How Stock Indexing Is Done

<h1>How Stock Indexing Is Done</h1>Author: <a title="Peter Gitundu" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/peter-gitundu/68486.htm">Peter Gitundu</a> Stock indexing is a method that is applied to measure a given section in the stock market. The purpose for doing this is to match the returns of a given investment to the market benchmark. There are many types of indices that are used the world over. Among them is the world stock index, which, as the name suggests, is used by many companies regardless of where they are situated. An example of such an index is the MSCI world. The other type of index used is the national index, and this is specific to the nation in which it is being used. To a large extent, it represents what the investors feel about the investment industry in that country. They are in most cases the indices that are quoted on the stock exchange reports. Then there are is the more specific indices that are used to track the performance of specific investments in the diversified sectors. One of them is the Morgan Stanley Biotech index. Other indices track the funds of companies in relation to size and management, among other specific criteria. Indexing is done through weighing, meaning that the price of each component in the index is put into consideration. The changes that occur in any single component of the index will greatly determine how the index will be affected, negatively or positively. Another criterion used in weighing of the indices is to look at the market share. This means that the determining factor of the value of the index will be the number of shares of the given components as opposed to their total value. For the value of the index to change or be affected, all the outstanding components have to be put in consideration as compared to the other method that looks at a single component.About the Author: Peter Gitundu Creates Interesting And Thought Provoking Content On Mutual Funds. Read More Of His Articles Here <a href="http://gitundu.com/investing/mutual-funds/">STOCK INDEXING</a>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/investing-articles/how-stock-indexing-is-done-1418275.html" title="How Stock Indexing Is Done">How Stock Indexing Is Done</a>

Stock indexing is a method that is applied to measure a given section in the stock market. The purpose for doing this is to match the returns of a given investment to the market benchmark. There are many types of indices that are used the world over. Among them is the world stock index, which, as the name suggests, is used by many companies regardless of where they are situated. An example of such an index is the MSCI world.

The other type of index used is the national index, and this is specific to the nation in which it is being used. To a large extent, it represents what the investors feel about the investment industry in that country. They are in most cases the indices that are quoted on the stock exchange reports. Then there are is the more specific indices that are used to track the performance of specific investments in the diversified sectors. One of them is the Morgan Stanley Biotech index.

Other indices track the funds of companies in relation to size and management, among other specific criteria. Indexing is done through weighing, meaning that the price of each component in the index is put into consideration. The changes that occur in any single component of the index will greatly determine how the index will be affected, negatively or positively.

Another criterion used in weighing of the indices is to look at the market share. This means that the determining factor of the value of the index will be the number of shares of the given components as opposed to their total value. For the value of the index to change or be affected, all the outstanding components have to be put in consideration as compared to the other method that looks at a single component.

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