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Basic Question 1 of 8
Which stock market index is most commonly quoted?
B. Value Line Average
C. Dow Jones Composite Average
D. Dow Jones Industrial Average
E. Wilshire Equity Index
A. S&P 500 Index
B. Value Line Average
C. Dow Jones Composite Average
D. Dow Jones Industrial Average
E. Wilshire Equity Index
User Contributed Comments 16
| User | Comment |
|---|---|
| blueberries | Can someone explain that? |
| magicchip | whats to explain? It's the index most widely quoted. |
| cong | Watch the news! |
| DonAnd | lol! |
| JakeZ | lol!!! |
| Jurrens | I fell like the S&P is used more often than the DJIA, especially with benchmarking and describing the market. |
| thekobe | Im not in the US and I know that DJIA is the most widely quoted |
| dipu617 | Yeah.... I'm not in the US either but I have been hearing the name of DJIA since I was a kid, though I had no idea what it was. :-) |
| endurance | I just guess that DJIA is deeply inherited and for the public, while the S&P500 is widely used in the investment community |
| johntan1979 | Unfortunate, isn't it, when it only represents 30 companies vs 500 companies? |
| gill15 | Blueberries is gonna have a tough time passing this exam. |
| ldfrench | At least in recent years, it seems as though the S&P is used and quoted way more often than DJIA. |
| leon121 | agree with @ldfrench. S&P 500 is the craze these days. with its double digit returns. at least here in the U.S. |
| stevo | I follow S&P far more than dow, interesting... |
| ascruggs92 | Interesting, I pay attention to the S&P 500 more, as does everyone else I know that works in finance. However, now that I think about it, those idiots on CNBC always talk about the Dow, as if a 30 stock, price-weighted index is actually a good determinant of the broader market. |
| walterli | Trump 2020 |
I used your notes and passed ... highly recommended!
Lauren
Learning Outcome Statements
describe types of equity indexes
describe types of fixed-income indexes
describe indexes representing alternative investments
CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 3, Module 2.