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A stock market index tracks how part, or all, of the market is performing by looking at the performance of select, representative stocks. Popular US indices include the NASDAQ Composite, NASDAQ 100, Dow Jones and S&P 500. Popular UK indices include the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250.<\/p>

You can invest in an index through an index fund, which holds stocks included in the index or seeks to replicate the performance of the index with similar stocks. A good index fund performs similarly to the index it\u2019s attempting to mirror.<\/p>

What\u2019s the difference between the Nasdaq Composite and the Nasdaq 100?<\/h3>

The Nasdaq Composite includes virtually all of the stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange<\/a>. In order to be eligible to be part of the index, a stock should be listed exclusively on the Nasdaq market and must be a common stock of a company (so any preferred stocks and ETFs will be excluded). The index is supposed to represent the whole Nasdaq market, rather than the largest companies.<\/p>

The Nasdaq 100 index is a collection of 100 stocks in a range of sectors, including industrial, technology, retail, telecommunication, biotechnology, healthcare, transport, media and service companies. It specifically does not include banking companies, insurance firms, brokerage firms or mortgage loan companies. These sectors are found in the Nasdaq Financial-100.<\/p>

Qualification criteria for companies in the Nasdaq 100<\/h4>

Companies included in the Nasdaq 100 index must satisfy the following:<\/p>