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s&p 500
Standard & Poor's 500 — a stock market index tracking the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the United States.
Example
"Most actively managed funds fail to beat the S&P 500 over the long term."
💡 Memory Tip
S&P 500 = the 500 biggest US companies. A snapshot of the entire US stock market.
Etymology
Standard & Poor's is the financial services company that created it. 500 refers to the 500 companies tracked.
Common Misspellings
s and p 500S&P500sp500s and p five hundred
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market