NASDAQ
Electronic stock market
NASDAQ is an American stock exchange, the second-largest in the world by market capitalization.
Originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, it was the first electronic stock market.
The exchange is known for listing technology companies: Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon all trade on the NASDAQ.
The NASDAQ composite index tracks all stocks listed on the exchange.
Securities trading venue
- Wall StreetAmerican finance hub
- NYSELargest equities market
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- IPOFirst public stock offering
ticker · securities · equities · market capitalization · shares · volume · trading floor · bell ringing
Obtain through payment
volume · liquidity · order · execution · market maker · daytrading · scalping · position
Bay Area tech corridor
- startupsNewly launched businesses
- AppleCupertino tech giant
- MicrosoftRedmond technology corporation
- AmazonGreek warrior women
Google · Meta · Tesla · semiconductor · software · biotech · AI · cloud computing
Standard for comparison
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- performanceCarrying out a task
- weightingAssigning relative importance values
- ETFTradable pooled investment vehicle
indicators · returns · gains · losses · closing price · opening price · all-time high · correction
stock market
Securities trading venue
- Wall StreetAmerican finance hub
- NYSELargest equities market
- listingRecorded item in catalog
IPO · ticker · securities · equities · market capitalization · shares · volume · trading floor · bell ringing · delisting
buy
Obtain through payment
spread · volume · liquidity · order · execution · market maker · daytrading · scalping · position · shorting
Silicon Valley
Bay Area tech corridor
Amazon · Google · Meta · Tesla · semiconductor · software · biotech · AI · cloud computing · e-commerce
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- performanceCarrying out a task
- weightingAssigning relative importance values
ETF · indicators · returns · gains · losses · closing price · opening price · all-time high · correction · rally
- Market IndicesS&P 500, Dow Jones, Nikkei, stock index, market index
- Stock ExchangesNYSE, London Stock Exchange, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, SSE
- financebank, CFO, banks, controller, finance
- tradingbid, buy, ask, sell, trading
- Wall Streetstock market, bond market, stocks, shares, Wall Street
- corporate financecost of capital, investment, capital markets, NPV, debt financing
NASDAQNYSE
Largest equities market
New York Stock Exchange · trading floor · London Stock Exchange · Tokyo Stock Exchange · Wall Street
NASDAQDow Jones Industrial Average
Stock market index
DJIA · traditional industries · value stocks · Dow · blue chips
- NASDAQ 100Top non-financial exchange listings