The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 (FTSE 100) is a stock market index comprising the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange , which includes companies like BP, HSBC, Barclays and Sainsbury's.

The FTSE 100 is made up of some really exciting companies, including Coca-Cola, Burberry and NatWest. Many people believe that the FTSE 100 is an ETF or a fund, but it’s an index – which can be thought of as a hypothetical portfolio. Because of its appeal, there are funds and ETFs that track the index.

There are two ways you can invest in the FTSE 100. Firstly, you can invest directly in one company, or a handful of companies, that make up the FTSE 100. To do this, you can open a share dealing account and then buy individual investments through a platform. Alternatively, if you want to invest in the whole FTSE 100, then you can do this using an index tracker fund.

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