DAX is a German blue-chip stock market index that tracks the performance of the top 40 companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Xetra is an electronic trading system that provides the prices used to calculate the DAX index.
The DAX is an important benchmark for German and European stocks, listing major companies by liquidity and market capitalization, as well as an indicator of trends in the German economy.
Some globally recognized companies on the DAX include Volkswagen, Bayer, BMW and Adidas.
The Financial Times Stock Exchange Group (FTSE) is a financial institution that specializes in managing asset exchanges and creating index offerings for global financial markets.
Launched in 2002 by the Chinese government, the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) program allows certain licensed international investors to invest in China’s stock exchanges.
China A-share is the shares of companies based in mainland China that are traded on two Chinese stock exchanges: the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
American Depository Shares (ADAs) refer to shares of foreign companies held by US depository banks and can be traded in the US, including on major exchanges.
Berhad (BHD) is the suffix used in Malaysia to denote a public limited company. The suffix Sendirian Berhad (SDN BHD) identifies a private limited company.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), founded in 1875 as an Association of Local Shareholders and Stockbrokers, is the first stock exchange in Asia and the largest securities market in India.