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06-29-2007, 11:58 PM

icetonez

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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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