NASDAQ
[nas-dak, naz-]
- National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations: a system for quoting over-the-counter securities.
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The Thomas Kinkade Co. went public on the NASDAQ in 1994 and moved to the NYSE in 1998.
He also consults to Nasdaq and Alliance Partners, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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.
The long-term chart of the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index looks like the profile of an Alps stage of the Tour de France.
At 3648, the NASDAQ still languishes about 25 percent below its all-time high.
NASDAQ
- National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System
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NASDAQ
U.S. stock exchange, founded 1971, an acronym from National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
NASDAQ
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.
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