How can I invest in a Turkish Stock market index fund.?
Q. I've been looking at the ISE National Index, and I would like to invest in a Mutual Fund that follows it closely. Preferably an Index fund if one exists. I'd like one through a reputable American company if possible.
Asked by Luke M - Sat Aug 22 15:44:04 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Isbank is the largest bank in Turkey and is the only one ranking in top 100 according to the Banker magazine. It has a lot of funds that sweep the ISE and certain indices according to their type. Here is the English page: The other major banks also have such funds. Look for Akbank, Garanti, Ziraat Bankasi, Fortis Turkey, ING Turkey, Denizbank Dexia, Finansbank. I hope it is helpful.
Answered by Kaya - Sun Aug 23 09:43:11 2009

What does 1pt in the stock market index represent?
Q. For example, the Dow Jones is at around 13000, Hang Seng is at 27000. What does it represent?
Asked by ginebra fan - Thu Jan 10 15:16:29 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. POINTS, or value per share.
Answered by corneliusxlax - Thu Jan 10 15:18:32 2008

What does a single point in a stock-market index mean (e.g. Dow Jones)?
Q. What does it mean when you hear that a stock-market index, such as the Dow Jones for example, rises or falls? What does a single point on such an index represent?
Asked by Timwi - Wed Mar 12 16:26:14 2008 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments

A. A point drop basically mean the stocks of the company the dow jones consist of, overall together has lost $1 value all together. Dow jones is basically like a mutal fund that contains 30 of the largest and most widely held public companies in the United States. A point drop mean that combined these 30 stock lost $1. A point drop on the market is equal to a $1 drop in price of what whatever your talking about, stock, mutual funds, bonds, indexes, whatever.
Answered by Mike - Wed Mar 12 18:00:25 2008

Is it a good idea to invest in mutual funds, specifically total stock market index funds?
Q. with all the talk on the news about a possible recession i dont know if its a good idea to invest in mutual funds.
Asked by jonathan.zuniga53 - Sat May 3 19:31:00 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The answer "Common Sense" provided is excellent! I would agreee and reiterate: it is always a good time to invest in mutual funds and to do so regularly to take advantage of dollar cost averaging. I have invested in Vanguard for nearly 30 years. They are the low cost leader and provide excellent customer service. There are other companies but check the fees. Vanguard is about 1/5 of most other mutual fund companies and in fact is a "mutual" company. All the shareholders are the owners so you reap the benefits. Also, as CS said: read as much as you can. Vanguard (and I suspect others) have online resources to help educate the investor.
Answered by john carlo - Sat May 3 20:12:53 2008

At what point (looking at the stock market index) we will know we are at depression?
Q. Now that the market keeps going down like there is no tomorrow... are we going deeper?
Asked by mystery t - Thu Oct 9 15:45:31 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Though there is a bit of correlation between the stock market and GDP, I'd imagine the the stock market lags behind when it comes to knowing the state of the economy. For instance, by the end of 2001, and beginning of 2002 that recession had already passed. Yet, if you look at the Dow Jones, it doesn't hit it's lowest point of that time period until the end of 2002, and troughs again in the beginning of 2003. I'd also attribute the major declines in the stock market today because investors are just very shaky in general. People are moving there money to the safest possible investments and leaving the stock market entirely. It may not necessarily be because the economy is that bad. In fact most of the moves are because of fears and… [cont.]
Answered by Michael - Thu Oct 9 16:19:16 2008

What is a total stock market index fund?
Q. What is a total stock market index fund?
Asked by Sanath D - Sun Nov 22 12:50:13 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. it roughly tracks the broad US stock market. It will beat most but certainly not all mutual funds over a long period.
Answered by Josh - Sun Nov 22 14:33:13 2009

Is there an Index of the stock market that you can buy/sell options for?
Q. If the stock market is going up and I wanted to use options for the broad market, is there and index or fund that I could do that with?
Asked by Brenda K - Thu Feb 22 14:00:15 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You can get a list of all the index options, including more than 25 considered broad market, traded on the CBOE at If you are interested in ETFs as well, you can find them at
Answered by zman492 - Thu Feb 22 15:57:16 2007

How significant are stock market indexes for determining the health of an economy?
Q. Politicians are always quick to take credit when stock market raise, and they're quick to blame opponents when they fall, but these are based on complicated calculations, which, recently, have lead to abnormalities based on wide fluctuation in one or other product and service (oil and housing come to mind). So are stock indexes as reliable as they used to be in determining the health of an economy? How significant are they really?
Asked by Opinionatedkitten - Fri Nov 17 08:00:11 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Investors try to predict the future profits of companies which depend on the economy and since they have money on the line they do a pretty good job. However this is not the same as determining the health of an economy any more the a weather forecaster determines the weather.
Answered by meg - Sat Nov 18 00:18:49 2006

Am I diversified if I invest only in the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index (VTSMX)?
Q. I'm starting taxable brokerage account and wondered if dollar cost averaging into this one index could be an option.
Asked by jeff b - Tue Sep 15 10:08:57 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hi Jeff, Some of the apparent conflicting answers you've received are an outcome of the different assumptions being made by responders. If you read between the lines you can see, for the most part, that you'll get excellent diversification in terms of domestic equities by using the VTSMX fund. There is some argument regarding the cap weighting issue, [you might want to consider some small cap value to augment the large cap bias of VTSMX] but for someone just starting out you could do much worse then VTSMX. Beyond that you'll eventually want to include bonds and cash in the mix. It's widely held that about 90% of the results you get from investing boils down to the stock/bond/cash mix you choose, regardless of which choices of equities… [cont.]
Answered by GeorgieGuy - Wed Sep 16 13:21:22 2009

what makes a stock market index go up and down?
Q. Hii, I am trying to understand stock markets. 1.Is the value of an index totally dependent on the stock prices which it list or something else 2. How do the companies which own the index make a profit?? Are they giving all the information about the listed stock prices for free?? 3. How does one go creating an index of one's choice(just to understand the process better) 4. Where do investment bankers come into picture?? Do they have any relation with stock market index?? 5. Where does trading actually take place??
Asked by Noeno - Tue Jan 27 01:48:33 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 1.An index is an indicator and is totally dependent on the stocks that is lists, for example the FTSE 100 measures the top 100 companies in England, therefore if the 100 companies go up on average then the indicator will represent that and go up. 2. Index's/Indicators aren't really there for profit. However Stock Exchanges LSE, NYSE, NASDAQ etc. make money by selling their live data to stock brokers, investment firms etc. Its a massive business. 3. Index's are created to determine markets. A broad example being the FTSE 100 which represents a massive proportion of the UK market. Smaller index can measure the finance companies in a country or the utility companies etc. Anyone can create an index just by grouping stocks together but you… [cont.]
Answered by Matthew M - Tue Jan 27 09:49:38 2009

Where can I find daily stock market future index for each market sector?
Q. Where can I find daily stock market future index for each market sector?
Asked by wanglu75 - Mon Dec 17 21:35:41 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. FUTURE index? Here are several sector index lists
Answered by b2fnow - Tue Dec 18 11:33:17 2007

What is a stock market? No links please explain as simply as you can?
Q. what are stocks, shares? What do they mean by stock market index? what are nasdaq, nyse? what do points symbolise? How does the market correlates with the economy? Hypothetically, how do you invest in the stock market and get money? Explain any other things that you find necessary.
Asked by ilovetv12345 - Mon Dec 1 23:34:02 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Owning a share or stock of a company is owning part of the company. One is usually something really small like 1/2000 of a company. The price goes up or down depending on how much people think the whole company is worth. The stock market index is a measure of the value of all the stocks that are listed on that index. Nasdaq and NYSE are examples of stock exchanges. These are places that people wanting to buy or sell stocks come together. How the market performs correlates positively with the economy. When the economy is good the value of companies generally increase and so the market increases. Generally, you make money by buying stock (usually through a broker) at one price and selling it later at a higher price. You could also… [cont.]
Answered by woshaugh - Mon Dec 1 23:56:05 2008

which stock market index uses the baseline "Stock of the nation"?
Q. which stock market index uses the baseline "Stock of the nation"?
Asked by unni - Sun Oct 7 13:02:15 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. National Stock Exchange Index (Nifty). It's younger than the Bombay Stock Exchange but vies on branding in India.
Answered by Jo - Tue Oct 9 09:47:07 2007

What is a better investment for the ROTH IRA, the S&P Index 500, or the Total Stock Market Index?
Q. They are both under Vanguard.
Asked by shygirl018_2000 - Tue May 2 21:49:14 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. They'll be about the same. I'm not sure exactly which mutual fund or ETF you're actually comparing. Go with the one with lower fees. I looked up the Vanguard ones. It's .18% and .19% fees. They're both about the same. They're here: and here: You can see that they're almost identical in every respect. Neither one is a bad choice. I have to comment on the things below. Historically, 75% of mutual funds underperform the S&P, after fees because they have to earn an extra 1.5% or so to beat the S&P. So, it's more like getting an A- or a low A, gambling for that A+ and then falling short most of the time. Sure, 25% do better, but it's not always the same 25% every year.
Answered by Arbitrage - Tue May 2 21:51:34 2006

Based on the P/E of the broader stock market index, how do u determine whether the market is overvalued?
Q. Based on the P/E of the broader stock market index, how do u determine whether the market is overvalued?
Asked by pk - Wed Mar 1 02:04:07 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. P/E measures "payback period", which is rougly equivalent to the inverse of the interest rate. Thus, a P/E which is GREATER than "the" interest rate is overvalued. For example, if P/E is 20, and "the" interest rate is 6% (0.06) then the inverse is 16.6 and then the market is overvalued... However. 1) What is "the" interest rate to be taken into account? First, it should a real interest rate. Second, it should be an interest rate for assets with the same uncertainty as the stock market (or see 3 below) 2) The P/E can be larger if you expect profits to grow a lot and/or for a long period. 3) The P/E can be larger if the uncertainty (volatilty) tends to diminish. Currently, volatility has been coming down for several years; the markets… [cont.]
Answered by Manolo - Wed Mar 8 15:41:11 2006

CAPM & Stock Market Surge-If Stock Index increases by 30%-based on CAPM-WACC of company would increase?
Q. Year-1 Risk free rate=5%. Stock market return=10% Beta=1.1 Cost of equity (CAPM)=5%+((10%-5%)*1.1)= 5%+5.5%=10.5% Year-2 Risk free rate=5%. Stock market return=40% Beta=1.1 Cost of equity (CAPM)=5%+((40%-5%)*1.1)= 5%+38.5%=43.5% Doesnt make sense. Based on CAPM-Cost of equity of a company would surge if stock index surges. Take India-Sensex-increased at over 50% CAGR in past 3 years,while risk free rate was stable.But for high beta tech (like Infosys) companies-cost of equity has not increased. Hence-isnt IRR-the better measure of WACC than CAPM.Why does CAPM confuse expected return with WACC.
Asked by samdonalds - Mon Dec 11 11:46:51 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You have to use a longterm average for the stockmarket return, say 10 years or so, or use a theoretical value, like risk-free rate plus usual risk premium. After all, you are trying to estimate the cost in the future and an average is a better estimate to do that. As you say, the way you apply the formula here, just doesn't make sense. However, your conclusion " Cost of equity of a company would surge if stock index surges" does make sense. A company would do better to buy back its own shares if that would be more profitable than investing in machines or other new projects, when the stock market surges.
Answered by cordefr - Tue Dec 12 05:19:55 2006

Can you trade with the nasdaq,dow index on the stock market or only with companies listed on a nasdaq exchange?
Q. If yes how are these points in the indexes calculated into profits.
Asked by Mi R - Thu Oct 9 14:19:09 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

How do I compare a portfolio of stocks to the market index?
Q. How do I compare a portfolio of stock and the market index? I need to compare a portfolio of 20 stocks to S&P 500, FTSE 100 etc. for a specific event window (2 day Average). I have calculated the percentage gains (losses) in the value of share prices for each of the 20 companies in the portfolio and also for associated index. The Null Hypothesis is that there is no difference in the precentage gains (losses) between the stock price and index movements. How do I statistically test this?
Asked by SQ1203 - Mon Sep 14 11:22:39 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I'm not sure what kind of services will allow you to do that except for the Bloomberg Trading Platorm which is very expensive. I guess you would have to compare two browsers side by side w/ one showing your portfolio and one showing the indexes.
Answered by Max M - Mon Sep 14 18:15:55 2009

In the stock market, how can you tell if a stock or an index is rising because investors are covering shorts?
Q. I often read reports that say a lot of the increase was due to covering shorts, but no one ever explains how you can tell this. Thanks!
Asked by bucky - Wed Jan 13 13:42:59 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There is a form of data that traders look at called "Short Interest". This tells you how many shares have been sold short. If you are part of a decent online brokerage, they usually provide you with this. If I am not mistaken, I think that Zacks.com also offers this kind of data to you for free. You should definitely watch short interest especially if you are a short term/options trader. More importantly than stock price, it is a good indicator for measuring sentiment on a particular stock.
Answered by Christian N - Wed Jan 13 15:03:29 2010

What do the stock market indexes mean and what are the differences between them?
Q. What do the stock market indexes mean and what are the differences between them?
Asked by The Question Asker - Mon Oct 13 01:16:41 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Indexes are representative samples of indices's overall make up. For instance the S&P 500 is a broad market sampling of the NYSE and the DOW Jones Industrial are 30 of the most successful Large Cap stocks on the same exchange. They can be grouped by sectors or by general characteristics to provide a picture of how the overall group is performing.
Answered by betmoneyonit2 - Mon Oct 13 01:29:24 2008