The S&P 500 or the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, is an index of the top 500 largest United
States-based stocks, weighted by market capitalization. The index is often considered an indicator of the
health of the US economy and consists of companies like Apple, Amazon, General Electric, and ExxonMobile.
NASDAQ 100
The NASDAQ 100 is an index of the top 100 most actively traded stocks on the NASDAQ stock exchange, and
the companies are from the retail, biotechnology, industrial, technology, health care sectors.
DAX (GER30)
The GER 30, also known as DAX or DAX 30, is an aggregate of the 30 biggest companies traded on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Company stocks include Deutsche Bank, Lufthansa, Volkswagen, and Adidas, among
other major European brands.
Hang Seng
The Hang Seng Index, maintained by a subsidiary of the Hang Seng Bank since 1969, is a market
cap-weighted basket of companies that trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Companies include HSBC
Holdings and Tencent.
Japan NIKKEI
Nikkei, also known as Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average is a price-weighted index of 225 of Japan’s top
publicly traded companies, including the likes of Toyota, and Sony.
FTSE 100
The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the UK100, is a popular European index focusing
on the top 100 companies on the London Stock Exchange, including companies such as Barclays, BP, Burberry,
or AstraZeneca.
ASX 200
The AUS 200, also called the ASX 200, is an index of the top 200 companies traded on the Australian
Securities Exchange and is maintained by Standard and Poor’s much like the S&P 500.