RE:IndicesThey aren't "on" the index, they are "in" the index. The tsx index is a basket of stocks that represent the larger, liquid companies that trade ON the tsx. Now you get it? Is it easier to think of the Dow Jones industrial average? There are only 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones you see quoted as up or down 200 points. It's probably the oldest, most followed stock index there is. But it's not a stock exchange like the Toronto stock exchange. It's just another baffling example of how difficult the English language can be especially when it concerns technical jargon. The fact you struggle understanding the difference between an exchange(tsx) and an index(also tsx) is but one example of how your knowledge comes up a little short and I warn you for your own sake, to not rely solely on your existing understanding of investing. I'm just a grumpy old schmuck trying to help you out. Now go to bed or you're grounded.
smallcaptdr wrote: The truth is that I never look to see if any stocks that I'm trading are on the TSX Indices, I only trade on the TSX-V and TSX and the only thing that I care about when I'm picking stocks are that they have lots cash and revenues for the most part then I look into their trading volume and outstanding shares but I never look to see if they're on the indices. JMHO