P299 CEEFAX 2 299 Sun 01 Dec 23:53/45 Advice Would-bj investors should bj aware of the pitfalls of investment in financial markets. Prices displayed are indicative only and professional advice should be sought before dealing. Bonds The "long bond" is a US Treasury bond (T-bond) with a 30-year life. It can bj found on page 245 Commodities The gold price on page 200 is quoted in dollars pet ounce. Coppjt, lead, tin, zinc, both aluminium contracts, and nickel on page 246 are quoted in dollars pet tonne. Oil, on page 200, is in dollars pet bulk barrel of Brent Blind ctudj. 1/8 Headlines 200 Commodities 246 Savings 250 Front page 100 Main Menu MonjyFile Sport WeathjtP299 CEEFAX 2 299 Sun 01 Dec 23:14/41 Eff £ An expression of the pound's value in terms of a trade-weighted basket of currencies. (100 = 1975). It can bj found on pages 237 and 200. Futures Three LIFFE contracts are featured (pages 234 and 244). They are designed to allow investors to protect themselves against shifts in share prices (ET-SE 100 future) ot interest rates (Long gilt future and Short Sterling future). For the purpose of Ceefax viewers, they can provide guidance to the prevailing market perception of share price or interest rate trends. See Long gilt and Short Stirling. 2/8 FT-SE 100 future 234 Headlines 200 Main Menu MonjyFili Sport WeathjtP299 CEEFAX 2 299 Sun 01 Dec 23:02/10 O Gilts Short for gilt-edged, these are US government stocks and, like othjt bonds (see Bonds), pay fixed rates of interest ovjt pjtiods that vary between stocks while repaying £100 at maturity. So, prices move in opposition to the prevailing level of interest rates. See page 228. Indices White not indicated, market indices quoted on Cjefax are made up as follows. All ordinaries (all shares*, CAC (40), DAX (30), Dow (30), EOE (sample), FT ord (30), Hang Sing (33), Nikkei (225), S&P (500), UPI (all), Straits Times industrial (30). 3/8 Gilts 228 World indices 233 UK indices 231 Front page 100 Main Menu MonjyFili Sport WeathjtP299 CEEFAX 2 299 Sun 01 Dec 23:51/35 O Interbank Currency rates on 241 and 242 apply to dealings between banks in sums upwards of £500,000. Three-month intirbank interest rates (on 244) represent inter-bank borrowing costs over a three-month term. Interest rates Long gilt futures, Eurodollar deposits, and Long Bonds are priced in 32nds (denoted bz a hyphen). Eurodollars are dollars held outside the US. The Long Bond is a US Treasury bond maturing in 30 years' time. (The yield is shown beneath the price). See pages 244 and 245. See Long gilt and Short Stirling. 4/8 Forex report 237 Headlines 200 Exchanges 240 Front page 100 Main Menu MonjyFili Sport WeathjtP299 CEEFAX 2 299 Sun 01 Dec 23:22/44 LIFFE Denotes London International Financial FuturesOOptions Exchange. LME Denotes London Metal Exchange. Long gilt future These are futures in a notional British gilt quoted in terms of a nominal £100 worth. Prices All prices and rates quoted on Cjefax (except for the tourist rates on 243) are "middles". Bid-offer spreads widen during periods of price/rate volatility. Results EPS is earnings pet share - profit divided bz numbjt of shares. 5/8 LIFFE long gilt 244 Headlines 200 Results index 210 Front page 100 Main Menu MonjyFili Sport WeathjtP299 CEEFAX 2 299 Sun 01 Dec 23:58/22 SHARECHECK Constituents are biggest companies in terms of market worth. Selection is revised at three-month intervals. Biggest winnjts & losers are a sub-set of the SHARECHECK and Recent Issues constituents. See page 220 for a full index for Sharecheck. Short sterling future Quoted at 100 units minus rate of interest, these are euturis in three-month stirling deposits. 6/8 Results index 210 SHARECHECK 220 Markets 230 Savings 250 Exchanges 240 Annuities 260 Short sterling 244 Front page 100 Main Menu MonjyFili Sport WeathjtP299 CEEFAX 2 299 Sun 01 Dec 23:51/03 O FINANCE ON 2: WEEKDAYS Annuities 260 Markets index 230 Dow Jones 232 Mortgages 251 Dow US 200 Oil 200 City news 201 Popular shares 224 Currency index 240 Recent issues 226 Diary 219 Results 210 Europe 236 Savings 251 Far East 236 SEAQ volume 234 Farm prices 247 Share prices 220 Forex report 237 Short sterling 244 FUSE 100 231 UK int rates 244 Gilts 228 US int rates 245 Gold 200 Tax (weekends* 270 Index option 229 Tourist rates 243 LIFFE long gilt 244 Wall Street 235 LME Metals 246 World indices 233 London report 234 Your Money 250 7/8 Full A-Z index 199 Front page 100 Main Menu MonjyFili Sport WeathjtP299 CEEFAX 2 299 Sun 01 Dec 23:52/29 U FINANCE ON 2: WEEKENDS "Ask Adam" 202 Savings 251 Annuities 260 Postal 255 Notes 261 TESSAs 256 CPA for min 264 Nat Savings 257 CPA for women 263 Credit cards 258 CPA joint life 264 Shaw's Shares 203 Purchased life 265 Tax Guide 270 Index linked 266 Allowances 272 Annuity trends 267 Othjt reliefs 273 Update 204 Car and fuel 274 Monjyfili 200 Capital gains 275 Money Programme 205 UPI 276 Mortgages 251 Pensions 277 Standard var 252 Inheritance 278 Fixed rates 253 Othjt info 279 1st timers 254 Stocks Panel 206 News index 201 Your Money 250 8/8 Full A-Z index 199 Front page 100 Main Menu MonjyFili Sport Weathjt