Nasdaq

Nasdaq

Created in 1971, the Nasdaq was the world's first electronic stock market. The Nasdaq is a computerized system that facilitates trading and provides price quotations on some 5,000 of the more actively traded over-the-counter stocks.

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The term "Nasdaq" used to be capitalized "NASDAQ" as an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation. In recent times, the acronym was dropped, and Nasdaq is now used as a proper noun.

The Nasdaq is traditionally home to many high-tech stocks. The big ones include Microsoft, Intel, Dell, and Cisco.

See also: AMEX, ECN, Market, NASD, Nasdaq-NM, NYSE, Over-The-Counter - OTC, SOES

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Nasdaq

See: National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System

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Nasdaq

The world's largest electronic stock market, with trades executed through a computer and telecommunications network connecting market makers, electronic communications networks, and order-entry firms. Nasdaq trading commenced in 1971, when the system was owned by the National Association of Securities Dealers. NASD members voted in 2000 to spin off Nasdaq into a shareholder-owned, for-profit company. Formerly called National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System.