How do plants get energy? A: Plants get energy from the sun through a process called photosynthesis. Plants convert light into chemical energy which is stored in the organism as sugars... Full Answer >
Relative Strength Index. A technical analysis indicator which measures the magnitude of gains over a given time period against the magnitude of losses over that period. The equation is RSI = 100 - 100 / (1 + RS) where RS = (total gains / n) / (total losses / n) and n = number of RSI periods. The value can range from 1 to 100. Some technical analysts believe that a value of 30 or below indicates an oversold condition and that a value of 70 or above indicates an overbought condition.
MSCI stands for Morgan Stanley Capital International, the first global market indexes, created in 1968. MSCI Barra now manages the 160,000 indexes. MSCI Indexes are used as the base for exchanged traded funds. That means the ETF duplicates the Index's stock holdings. That allows investors to profit from gains in the Index. Similarly, Indexes are also the benchmarks that actively managed mutual funds use as bases.