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Construct Stock Market Indices

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2 hours
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Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills with expert guidance
4.5

(176 reviews)

Advanced level
Designed for those already in the industry
2 hours
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning

What you'll learn

  • Use Google Finance to import stock price data

  • Identify the free float of the stock

  • Use free-floated weighting to construct an index

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Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. What is a stock market index?

  2. Importing data with Google Finance

  3. Free-float index weighting

  4. Calculating index prices

  5. Graphing the results

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4.6 (18 ratings)
Bekhruzbek Ochilov, MCSI, PAGRC
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  • No downloads or installation required

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  • Available only on desktop

    This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices.

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