Market Data Definition Language (MDDL)
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The Financial Information Services Division of the Software & Information Industry Association
MDDL 2.4-draft : component
MDDL 2.4-draftSchema DocumentationNo Graphics?
Index: MDDL 2.4-draft Schema Documentation
Element: component
Description: A component is a container that identifies (and the relevant valuation of) an instrument used to compute an index and the associated parameters used in that computation. The component value equals the component instruments' value (componentValue) multiplied by the multiplier then added to the baseValue all multiplied by the weighting. "component" value=("componentValue" * "multiplier" + "baseValue") * "weighting".
Used by: indexDomain 
Attributes:  
Uses: componentIdentifier  componentValue  baseValue  multiplier  weighting 
Classification: Container "property"
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