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Web Extension 1C
A Closer Look at the Stock
Markets
Stock indexes
Regulation
Overview of investment banking
Stock trading
Stock Indexes
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Index Composition
Composition by Exchange
NYSE Composite
Nasdaq Composite
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Composition by Business
Sector
Dow Jones
Amex
Morgan Stanley
Airlines
Biotechnology
Chemicals
Consumer retailers
Technology
Composition by Style
Composition by International
Region
Price weighted
DJIA
Market-value weighted
S&P500
Nasdaq Composite
Equally weighted
Regulation of Securities
Markets
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Costs of Trading
Margin Trading
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Maintenance margin
Currently 50%
Set by the Fed
Minimum level of equity margin if prices
change
Margin call