Footsie

Footsie
A slang term for the Financial Times Actuaries 100 index (FTSE 100). The FTSE 100 index represents roughly 80% of the market capitalization of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as a whole. While other indices have gained popularity within the LSE, such as the FTSE All-Share Index, the FTSE 100 is still by far the most widely used stock market index globally.

The Footsie consists of 100 blue chip stocks that trade on the London Stock Exchange. The index is maintained by the FTSE Group, which is jointly owned by the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE gets its name from the acronym of its two parent companies. The index is weighted by market capitalization, so larger companies make up a larger share of the index.


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  • footsie — ☆ footsie [foot′sē ] n. the foot: a child s term play footsie with or play footsie Informal 1. to touch feet or rub knees (with) in a caressing way, as under the table 2. to flirt (with) or have surreptitious, usually underhanded dealings (with) …   English World dictionary

  • footsie — ► NOUN (usu. in phrase play footsie) informal ▪ the action of touching someone s feet lightly with one s own as a playful expression of romantic interest …   English terms dictionary

  • Footsie — Footsie, the an informal name for the FT 100 Share Index …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • footsie — (n.) amorous play with the feet [OED], 1944, from FOOT (Cf. foot) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Footsie — (also: FTSE) Financial Times Actuaries 100 ndex : Dow average of London. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * Footsie Foot‧sie [ˈfʊtsi] noun JOURNALISM FINANCE an informal name for the financial: • The Footsie closed 2.3 po …   Financial and business terms

  • footsie — n. (slang) collusion flirting to play footsie with * * * [ fʊtsɪ] (slang) [ collusion ] [ flirting ] to play footsie with …   Combinatory dictionary

  • footsie — foot|sie [ˈfutsi] n play footsie (with sb) informal a) to secretly touch someone s feet with your feet under a table to show that you think they are sexually attractive b) AmE to work together and help each other in a dishonest way ▪ politicians… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • footsie — noun play footsie informal a) to secretly touch another person s feet with your feet under a table to show that you find them sexually attractive b) AmE to work together and help each other in a dishonest way: politicians playing footsie with… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Footsie — Footsies, playing footsies or footsie is a practice in which people use their feet to play with each other s feet. This generally involves under a table and rubbing their feet, particularly the soles of the feet, against their partners feet, up… …   Wikipedia

  • Footsie — Unter dem Namen Financial Times Stock Exchange Index sind mehrere Indices bekannt: FTSE 100 Index ( Footsie ) FTSE 250 Index FTSE 350 Index FTSE/ASE 20 Index FTSE/Athex 20 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • footsie — /foot see/, n. Informal. 1. Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy. 2. play footsie or footsies with, a. to flirt with, esp. by clandestinely touching someone s foot or leg; be slyly or furtively intimate… …   Universalium

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