UsTec 100 Index

UsTec 100 is an index that includes 100 of the largest companies displayed on UsTec100 bourse which are not in the financial sector. The calculation of this index is based on a weighted factor of the market capitalization of the shown 100 stocks. The 100 companies listed on this stock index are revised quarterly.

The 100 companies used to calculate this index aren't necessarily based in USA: foreign international companies are also included as long as they're displayed in UsTec100 Bourse.

Strategies for Trading/Transacting UsTec100 Index - UsTec100 Index

The UsTec100 Chart

The UsTec100 trade chart is displayed and illustrated & shown & displayed above. On the example put on display above this index is named as US100CASH. As a trader you want to find a broker that offers UsTec 100 trade chart so that as you as a trader can start & begin to trade it. Example displayed above is of US Tec 100 on MetaTrader 4 Software Platform.

Other Information about US TEC 100 Index

Index Symbol - QQQ:IND

The 100 component stocks which constitute UsTec100 are calculated using a weighted factor for each stock. The constituent stocks and weighting for each stock is revised quarterly.

Strategy of Trading UsTec100 Index

US TEC 100 recipe of calculating it makes it more volatile and thence there are much more wider swings in the price movement of this stock index. The index has got a weighting component/constituent for each stock included on this stock index. Although this stock index generally move upward over the long-term because US economy also shows strong and robust growth.

As a index trader you want to be biased and keep on buying as the index moves & heads upwards. When the America economy is doing good, stocks which constitute the UsTec100 stock index will keep increasing in values & thus this index is likely to keep moving in an upward trend. A good indices trade strategy to trade this Index would be to buy dips.

During Economic Slow Down & Recession

During economic slow down & recession periods, firms begin reporting lower earnings, lower profits & lowers growth prospects. It is due to this reason that traders begin & start to sell stocks/shares of companies which are reporting & announcing lower profits & therefore stock index tracking these particular stocks will also start to move downwards.

Hence, during these times, market trends are more likely to be moving downward and as a trader you should also adjust your strategy accordingly to fit the prevailing downwards trends of the stocks market index that you're trading.

Contracts and Details

Margin Requirement per 1 Lot/Contract - $ 30

Value per 1 Pip(Point) - $ 0.1

NB: Even though general trend is in general move upward, as a stock index trader you've got to factor in daily market volatility, on some days the index might oscillate or even retrace, market pull back may also be substantial sometimes and hence you as a trader you need to time your entry precisely using this trading strategy: trading strategy & at the same time use the proper & appropriate money management guidelines & strategies in case there is more unexpected market volatility. About equity management principles and guidelines in index lessons: What is equity management & equity management plan.

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