Trade with zero comissions, no transaction fees and the tightest spreads on our app here: iOS: http://https://bit.ly/capitalcom-ios Android: http://http://bit.ly/capitalcom-android Web: http://bit.ly/capital-webpage Here we discuss the S&P; 500 Index, the "broad" U.S. index, encompassing 500 of the largest company in the economy and possibly providing the best idea of how all sectors are working at any given time. But what is the S&P; 500 100 index? The S&P; 500 is among the top American indexes as it represents some of the largest public companies in the U.S. The S&P; 500 index focuses on the so-called large-cap sector and is float-weighted - it's price level and list of companies are adjusted by the number of shares available for public trading. The S&P; 500 is believed to be preferred by institutional investors like pension funds, banks and hedge funds, whereas the Dow Jones has been the go-to index for individual, retail investors. As it's broader and provides a wider picture with 500 companies in it, institutional investors prefer looking and investing in it because it has more stocks across all economic sectors (whereas the Dow has only 30 companies). As a stock index for beginners, it can also be found as the US 500 index and together with the Dow Jones are cited as the best gauges of the U.S. stock market. The focus of this video is index trading for beginners but if you have any questions, leave us a comment below and we'll get back to you. So if you want to learn stock trading for beginners and also understand "how can I trade the S&P;?", watch this video and subscribe to our channel for regular updates about this US stock index. #indextrading #stockmarket *** Follow David Jones and Capital.com on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capitalcom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/capitalcom Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/capital.com *** Explore trading and start investing with Capital.com. CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 72.6% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

• published: 23 May 2019
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