Thread: Why is the S&P 500 considered "The Market"?
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Old 06-29-2007, 11:58 PM
icetonez icetonez is offline
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Default Re: Why is the S&P 500 considered \"The Market\"?
The S&P is market cap weighted. The biggest stocks account for most of the market. The other 4500 combined probably isn't close to as much capitalization as the biggest 500.
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