This chapter provides an overview of stock indexes, explaining their purpose, how they are compiled, and their use in options trading. It describes how stock indexes are representative of various markets or sectors and how they are calculated based on the market values of component securities. The chapter also includes an example of how a value-weighted index is calculated.
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