The DAX INDEX tracks the 40 largest and best-performing Blue Chip companies, admitted on the FWB Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the Prime Standard segment.
How is Dax calculated?
DAX is primarily calculated as a performance index and as one of the few major country indices also takes dividend yields into account in addition to pure share price performance, thus fully reflecting the actual performance of an investment in the index portfolio. DAX is completely rule-based and transparent.
Are Germany's largest cap stocks on the Dax 40 index?
Advertise! Germany's largest cap stocks are contained within the DAX 40 index. Trading via CFD or spread betting is very popular on the DAX 40 as it is well known for wild intraday swings. This, of course, comes with high risk as well as potential for high profit.
