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Which of the following index methodologies describes assigning a higher (lower) weight to stocks with higher (lower) prices?a. Technical analysisb. Value-weightingc. Fundamental analysisd. Equal-weightinge. Price-weighting

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Which of the following index methodologies describes assigning a higher (lower) weight to stocks with higher (lower) prices?a. Technical analysisb. Value-weightingc. Fundamental analysisd. Equal-weightinge. Price-weighting

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e. Price-weighting

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  1. Price-weighting: This is an index methodology where the weight of each stock in the index is determined by its price. Higher-priced stocks have a greater influence on the index's performance than lower-priced stocks. This means that a stock with a higher price will have a larger impact on the value of the index, regardless of the actual size of the company.

  2. Technical analysis, value-weighting, fundamental analysis, and equal-weighting are different concepts:

    a. Technical analysis is a method of evaluating securities by analyzing statistics generated by market activity, such as past prices and volume.

    b. Value-weighting, also known as market capitalization-weighting, is an index methodology where the weight of each stock in the index is determined by the total market value of its outstanding shares.

    c. Fundamental analysis is a method of evaluating a security in an attempt to measure its intrinsic value, by examining related economic, financial and other qualitative and quantitative factors.

    d. Equal-weighting is an index methodology where all stocks in the portfolio are assigned the same weight regardless of their price or market capitalization.

So, in the context of the question, assigning a higher (lower) weight to stocks with higher (lower) prices is a characteristic of price-weighting methodology.

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