Universe Of Securities

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Definition of 'Universe Of Securities'

A set of securities that shares a common feature such as the same market capitalization, industry or index. Universe of securities can also refer to securities within a defined price range, securities that deal in specific commodities and/or securities with the same product line.
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Investopedia explains 'Universe Of Securities'

A universe of securities is usually referred to in the context of technical analysis to backtest for technical trading strategies. For example, in order for a technical trader to test a specific trading strategy targeted toward small-cap stocks, he or she will need to limit backtesting analysis to include only small caps. Thus, a trading strategy geared toward a specific universe of securities may not provide reliable results if the strategy is tested on a broad universe of securities.
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  • Backtesting: Interpreting The Past

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/05/030205.asp
    ... occurred. Universe - Stocks that were included in the backtest. ... Take into
    account the universe in which backtesting occurred. For ...

  • Weighing The Tax Benefits Of Municipal Securities

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/04/072804.asp
    ... Municipal securities are generically categorized as short-term investments; however,
    they ... Within the universe of short-term munis there are several categories ...

  • Why Boomers' Retirement Is Different From Their Parents

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/10/boomers-retirement.asp
    ... deposit. Today’s boomers, on the other hand, are being offered an
    ever-expanding universe of income securities. The investment ...

  • Don't Be Fooled By SPINdex Funds - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/1209/Dont-Be-Fooled-By-SPINdex-Funds.aspx
    ... That method best reflects a market's dollar value and represents the investible
    universe from which all investors choose securities. ...

  • ETF Liquidity: Why It Matters

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/exchangetradedfunds/08/ETF-liquidity.asp
    ... composition of the ETF; The trading volume of the individual securities that make ...
    Within the equity universe, most ETFs are invested in specific indexes, such ...

  • Protect Your Foreign Investments From Currency Risk

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/08/invest-forex.asp
    ... securities, while a good thing for your long-term portfolio, continues to pose new
    threats for investors. As more people broaden their investment universe by ...

  • Has Your Fund Manager Been Through A Bear Market?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfund/07/bear-market.asp
    ... November 15 2007 | Filed Under » Bonds, Mutual Funds, Options. Securities indexes
    in ... However, within this universe, only 1,356 of the funds have managers with ...

  • Benchmark To Show Winning Returns

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-theory/08/creating-benchmark.asp
    ... but it is not investable because the average investment manager in the universe
    is not ... is made up of one or more indexes or groups of securities weighted to ...

  • 5 Ways To Rate Your Portfolio Manager

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/11/5-ways-to-measure-money-managers.asp
    ... However, if the market only increased by 1% during the same time interval, then
    the portfolio performed well compared to the universe of available securities. ...

  • Can an open-ended fund's price appreciate significantly?

    http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/07/open-end.asp
    ... bond prices should experience less volatility than individual equity and fixed-income
    securities. Nevertheless, within the fund universe, certain categories of ...

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