stock market index
Composite trading measure
A stock market index tracks the performance of a group of stocks, representing a segment of the market or the market as a whole.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average follows thirty large U.S. companies; the S&P 500 covers five hundred.
Indexes serve as benchmarks—investors compare their portfolio's returns against the index to gauge performance.
Index funds allow investing in all stocks an index tracks at once.
Electronic securities exchange
- FTSEBritish stock market index
- NikkeiJapanese stock average
- regionalRelating to an area
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
Standard for comparison
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- indicatorSign revealing status
- measureUnit of quantity
yardstick · reference · baseline · standard · proxy · tracker · weighted · composite
Profits from investments
- gainsIncreases in value
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- growthIncrease in size
decline · intraday · year-to-date · annualized · outperform · underperform · historical · comparison
Contracts for future delivery
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- ETFTradable pooled investment vehicle
- derivativesThings derived from another
- contractEnforceable written agreement
expiration · rollover · arbitrage · hedging · speculation · volume · liquidity · bid
Expecting market gains
- bearishExpecting market decline
- uptrendSustained price increase
- downtrendSustained decrease over time
- rallyGathering for a cause
correction · slump · surge · momentum · reversal · peak · trough · breakout
Irregular change over time
- swingsRhythmic back-and-forth movements
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
whipsaw · jitters · panic · sentiment · crash · bubble · circuit-breaker · risk
NASDAQ
Electronic securities exchange
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- indicatorSign revealing status
measure · yardstick · reference · baseline · standard · proxy · tracker · weighted · composite · rebalancing
returns
Profits from investments
growth · decline · intraday · year-to-date · annualized · outperform · underperform · historical · comparison
futures
Contracts for future delivery
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- ETFTradable pooled investment vehicle
- derivativesThings derived from another
contract · expiration · rollover · arbitrage · hedging · speculation · volume · liquidity · bid · ask
bullish
Expecting market gains
rally · correction · slump · surge · momentum · reversal · peak · trough · breakout · consolidation
fluctuation
Irregular change over time
- swingsRhythmic back-and-forth movements
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
uncertainty · whipsaw · jitters · panic · sentiment · crash · bubble · circuit-breaker · risk · variability