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lomiller · 8th October 2019, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by theprestige

Isn't the value of the S&P literally the value of the money changing hands in actual stock trades?

I guess value could be a bit vague, I’m referring to it’s total market capitalization which is the current stock price multiplied by the number of shared. The S&P500 covers ~80% of the combined value all publicly traded US companies.

8th October 2019, 07:40 AM	#128
lomiller Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 10,243	Originally Posted by theprestige Isn't the value of the S&P literally the value of the money changing hands in actual stock trades? I guess value could be a bit vague, I’m referring to it’s total market capitalization which is the current stock price multiplied by the number of shared. The S&P500 covers ~80% of the combined value all publicly traded US companies.
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