OPTIONS FOR FIRST BLANK

...it is most important to consider

- how they compare to one another

- how they have changed over a period of time

- how each stock in the index is performing

TRUE OR FALSE

OPTIONS FOR TABLE BLANKS

- manufacturing stocks

- primary stocks from the NYSE, but a few Nasdaq stocks as well

- all large NYSE stocks, as well as major AMEX and Nasdaq sticks

- the biggest (non-financial) firms traded on Nasdaq

- automobile industry stocks

- technology stocks

- all stocks listed on the "big board"

SIZE BLANKS

- whatever number you calculate

8. Understanding the major market indexes Understanding How Indexes Report Data The securties market is tracked by a wide vanety of indexes, each of which focuses on a different group of stocks. The following table lists stock quotes from four of the most widely cited indexes: the Dow Jones tridustrial Average (DJA), the Nasdaq-100, the S8P S00, and the NYSE Index, where in interpreting these numbers, t is most important to consider True or False: Based on the numbers not in parentheses in the previous table, you can tell that NYSE Index stocks were performino roughly onehall as well as DHA stocks at the tume this data was collected. True Fatio Complete the following table by indicating each stock index's description, as well as the number of stocks each index tracks