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The ASX 200 was started on 31 March 2000 with a value of 3133.3, [3] equal to the value of the All Ordinaries at that date. The ASX 200 reached 6,000 points for the first time on Thursday 15 February 2007. [4] On 22 December 2017, the ASX 200 was 6,069. [5] The ASX 200 crossed the 7,000 points level for the first time on 16 January 2020. [6]
All Ordinaries. Established in January 1980, the All Ordinaries (XAO) (colloquially known as the "All Ords"; also known as the All Ordinaries Index, AOI) is the oldest index of shares in Australia. It is made up of the share prices for 500 of the largest companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). [2]
Global. Large companies not ordered by any nation or type of business: MSCI World (Developed, large-cap stocks only) MSCI ACWI Index (Developed and EM, all cap stocks) S&P Global 100. S&P Global 1200. The Global Dow – Global version of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Dow Jones Global Titans 50. FTSE All-World index series.
Diversification and portfolio insurance; The strong negative correlation between the S&P/ASX 200 VIX and the S&P/ASX 200 means the addition of S&P/ASX 200 VIX Futures to a portfolio may deliver diversification benefits in a world where negative correlations are becoming harder to find (witness the rising correlation between international equity markets and the rising equity-bond correlation).
The ASX maintains stock indexes concerning stocks traded on the exchange in conjunction with Standard & Poor's. There is a hierarchy of index groups called the S&P/ASX 20, S&P/ASX 50, S&P/ASX 100, S&P/ASX 200 and S&P/ASX 300, notionally containing the 20, 50, 100, 200 and 300 largest companies listed on the exchange, subject to some qualifications.
The SPI 200 Futures contract is the benchmark equity index futures contract in Australia, based on the S&P/ASX 200 Index. It provides all the traditional benefits of equity index derivatives. The SPI 200 is ranked in the top 10 equity index contracts in Asia in terms of traded volume. Quarterly and serial futures and options are available ...
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) 2004–2020. VIX is the ticker symbol and the popular name for the Chicago Board Options Exchange 's CBOE Volatility Index, a popular measure of the stock market 's expectation of volatility based on S&P 500 index options. It is calculated and disseminated on a real-time basis by the CBOE, and is often referred to as ...
The S&P/ASX 50 Index is a stock market index of Australian stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange from Standard & Poor's. It is a part of the S&P Global 1200. While the "ASX 50" often simply refers to the 50 largest companies by market capitalisation, the S&P/ASX 50 Index is calculated by using the S&P Dow Jones Indices market ...