NASDAQ

[ nas-dak, naz- ]

noun

1. National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations: a system for quoting over-the-counter securities.

NASDAQ

/ ˈnæzdæk /

acronym for

1. National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System

NASDAQ

1. An electronic stock market , where all trading takes place through NASDAQ's computer network rather than at a central trading location. Started in 1971, NASDAQ surpassed the New York Stock Exchange in annual share volume during the 1990s, mainly because of its popularity with investors of emerging high-tech (see also high-tech ) companies. Microsoft®, for example, is listed on NASDAQ.

Example Sentences

The Thomas Kinkade Co. went public on the NASDAQ in 1994 and moved to the NYSE in 1998.

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He also consults to Nasdaq and Alliance Partners, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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After NASDAQ shut down for a period of time on Thursday, its CEO went on CNBC to try and defend its response to the mishap.

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The long-term chart of the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index looks like the profile of an Alps stage of the Tour de France.

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Here's a look at how shares of NASDAQ-OMX are trading in pre-market activity.

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Related Words

• stock exchange