Theoretical and methodological aspects of attracting speculative capital on the exchange market

The article contains an analysis of stock exchange trading on the exchange market in terms of attracting speculative capital. The authors emphasize that the stock index is a complex indicator calculated through a system of grouping prices for various financial assets with different price boundaries, respectively; this complex indicator brings the prices of various financial assets into one indicator. It has been proven that trading index futures and options contracts for individual and institutional investors has become a trading opportunity based on the expectation of changes in the stock markets. Private investors expect profits from changes in stock prices. Institutional investors, in turn, use indices to hedge their own portfolios and diversify assets. The price chart of the exchange market, which has been analyzed, is highly volatile and sensitive to crises. Emphasis has been placed on the specificity of stock indicators, in the form of stock indices, used as directions for studying the status and forecasting the development of stock markets and as means of attracting speculative capital.