FTSE Global Equity Index Series
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The FTSE Global Equity Index Series was launched in September 2003, and provides coverage of some 8,000 stock
s in 48 countries.
The family includes the FTSE SmallCap Index
and broader FTSE Global All Cap Indices (large/mid/small cap) as well as the FTSE All-World Index Series
(large/mid cap).
Stock
The capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...
s in 48 countries.
The family includes the FTSE SmallCap Index
FTSE SmallCap Index
The FTSE SmallCap Index is an index of small market capitalization companies consisting of the 351st to the 619th largest listed companies on the London Stock Exchange main market...
and broader FTSE Global All Cap Indices (large/mid/small cap) as well as the FTSE All-World Index Series
FT/S&P-AWI
-History:This index has been calculated since 31 December 1986, originally as the FT-Actuaries World Indices.In 1995, Wood Mackenzie and Co., one of the original partners, sold its stake to Standard & Poor’s. The name of the index was changed to FT/S&P – Actuaries World Indices.On 29 November 1999,...
(large/mid cap).