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skyblue22
Posted : Wednesday, December 14, 2005 11:27:52 PM
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I have some questions regarding TC2000 industry classifications and indexes.

1) Worden uses the CORE DATA for industry classification. Does the core refering to the core business of the company? Are there any sources where details more information about this type of classification as opposed to other types of classification like MSCI, GICS, etc.

2) Does TC2000 compute the industry indexes based for the companies classified or uses the industry indexes available on AMEX, NASDAQ & NYSE?

3) If TC2000 does compute, how does TC2000 calculate the industry indexes? For instance, classify all stocks under the bank sector into one folder and aggregate and average all stocks' closing price. Are there any weights, for eg using market capitalization, involve in the computation?
Craig_S
Posted : Thursday, December 15, 2005 8:16:44 AM


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1) CORE DATA is the name of the company that provides the classifications.

2) The industry averages are calcualted based on the components you see in your system. If you go to the BANKING WatchList you will see the stocks that are used to calculate the BANKING industry average chart.

3) The price AND volume is averaged and weighted based on the sqaure-root of the company's capitalization.

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pv78
Posted : Sunday, February 5, 2006 12:40:25 AM
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I was looking at MG742 - Toy and Hobbys stores which has a price of 419 but has only two stocks - BBW at 30.04 and MIK at 32.95. Should MG742's price be between 30.04 and 32.95?
Craig_S
Posted : Sunday, February 5, 2006 9:46:00 AM


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The averages are weighted and comprise a changing list of components over time. We don't release the exact formulas we use to calculate them. They are roughly weighted based on the square root of the stock's capitalization.

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