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- The Standard and Poor's 500,
- or S&P 500, is a tracking system
- (index) for investment returns
- on 500 predominantly large-
- capitalization stocks, with the
- stocks being selected by Standard
- & Poor's. Criteria for the S&P
- 500 are based on the type of
- industry, liquidity and stability
- of the stocks.
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