Nasdaq

Nasdaq, originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, is a stock exchange run by the National Association of Securities Dealers[?]. When it began trading on February 8, 1971, it was the world's first electronic stock market. Since 1999 it is the largest American stock exchange with over half the companies traded in the United States listed. Nasdaq is made up of the Nasdaq National Market and the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. The main exchange is located in the United States of America with exchanges in Canada and Japan. They also have associations with exchanges in Hong Kong and Europe.

Nasdaq allows multiple market participants to trade through its electronic communications networks (ECNs) structure, increasing competition. The Small Order Execution System (SOES) is another Nasdaq feature, introduced in 1984, to ensure that in 'turbulent' market conditions small market orders are not forgotten but are automatically processed. In 2002 NASDAQ adopted Super Montage or SUMO, which allows market makers show upto 5 levels of their prices. Eventually, SOES was replaced by SUMO.

Nasdaq was closed from September 11 to 14, 2001 as a result of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.

Financial Abbreviation: NASDAQ

Companies

• List of companies traded at Nasdaq
• Nasdaq 100

See also: Stock market index

External link

Official website: http://www.nasdaq.com/