AEX 25 INDEX - Amsterdam Bourse Index

AEX is a stock market index used to keep track of performance of the top 25 stocks on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam Bourse in Netherlands. The NYSE Euronext Amsterdam Stock Market was formally referred to as Amsterdam Stock Market.

The 25 companies used to calculate this index are reviewed quarterly every year. This index tracks on the capitalization of top 25 companies.

Strategies for Trading/Transacting AEX 25 Index - How Do I Trade the AEX 25 Index?

The AEX 25 Chart

The AEX 25 trade chart is displayed and illustrated & shown above. On illustration revealed above this Index is named as NETH25CASH. As a trader you want to find a broker that provides this AEX 25 trade chart so that you as a trader can start to trade it. Example displayed above is of AEX25 on the MT4 FX and Platform.

Other Trading Information about the AEX 25 Index

Official Symbol - AEX:IND

The 25 constituent stocks which make up the AEX-25 are picked from the top corporations in Netherlands. The 25 stocks constitute majority of the turnover volume in NYSE Euronext Amsterdam Bourse. The Index calculation is re-evaluated quarterly every year.

Strategy for Trading/Transacting the AEX 25 Index

AEX25 which keeps track of the capitalization of the top 25 companies in the Netherlands. This index in general moves up over long-term because the Netherlands economy also shows stellar economic growth.

As a trader you want to be biased & keep buying as the index moves up. When the Dutch economy is doing good most of these top 25 stocks will continue moving up and therefore this index will also move in an upward trend. A good index trade strategy would be to buy market dips.

During Economic SlowDown & Recession

During economic slowdown & recession times, companies start to report lower profits & lower growth prospect. It is due to this reason which investors start to sell stocks of corporations reporting lower profits & hence the index tracking these particular stocks will also start to move downwards.

Hence, during these times, market trends are a lot more likely to be heading downwards and as a trader you should also adjust your trading strategy accordingly to suit the prevailing down trend of the stock index that you're trading.

Contracts and Specifications

Margin Required Per Lot - € 5

Value per Pip - € 0.1

NB: Even though the general trend is in general move upward, as a stock index trader you have got to factor in the daily market volatility, on some days the stock index may move in a range or even pull back, market retracement might also be significant at times and therefore you as the trader you need to time your entry strictly when using this trading strategy: strategy and at the same time use suitable & suitable/proper money management techniques/guidelines in case there's more unexpected market volatility. About equity management guide-lines in stock index tutorials: What is stock index equity management & stock index money management strategies.

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