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The '''Dow Jones Industrial Average''', commonly known as the '''[[Dow Jones]]''' or simply the '''Dow''', is a [[stock]] price index based on thirty prominent [[stocks]] on the [[New York Stock Exchange]]. [[File:Dow1925-2009.jpg|400px|thumb|Dow Jones index since 1925, in constant 2009 dollars]]

The '''Dow Jones Industrial Average''', commonly known as the '''[[Dow Jones]]''' or simply the '''Dow''', is a [[stock]] price index based on thirty prominent [[stocks]] on the [[New York Stock Exchange]]. [[File:Dow1925-2009.jpg|400px|thumb|Dow Jones index since 1925, in constant 2009 dollars]] The other two major indexes are the "S&P500" (which can be traded under the symbol "SPY") and "NASDAQ" (the trading symbol "QQQ" somewhat tracks that index).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the average of these thirty stocks, and is a commonly used indicator of general trends in the prices of [[stock]]s and [[bond]]s in the [[United States]]. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published by  ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' editor Charles Dow in 1896 with twelve stocks. The only stock of the original twelve that is still a part of the Average is [[General Electric]].

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the average of these thirty stocks, and is a commonly used indicator of general trends in the prices of [[stock]]s and [[bond]]s in the [[United States]]. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published by  ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' editor Charles Dow in 1896 with twelve stocks. The only stock of the original twelve that is still a part of the Average is [[General Electric]].