2. There are a number of indexes that track the per- formance of the stock market. It...

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2. There are a number of indexes that track the per- formance of the stock market. It is interesting to review how well they track along with each other. Go to http://bloomberg.com. Click on the "Charts" tab at the top of the screen. Put checks in the boxes to display the DJIA, S&P 500, NAS- DAQ, and the Russell 2000. Set the time frame to five years. Click on "Get Chart." You may want to add one index to the chart at a time to keep track of which color corresponds to each index.

a. Which index has been most volatile over the last five years?

b. Which index has posted the greatest gains over the last five years?

e. Now adjust the time frame to intraday. Which index has performed the best today? Which has been most volatile?

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Financial Markets and Institutions

ISBN: 978-0321280299

5th edition

Authors: Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins

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