AEX 25 INDEX - Amsterdam Bourse Index

AEX is a stocks 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 formerly referred to as Amsterdam Stock Market.

The 25 firms used to calculate this stock index are revised quarterly each 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 chart is displayed and illustrated and shown above. On illustration revealed above this Stock Index is named as NETH25CASH. As a trader you want to search & look for a broker that offers this AEX 25 chart so that you as a trader can start & begin to trade it. Example displayed above is of AEX25 on the MT4 FX and Platform.

Other Trading Data about the AEX 25 Index

Official Symbol - AEX:IND

The 25 constituent/component stocks which make up the AEX-25 are picked from the top corporations in Netherlands. The 25 stocks constitute most of trade turnover volume in NYSE Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange Market. 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 stock index trader you want to be biased and keep buying as the stock index moves upwards. When Dutch economy is doing good most of these top 25 shares will continue moving up & thence this index will also move in an upwards trend. A good stock index trading strategy would be to buy market dips.

During Economic SlowDown & Recession

During economic slowdown & recession times, companies start and begin to report lower revenues, lower profits and lowers growth prospect. It's due to and because of this reason which investors start to sell shares of corporations reporting lower profits & hence the index tracking these specific shares will also start to move downward.

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

Contracts and Specifications

Margin Required Per Contract - € 5

Value per Pip - € 0.1

NB: Even though the general trend is in general move upward, as a stock index trader you've 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 & may also be significant at times and thence you as the trader you need to time your entry strictly when using this 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 and stock index money management strategies.

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