The S&P 500  introduced its first stock index in 1923. From its inception until 1957, its primary stock market index was the S&P 90. This was a value weighted index based on 90 stocks. It was not until 1957 that the S&P became what we know today as the S&P 500. To get listed on [&he...Read More »

Trading stocks on the S&P 500 means that you are investing in the American industries mainly. The index is widely regarded as the best single gauge when it comes to large cap American companies, which are benchmarked with over US$3.5 trillion, and assets comprising of approximately US$ 915 billi...Read More »