Which of the Following Is an Advantage of the Dow

question 90

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an advantage of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (the Dow) ?

• A) It provides historical data all the way back to 1896.
• B) It weighs the stock prices by the market value rather than by only the price of the stock.
• C) It tracks over 500 companies, making it a very broad representation of the stock market.
• D) It resets on January 1 of every year to the value of 10,000 to make it easy to track.
• E) It includes both stocks and bonds in its weighting.

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