Financial Markets

  1. Stock Market Indices
    1. Index Construction Methods
      1. Price-Weighted Indices
        1. Calculation Methodology
          1. Dow Jones Industrial Average
            1. Advantages and Limitations
            2. Market Capitalization-Weighted Indices
              1. Calculation Methodology
                1. S&P 500 Index
                  1. Float-Adjusted Market Cap
                  2. Equal-Weighted Indices
                    1. Calculation Methodology
                      1. Rebalancing Requirements
                    2. Index Applications
                      1. Performance Benchmarking
                        1. Portfolio Performance Measurement
                          1. Manager Evaluation
                          2. Passive Investment Vehicles
                            1. Index Funds
                              1. Exchange-Traded Funds
                              2. Derivatives Underlying Assets
                                1. Index Futures
                                  1. Index Options

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                              6. Secondary Equity Markets

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                              8. Equity Valuation Methods