index

An index in financial markets is a numerical indicator, which reflects the change in the value or performance of a particular group of assets. It is used to measure and track the overall trend and fluctuations in the market..

Indexes can be of various types, such as stock indices, commodity indices, bond indices and others. One of the most famous types of indexes – stock indices, that track the change in the value of a group of shares of companies, selected on the basis of certain criteria.

Indices provide information about market trends, allowing investors and traders to draw conclusions about the state of industries, sectors or markets in general. They can also serve as a basis for creating investment strategies., portfolios and financial products, such as index funds or derivatives.

Indices are often used as a benchmark to compare individual investments or portfolios.. For example, investors can compare the performance of their portfolio with the performance of a particular index, to evaluate your investment strategy.

Some notable world indexes include S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ Composite, FTSE 100, DAX and Nikkei 225. Each of them represents a group of shares of companies, reflecting the state of the relevant market or industry.

Indices are an important tool for analysis and decision making in financial markets. They help investors and traders to get an idea of ​​the current situation in the market and predict its future movement..

Market take off…

Tuesday was an interesting day, from the very morning, the bulls seized the initiative and did not let it go until the close. As a Russian bear, I don't like it. I did not expect such a take-off and sent GE to the OPG market for sale, eventually lost 2 cent, ok came out )) The market flew away rapidly, and I looked at it with my eyes closed, you could buy everything stupid and make a lot of money, but who could have expected such a rise. Tired of looking at all this waited for a rollback on the SP500 and seeing that everything was flying away bought a couple of shares of DJ and made some money ;) FO: I decided not to trade especially on such a day, don't like to buy. Something I saw a U-turn and I sold it., but accidentally made a mistake with the button and pushed a little share, leaving a couple of cents in + began to cover the position and not in vain, as it turned out later ) Lucky, went out in + for a large volume. ROH: I sold ROH for this very morning 2 day he grew up with 55$ to 78. Buy it. There was hope, that can cancel the purchase or whatever else and I will make a couple of points. The risk was minimal, and the ratio 1 to 20 by conservative estimates. BUT the stock didn’t move anywhere after a couple of hours of it …

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Rise in the price of Ethereum to 2000$ reached an 11-month high

Ethereum price hits 11-month high, as ETH rates exceed withdrawals. The price of Ethereum has overcome key resistance at the level 2000 dollars after, how the capitalization of the crypto market began to grow to the level 1,3 trillion dollars. Experts predict an increase in prices for Ethereum in the range from 2400 to 2800 Dollars.

Digest of economic news on 15 november 2022

?Paris overtook London to become Europe's largest stock market ?Today in China will be published data for October on industrial production, retail sales, unemployment and investment in fixed assets. ? There will also be data on producer prices for October. And in Europe, preliminary data on GDP for the third quarter will be published ?Chinese stocks in the US rise again on positive news after the meeting of Xi and Biden ?Xi Jinping and Macron at the G20 called for the resumption of negotiations on Ukraine ?Germany is the first among the EU states to nationalize assets related to Russia*.* the former gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Germania ?The EU is not yet ready to discuss new sanctions against Russia.

News digest on 3 november 2022

The Bank of England will decide today to raise its base interest rate by 0.75%*. The yuan against the dollar* updated the minimum since 22 January 2008 of the year. Courses: ? Bitcoin – $20 710 (↑1,12%) ? S&P 500 – 3 876 (↑0,53%) ?? USD/RUB – 60,60 (↓1,86%) ?? USD/UAH – 36,88 (↑0,00%) ? Gold – $1 667 (↑0,99%) ⚫️ Oil Brent – $94,59 (↑0,49%) ⚡️ The Fed has raised rates on 75 b. P. The US regulator raised the key rate on 75 basis points, up to 3.75–4%. This is the fourth consecutive increase in 0,75 p.p.. The current rate level is the highest since December 2007 of the year. This is the expected solution., he was expected 87,5% investors, according to CME FedWatch Tool. At the same time, many are waiting for signals from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell about a slowdown in rate hikes.. 45% investors are counting, that at the next meeting the indicator will be raised by 0,5 P. P. (49,2% sure, that the next step will also be 0,75 P. P.). The Fed will hold its last meeting of the year 14 December.

News Digest for 2 november 2022

⚠️ U.S. Release. The Fed interest rate decision will take place today at 21:00 (Mosk. time) ⚠️ Today will be held U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Press Conference in 21:30 (Mosk. time) Analyst Expect, that the Fed and the Bank of England at meetings on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, will raise the stakes on 75 b.p.. (* to 3.75-4.00% in the U.S. and up to 3.00% in the UK) Expected, that the Fed will raise rates today 0.75% and give a signal, which can slow down the rate of increase. ? Bitcoin – $20 473 (↑0,40%) ? S&P 500 – 3 859 (↓0,33%) ?? USD/RUB – 61,97 (↑1,59%) ?? USD/UAH – 36,88 (↑0,00%) ? Gold – $1 652 (↑0,74%) ⚫️ Oil Brent – $94,66 (↑2,30%)

Moscow exchange will allow certain non-residents to trade

So far, only investors from countries will be able to sell shares, which Russia considers friendly Who will be allowed to trade and under what conditions Clients from countries, which were not included in the list of unfriendly states. The authorities of the Russian Federation approved such a list in March 2022 - countries, who imposed or supported sanctions against Russia: USA, EU countries, Japan, Australia and others. Investors from these countries are still unable to trade on the exchange. Non-residents from other countries will have the same access to the stock and derivatives markets, like the residents. But they will be subject to additional control.. Professional market participants - banks, brokers and management companies are required to identify non-resident clients and persons, who control them. There is an algorithm, by which professional participants check clients, and then transfer the information to the Moscow Exchange. The organization will add a new field to it, which, together with the customer's country code, defines, can a non-resident make transactions or not. By default, all clients will receive an indeterminate status.. For customers from Russia and Belarus, this will not change anything: they will be able to trade as before, explained Mosbirzha in the FAQ for professional participants. For a non-resident to gain access to trading, his bank, broker or manager must set the appropriate value. Information is updated on the next trading day. If the status of the client changes over time, then the professional participant will have to update the information - for example, if the "unfriendly" non-resident goes into the category of "friendly", and vice versa, written in the FAQ of the Moscow Exchange. Когда откроют торги для всех нерезидентов ЦБ планирует открыть торги для всех иностранных инвесторов, but on special terms. For non-residents from countries, recognized as unfriendly, as well as for "friendly" non-residents, controlled by "unfriendly", will launch a separate …

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