X-Message-Number: 20435 From: "Bryan Hall" <> Subject: Re: Stock Market Behavior Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 12:43:55 -0800 >I've seen this kind of argument often. Certainly the DJIA has done well >over the years--but who owns stock in all the companies which constitute >the DJIA? You can just buy DIA... "Diamonds" track the DJIA almost perfectly. You can buy it the same why you'd buy shares of IBM or GE. Lots of people invest or trade DIA's. http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/quickchart/quickchart.asp?symb=dia&sid=0&o_ symb=dia&freq=2&time=20 SPY tracks the SP500 QQQ tracks the Nasdaq 100 and there are many more exchange traded funds like this that allow you to buy "the market" in one easy trade and low cost. Bryan Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20435