FTB-C000137 / Market data field

Index Level

Index level is the numerical value of an index at a specified calculation time and return variant.

Also known asindex valueindex points

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Definitions

In plain terms

The level shows change relative to the index's starting and maintenance rules; its point value is not a currency price for one share.

Technical

A level requires index identity and methodology version, timestamp, currency or currency treatment, return variant, divisor or recurrence state, input cutoff, precision, and status.

Scope

Levels from different indices or return variants are not directly comparable merely because they share the same base.

Examples

  • A governed index record identifies index level with its applicable methodology version, effective time, source, and units.

Common misconceptions

  • Index Level does not have one universal implementation without the named index methodology, data cutoff, and governance context.

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Evidence and governance

  1. S&P Dow Jones Indices Index Mathematics Methodology S&P Dow Jones Indices · first party methodology

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition

    Limits: Authoritative for the provider's indices; conventions are not universal defaults for every index or security-level return series.

  2. Fintech Builder Glossary Definition Contract The Fintech Builder · internal governed contract

    Supports: variant distinction

    Limits: Defines governed platform behavior rather than claiming these policies are universally prescribed by external McClellan methodology.

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2026-07-27
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2027-07-27
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