Indices

VIX

The average price of the VIX since inception (1993) is ~20 (source). Charts are available on Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance. Also, chart from 1990 to 2011. Seeking Alpha also has an article clearing up some misconceptions.

Links to other sites

Digital Look - links to FTSE 100, 250, All-Share, Fledgling, AIM All-Share, AIM 100 and techMARK 100.

FTSE All Share - monthly basis going back many years

FTSE 100 Consituent Changes - goes back to Jan 1984.

FTSE 350 components on Digital Look

FTSE AIM 100 - constituents on LSE

FTSE All Share and FTSE-100 since 1985

FTSE Techmark 100 - the FTT1X index

London Stock Exchange - featurning techMARK Focus, techMARK All-Share, techMARK mediscience.

Research data archive - The FT data archive gives you ready access to our extensive history of markets data tables in PDF format, covering equities, currencies, commodities, capital markets and personal finance.

Sentiment Survery - measures the percentage of individual investors who are bullish, bearish, and neutral on the stock market for the next six months; individuals are polled from the ranks of the AAII membership on a weekly basis. Only one vote per member is accepted in each weekly voting period. An article on TMF gives some perspective on the indicator.

Yahoo - UK and foreign indices

Author:  Mark Carter
Created: 23-Aug-2011
Updated: 13-May-2012