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Introducing the Nairobi20 Stock Index
the deal
#11 Posted : Friday, August 12, 2011 5:41:03 PM
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mukiha wrote:
the deal wrote:
@Mukiha get your facts right please.


Here is the formula from the NSE booklet I downloaded in 2009:

I[t] = I[t-1] * 20th-root-of ({P[1 t]/P[1 t-1]} * {P[2 t]/P[2 t-1]} * .... * {P[20 t]/P[20 t-1]})

Where:

I[t] = index at time t
I[t-1] = index at time t-1
P[j t] = price of stock j (i.e., 1, 2, 3, 4, .... 20) at time t

P[j t-1] = price of stock j at time t-1

You see it is just an average of prices. There is no mention of capitalisation.

Unfortunately, this booklet is not available in the new-look NSE website, otherwise I'd have given you the link.

Now go check you facts and let's compare.

@Mukiha since you are an elder i will save you from the bashingsmile you need to read further http://www.bloomberg.com...quote?ticker=KNSMIDX:IND
anika66
#12 Posted : Friday, August 12, 2011 5:50:04 PM
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Can somebody tell me how to buy an index. If current price is 77.08 does it mean i can purchase a minimum shares of the index (100)? If so how are divided distributed when one buys the whole index>
Keeping it all in the family
the deal
#13 Posted : Friday, August 12, 2011 6:13:04 PM
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The Nairobi20 Stock Index closed lower today, the measure lost 0.10% to close at 76.97
the deal
#14 Posted : Friday, August 12, 2011 6:25:12 PM
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anika66 wrote:
Can somebody tell me how to buy an index. If current price is 77.08 does it mean i can purchase a minimum shares of the index (100)? If so how are divided distributed when one buys the whole index>

The index is not a company so you can not buy shares in it but you can model your portfolio around it I.e buy all the 20 stocks and offer them equal wait in your portfolio I.e 25K in each stock or you can buy I.e 3 companies that are in the index and then gauge their perfomance against their index.
mukiha
#15 Posted : Friday, August 12, 2011 10:10:20 PM
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the deal wrote:
mukiha wrote:
[quote=the deal]@Mukiha get your facts right please.


Here is the formula from the NSE booklet I downloaded in 2009:

I[t] = I[t-1] * 20th-root-of ({P[1 t]/P[1 t-1]} * {P[2 t]/P[2 t-1]} * .... * {P[20 t]/P[20 t-1]})

Where:

I[t] = index at time t
I[t-1] = index at time t-1
P[j t] = price of stock j (i.e., 1, 2, 3, 4, .... 20) at time t

P[j t-1] = price of stock j at time t-1

You see it is just an average of prices. There is no mention of capitalisation.

Unfortunately, this booklet is not available in the new-look NSE website, otherwise I'd have given you the link.

Now go check you facts and let's compare.


@Mukiha since you are an elder i will save you from the bashingsmile you need to read further http://www.bloomberg.com...uote?ticker=KNSMIDX:IND[/quote]

I'm afraid Bloomberg is wrong on this one.

Since you are mathematically knowledgeable, why not test the formula I have given above. You will see that it yields the correct index for a given day.

Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
mukiha
#16 Posted : Friday, August 12, 2011 10:13:55 PM
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the deal wrote:
mukiha wrote:
[quote=the deal]@Mukiha get your facts right please.


Here is the formula from the NSE booklet I downloaded in 2009:

I[t] = I[t-1] * 20th-root-of ({P[1 t]/P[1 t-1]} * {P[2 t]/P[2 t-1]} * .... * {P[20 t]/P[20 t-1]})

Where:

I[t] = index at time t
I[t-1] = index at time t-1
P[j t] = price of stock j (i.e., 1, 2, 3, 4, .... 20) at time t

P[j t-1] = price of stock j at time t-1

You see it is just an average of prices. There is no mention of capitalisation.

Unfortunately, this booklet is not available in the new-look NSE website, otherwise I'd have given you the link.

Now go check you facts and let's compare.

@Mukiha since you are an elder i will save you from the bashingsmile you need to read further http://www.bloomberg.com...uote?ticker=KNSMIDX:IND[/quote]


I'm afraid Bloomberg is wrong on this one.

Since you are mathematically knowledgeable, why not test the formula I have given above. You will see that it yields the correct index for a given day.
Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
the deal
#17 Posted : Friday, August 12, 2011 10:58:09 PM
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Joined: 9/25/2009
Posts: 4,534
Location: Windhoek/Nairobbery
mukiha wrote:
the deal wrote:
mukiha wrote:
[quote=the deal]@Mukiha get your facts right please.


Here is the formula from the NSE booklet I downloaded in 2009:

I[t] = I[t-1] * 20th-root-of ({P[1 t]/P[1 t-1]} * {P[2 t]/P[2 t-1]} * .... * {P[20 t]/P[20 t-1]})

Where:

I[t] = index at time t
I[t-1] = index at time t-1
P[j t] = price of stock j (i.e., 1, 2, 3, 4, .... 20) at time t

P[j t-1] = price of stock j at time t-1

You see it is just an average of prices. There is no mention of capitalisation.

Unfortunately, this booklet is not available in the new-look NSE website, otherwise I'd have given you the link.

Now go check you facts and let's compare.

@Mukiha since you are an elder i will save you from the bashingsmile you need to read further http://www.bloomberg.com...uote?ticker=KNSMIDX:IND[/quote]


I'm afraid Bloomberg is wrong on this one.

Since you are mathematically knowledgeable, why not test the formula I have given above. You will see that it yields the correct index for a given day.

Mzee I will show you kesho...btwn NSE20 was down 0.2% today while Nairobi20 index was down 0.1%...Nairobi20 is more diversified and less volatile than NSE20...wait and see...
sparkly
#18 Posted : Sunday, August 14, 2011 9:22:50 AM
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Quite a debate on the NSE index. I belief it was changed from cap weighted around the time that the all share index was introduced.
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QW25071985
#19 Posted : Sunday, August 14, 2011 10:10:16 AM
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And what formula do u use to calculate this nairobi20 index. ??
the deal
#20 Posted : Sunday, August 14, 2011 3:46:25 PM
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@Mukiha read further here please http://cfa-studynotes.bl...weighted-and-value.html @QW the Nairobi20 Stock Index is an arithmetic average.
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