Vehicle: Non-trading Index of global, 6N-8N virgin, polysilicon prices.
Base Currency: US Dollar
Universe: Global privately held and publicly traded companies with exposure to silicon contracts and spot silicon prices.
Weights: Reported contract length, prepayments and other contract terms considered in the price calculation.
Rebalancing/Publishing Period: 4pm on the 3rd Monday of each month
Launch Date: May, 19, 2008
Annual Subscription Cost: $120 USD
PHOTON Consulting has developed survey criteria and methodologies that will ensure consistent price reporting. PHOTON Consulting also continues to refine the indexing and survey methodology to improve on the accuracy of the Index. On occasion, new survey participants may be added to the PCSPI and will be reflected in the PCSPI results as it is updated and published each month.
The PHOTON Consulting Silicon Price Index (PCSPI) is a weighted index in which silicon prices reported by each survey participant are weighted to reflect the nuances found in the length of reported silicon contracts, prepayments and price digression.
The PCSPI relies on data gathered from survey participants with exposure to silicon contract and spot prices. The current organizational composition of the index includes both privately held and publicly traded buyer (consumers), seller (producers) and trader companies located in North America, Asia, and Europe.