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

Nunes went on to ask NASDAQ’s CEO to “advise what steps you can take to foster transparency and compliance.”

From Salon

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

A spokesperson from NASDAQ, which ranks second behind only the New York Stock Exchange in the market capitalization of the companies on its trading board, declined to comment on the lawsuit.

From Washington Times

There are some 4,000 companies traded on Wall Street through the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ.

From Washington Times

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

From Washington Times

Related Words

• stock exchange