flooding into & entering Crypto/Investments daily who get thrown into the rabbit hole so to speak and everything is new to them.
Bitshares 101 Focus/Resources Section for New Crypto Folks now included near the end of each post - starting just prior to Christmas 2017. BTS is a Decentralized Exchange and much more. Very undervalued!
It is a TLDR / Short Form Series, covering ONLY one thing each episode in blue collar, easy to understand language to give a SHORT OVERVIEW of the term or lesson of the day.
It is specifically designed this way to keep it short and simple.
People can then search out extra info if they wish.
I've never seen a regular series or resource running on Steemit to continually address this basic need so I decided to do it.
TERM OF THE DAY:
What is....
' Market Index ' ?
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A market index is an aggregate value produced by combining several stocks or other investment vehicles together and expressing their total values against a base value from a specific date. Market indexes are intended to represent an entire stock market and thus track the market's changes over time.
Index values help investors track changes in market values over long periods of time. For example, the widely used Standard and Poor's 500 Index is computed by combining 500 large-cap U.S. stocks together into one index value. Investors can track changes in the index's value over time and use it as a benchmark against which to compare their own portfolio returns.
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Breaking Down...
' Market Index ' :
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Market indices measure the value of groups of stocks.
If an index goes up one level, or 1%, this means a group of stocks has, correspondingly, increased its value by one level as well, thus becoming more attractive to investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Nasdaq Composite index and the S&P 500 are examples of market indices.
-- Well-Known Market Indices:
The DJIA measures 30 stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ. These companies include premier corporations like General Electric Company, the Walt Disney Company, Exxon Mobil Corporation and Microsoft Corporation.
The S&P 500 measures 500 stocks.
The Nasdaq Composite index goes further and monitors the daily value of the 4,000 stocks traded on the NASDAQ National Market.
Most investors prefer the S&P over the other market indices for its accuracy.
Another, the Wilshire 5000, sometimes called the "total market index," is a lesser known index that keeps on top of all publicly traded companies based in the United States.
All four indices measure the daily performance of large companies. The Russell 2000, on the other hand, monitors 2,000 small undifferentiated companies in the market.
The value of the market index is also known as points. As such, when it is said that the DJIA went up 400 points in a day, It means that its value increased from the previous day's rating to the current day's rating, hiking the value of its composite companies to 400.
-- Example of How Indices Help Investors:
Indices indicate the financial health of an industry in which an investor has invested. So, if the DJIA drops and keeps on dropping over the course of a month, for example, the investor might conclude that some of its companies are in trouble. If he owns some of these stocks, he might reassess his portfolio and look for other companies in which to invest.
Resharing this one..... This is a KEY everyday thing to understand in the markets. So many new people coming daily and posts often also miss people in other timezones..... 2 things I try and remember, to help people and be aware of, thanks.
Your Friend in Liberty, Barry.
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Further Reading/Source/Resources
Friend of the People -- Enemy of the State.
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Bitshares 101 Focus/Resources Section:
for New Crypto Folks.
https://bitshares.org/
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-- Bitshares is a Trading platform, and a LOT more.... designed by blockchain wizard here Dan Larimer - 
I've blogged on him, and BTS many many times.
It's a place you can use that is decentralized, with an active community, to use trading lessons like this, that we are learning together.
Just a few of my past $BTS blogs....
to help you apply lessons today!
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