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ICB - 行業分類標準

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Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE have created a definitive classification system called the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). The system is supported by the ICB Universe Database, which contains over 40,000 companies and 45,000 securities worldwide from the FTSE and Dow Jones universes.The coverage makes the database a comprehensive tool for global sector analysis.

The expertise of Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE has made ICB a relevant and user-friendly classification standard for trading and investment decisions. Given their combined global presence and partnerships, ICB is expected to become a global standard.

The ICB Difference

Investor focused - ICB has been created with the needs of the investment community in mind and offers increased clarity, better structure and universality

Flexible structure - The four tiers meet industry analysis requirements - from broad industry trends to detailed analysis - across regions and countries

Global presence - ICB is adopted by stock exchanges representing over 65% of the world's market capitalization

Relevant to investors - The Industry and Supersector tiers are designed to reflect and facilitate current sector-based investment strategies

Global reach - ICB is a single system from truly global players. The merger of the FTSE and Dow Jones Indexes systems has provided previously unseen coverage for the market

Assured and accurate - Independent management combined with input from Global research teams provides the reassurance of accurate representation and continued growth and monitoring of the market

Backed by a single database product - The ICB system has been applied to an exhaustive universe of stocks to create the ICB Universe Database

行業分類標準（ICB）是由富時集團與道瓊斯指數共同創立的權威行業分類標準，也是與交易及投資決策相關性最高，最容易被用戶掌握的標準。ICB將取代富時全球分類系統，並將涵蓋全球45,000多種證券。

ICB主要優勢：

數據源單一，無需單獨擁有數據庫，也不必在行業研究上投入成本及時間

爲市場分析、股票選擇以及市場表現評估提供統一基準

應用於多種投資研究與分析及交易所买賣產品，與分析數據供應商與領先交易所合作

ICB所用數據由全球各個主要地區的研究部門提供，可以反映全球行業狀況

ICB結構

ICB 受到透明及規範化管理。包括4個分類級別，在富時全球行業分類體系的基礎上增加一個“超行業”。ICB可在任何級別上對公司進行比較，並將最能體現行業本質的公司列入‘超行業’級別。

ICB委員會

ICB顧問委員會由富時集團與道瓊斯指數共同建立。該委員會所提供的建議包括ICB的發展，分類系統的未來調整，以及特定情況下某一公司的行業分類。