Stock Market

Stock markets

The UK Stock Exchange is in two parts. The main stock market which comprises of companies with at least three years audited accounts and the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) for companies without the required accounts or do not want to or cannot have a full listing on the Stock Exchange Official List. There are two types of trading done in the UK, electronically (with no market maker) or via market makers and brokers - please see the Trading section below.

Common Indices - (tracking the movement of certain sectors of the market. FTSE 100 - The 100 largest UK companies. FT 30 - The 30 largest UK companies. FTSE All Share - This tracks all the UK companies listed on the Stock Exchange Official List. FTSE 250 - The next 250 companies after the top 100. FTSE 350 - A combination of the FTSE 100 and 250. FTSE Smallcap - Approximately 500 of the smaller listed companies.  

Overseas Indices USA - Dow Jones Industrial Index - The movement of 30 typical industrial companies. Japan - Nikkei 255 - Not a true top 225 index but an average of certain Japanese companies. Germany - DAX 30 - The 30 largest German companies. Hong Kong - Hang Seng - 33 Hong Kong based business's. France - CAC General - The 40 largest French companies. Trading-The United Kingdom Stock market is made up of two types of trading.

 A traditional system of market makers (who do the dealing in that one specific stock) and brokers, who can act on clients behalf with regard to the deal with the market maker.  They deal on a quotation basis. There is also the newer system of allowing brokers to trade electronically - this is literally an ordering system which removes the need for a market maker as it is all done electronically thus reducing costs and time.

Stock markets change all the time make you stay you to date, contact us to help you with your shares.