Thomson Reuters enters index market with 800 indices

The launch of the indices is built on the company's 30 years of experience in calculating and distributing indices for other index providers, although Thomson Reuters says this is the first time the company has issued indices under its own brand. The range covers 44 countries and 18 regions, with an overlay of global, regional and country indices according to economic sector. Thomson Reuters says that the indices differ from others in the marketplace by utilising a proprietary liquidity filter which selects the equity index constituents by price, rather than volume. Thomson Reuters...