To: Mike Hagerty who wrote (32338 ) 1/7/1998 4:59:00 AM From: MonsieurGonzo Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 58727
Mike; RE:" Index Components "Can you point me to a place on the net where I can find the individual stocks that make up the various indexes ? PHLX: phlx.com ...from this page you can access all their sector indices' components. AMEX: amex.com ...click on Options & Derivatives then click on Index Options then click on Sector Indexes and you will be presented with a list. Choose one, say - XOI.X Oil Sector and click on the name; finally, click on + Specifications and you will get a list of the underlying index components. CBOE: cboe.com ...this is a list of the S&P-100 or OEX.X components, with weights. CBOE: cboe.com ...this is a list of the DJIA or DJX (INDU) components, as well as the DTX (TRANS) and DUX (UTIL) components. CBOE: cboe.com ...this is a list of the NAZ-100 or NDX.X components, with weights. CBOE: cboe.com :80/index/start.html#sp CBOE: cboe.com ...these are lists of links to a variety of indices / components. CBOE: cboe.com ...from here you can explore a variety of Sector Indices. GDAX: exchange.de ...this is a direct link to the DAX-30 in Germany. When markets are influencing one another (like the HONK or NIKKEI and the FTSE or DAX), you can sometimes anticipate a drop or rise in one (later) because of what is happening on some other (now); etc. Finally, some Sector Indices are more-or-less driven by some essential commodity future , eg., XOI.X and OSX.X are influenced by OIL . You will need the symbols for these futures to generate charts. Using my favourite WWWeb (candlestick) chart generator...quote.com ...enter CL98H for crude oil (March) futures. SP98H will show you the S&P-500 (SPX/INX or SPZ) Futures (delayed - but you can click on "Chart", then "All Sessions" and enter SP98H,3 and see after-hours trading in this futures contract). Most folks use this link...cme.com ...to get S&P and NAZ Futures Quotes; note it uses "pull" and updates automatically, if your browser supports this. -Steve