NASDAQ

American  

[nas-dak, naz-] / ˈnæs dæk, ˈnæz- /

noun

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

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NASDAQ British  

/ ˈnæzdæk /

acronym

1. National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System

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NASDAQ Cultural  

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.

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NASDAQ

Now, under its new owners, EA’s common stock has stopped trading and will be delisted from NASDAQ.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

NASDAQ, another New York-based trading exchange, could follow suit as early as this year.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

One could, for example, look at water like a speculator, someone playing the odds in California water rights derivatives — a thriving trade now on the NASDAQ.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023

Several of the startups in this space received ample venture capital investment and were even traded on the NASDAQ, tying them closer to what Bitcoiners refer to as traditional finance, or TradFi.

From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2022

In 1971, NASDAQ, the world’s first electronic stock exchange, held its first trading day.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2021

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