A global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities, as well as the benchmark index for U.S technology stocks. Nasdaq was created by the National Association of Securities Dealers(NASD) to enable investors to trade securities on a computerised, speedy and transparent system, and commenced operations on February 8, 1971/ The term “Nasdaq” is also used to refer to the Nasdaq Composite, an index of more than 3,000 stocks listed on the Nasdaq exchange that includes the world's foremost technology and biotech giants such as Apple,Google,Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, Intel and Amgen.
What is NASDAQ?
A global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities, as well as the benchmark index for U.S technology stocks. Nasdaq was created by the National Association of Securities Dealers(NASD) to enable investors to trade securities on a computerised, speedy and transparent system, and commenced operations on February 8, 1971/ The term “Nasdaq” is also used to refer to the Nasdaq Composite, an index of more than 3,000 stocks listed on the Nasdaq exchange that includes the world's foremost technology and biotech giants such as Apple,Google,Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, Intel and Amgen.
