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Why is Italy’s FTSE MIB (FTMIB) index so important?

Italy 40 (Italy 40) Index or Italy FTSE MIB (FTSE MIB) Index includes 40 blue-chip stocks listed and traded on the Borsa Italiana. The Italy 40 Index was officially launched in 1997. As a barometer of the performance of the Italian stock market, it is a benchmark index in Italy and even internationally.

Prior to June 2009, the Italian 40 Index was managed by Standard & Poor’s and was called “S&P/MIB”. Later, the Italian 40 Index was launched and traded on the London Stock Exchange Group, which is the parent company of the Italian Stock Exchange.

The Italy 40 Index includes the stocks of the most liquid companies in Italy, accounting for 80% of the domestic market value. Well-known constituent stocks include: Ferrari, Fiat Automobiles, Pirelli, Union Bank of Sao Paulo, Salvatore Ferragamo (Salvatore Ferragamo) Moncler, etc.

Traders analyze market trends and make trading decisions based on the important market price fluctuations and daily life provided by the Italian 40 Index. Italy’s FTSE MIB (FTMIB) has attracted countless day traders with its large trading volume and high volatility, taking advantage of short-term price changes to make profits.

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Italy 40 index trading hours

The constituent stocks of the Italy 40 Index (Italy 40) come from companies listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, which is open from Monday to Friday. You can trade Italian 40 stock index futures from 9:00-17:30 (GMT+01:00) every working day.

In addition, you can also choose to trade on Capital.com, the trading hours are Monday to Friday from 07:00-15:40 (UTC). Click to view real-time price charts and historical data of the FTSE MIB Index in Italy.

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How is the FTSE MIB Index (FTMIB) calculated?

Like other popular stock indexes, the FTSE MIB (FTMIB) (Italy 40) Index tracks the performance of a basket of stocks and changes with the fluctuations in the price of constituent stocks during the trading hours.

The Italy 40 Index is denominated in euros, and the index price during the trading hours is updated in real time. Here, the trading hours refer to the trading hours of the Italian Exchange in the sense of the European time zone.

The Italy 40 Index is a market capitalization weighted index, adjusted for free float factors. Therefore, a company with a higher market capitalization has a greater influence on a stock index, and vice versa.

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Selection Criteria for the Constituent Stocks of Italy 40 Index

The selection of the constituent stocks of the Italian FTSE MIB (FTMIB) stock index is determined by the Italian FTSE MIB Index Series Technical Committee in March, June, September and December of each year.

Generally speaking, the constituent stocks of the Italian 40 index are the 40 company stocks with the highest trading volume (calculated in euros) in the past six months. The constituent stocks are classified according to the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), and the weight does not exceed 15% to avoid excessive concentration.

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How to trade CFDs on the Italian 40 Index?

The Italian 40 Index is a trading method that allows you to enter the entire Italian stock market without analyzing the performance of a company’s stock price. The Italian FTSE MIB stock index mainly provides traders with high liquidity, long trading hours and smaller spreads.

The simplest and most popular Italian 40 index trading method is to use contract for difference (CFD) trading. A contract for difference (abbreviated as a contract) is a contract signed between a trader and a broker, and the trading profit comes from the price difference between opening and closing positions.

Using CFDs to trade the Italian 40 Index, you can choose to go long or short the market, without being restricted by traditional exchanges, and directly trade with CFD brokers.

Whether you are bullish or bearish on the Italy 40 Index, you can use CFD trading to profit from price changes.

The constituent stocks of the Italian 40 Index come from different industries and are characterized by high trading volume and high volatility. This is why CFD traders from all over the world are keen to trade Italy’s FTSE MIB index (FTSE MIB).

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Italy FTSE MIB (FTMIB) Index History

The Italy 40 Index (IT 40) is managed and operated by the FTSE Group and was officially launched on December 31, 1997.

Historically, the highest value of Italy’s FTSE MIB index was 50,108.56 points, which broke through in March 2000; the lowest point was 12,362.50 points in July 2012.

On November 19, 2018 (Monday), the Italy 40 index rose from 18,878 points to 19,105 points, an increase of 227 points (1.2%) over the previous period. Click to view more historical data about Italy 40 Index, and track the real-time price of Italy’s FTSE MIB index anytime, anywhere.

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Apart from Italy’s FTSE MIB (FTMIB) index, what other major indexes are there?

Although the Italy 40 Index (Italian FTSE MIB Index) is a benchmark index for understanding the Italian stock market, you can still get more specific information through the following indexes.

Related indexes include:

  • FTSE Italy All-Shares Index (All-Shares)
  • FTSE Italy Mid Cap Stocks (Mid Cap)
  • FTSE Italy Small Cap Stocks (Small Cap)
  • Italy FTSE MIB TR EUR Index

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What is the FTSE PIR Index in Italy?

In 2016, the Italian government launched a tax incentive plan for personal savings, called “Piani Individuali di Risparmio” (PIR), aimed at promoting investment by domestic small and medium-sized enterprises.

In order to meet the asset allocation requirements of this PIR plan, the FTSE PIR Index in Italy was born in May 2017.

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