A customer viewing virtual trading floor information on the NYSE Website notices that he can see most, but not all, of the stocks included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, trading on the floor. The customer asks his registered representative why this is the case. The customer should be told that:
A. Of the 30 stocks included in a Dow Jones Industrial Average, a handful do not trade on the NYSE
B. The NYSE only includes the most actively traded Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks in the display
C. These are the companies that have not paid the NYSE to be included in the display
D. The companies that are not displayed have just announced significant news and trading has been halted in those issues until the news is disseminated
Answer: A. Of the 30 stocks included in a Dow Jones Industrial Average, a handful do not trade on the NYSE