Indexes are the group as a whole or all of the shares within a specific stock exchange. The level of an index is calculated considering the fluctuations of each individual asset within it, which will determine the value of the index itself, negative or positively.
Major economies (and many developing economies) have at least one financial index that brings together a variety of assets. The main indexes include:
The different central stock exchanges focus on various types of shares. Some of the indices are specifically global (such as the S&P Global 100) and other indices are national and list only companies originating in the respective country. Some other indices focus only on a specific commercial division, p. The NASDAQ index includes only technology stocks. However, there are some multinationals listed in many indices; usually both a national index and an international index. Alibaba.com, for example, can be listed on both Hong Kong's Hang Seng index and the New York Stock Exchange (after a well-publicised initial public offering last year). Similarly to the above, Credit Suisse can be traded at both the Zurich-based Swiss Market Index and the New York Stock Exchange. Some financial indices can be traded in formats "Rolling Daily" or "Futures," that is, they can be traded at their actual price or at a price derived from the current selling price, which will be closed automatically on a specific date.
You can choose whether you want to trade individual shares (see our Shares section for more details), or you can trade an index as a single entity, buying it if you think the shares that make it up will have an overall increase, or if you think the price could fall. It is essentially a way of marketing, choosing a market segment rather than a particular asset. Amecx Invest offers the possibility to operate at least 20 different indices, through our Company's MT5 platform. If you've already created your account at Amecx Invest, you can start living this experience, otherwise you can click here to perform the quick process. and easy registration.