ATX Prime Market - institutional investors 2010
Additional info: Stock exchange
The ATX, also known as the Austrian Traded Index, is the most important stock market index on the Austrian Wiener Börse and the largest trading place in the Austrian economy. It lists 20 publically traded companies.
A stock index or stock market index is an indicator used by shareholders, investors, economists and others as a way of measuring the value of a section of the stock market. If an investor has a portfolio including shares from a number of companies floated on a particular stock exchange, a stock market index allows him or her to get an idea of how that particular stock market performed during the course of a day of trading. If the stock market dropped, then the individual most likely lost money as the value of their portfolio decreased. If the stock market rose, then the likelihood is that the value of their portfolio increased. There are a great deal of stock market indices used around the world. The Dow Jones is considered one of the most important price-weighted indexes as it includes 30 of the most valuable companies in the United States. Located in New York City, the Dow Jones is regarded as being a reliable bellwether for the state of the U.S. and global economy.