Nasdaq is technically a dealer market. Both buyers and sellers trade with a market maker in a specific stock or security.

• 3,889 listed companies trade on Nasdaq and represent 10 broad sectors or industry groups, mostly in technology, consumer services, and health care.
• Nasda...

The Nasdaq (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is the oldest and largest electronic stock market globally. All its buying and selling occurs electronically and not on a physical trading floor.

It is the second-largest stock e...

• The Nasdaq was created in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (now known as FINRA).
• At first, it was just a quotation system but began adding trading and transactional systems.
• In 2002, Nasdaq became an independent, publicly-traded comp...

Nasdaq's indexes have outperformed the S&P 500 (it tracks large-cap stocks), and the Dow Jones Industrial Index (the 30 largest US companies).

It outperformed because both Nasdaq indexes lean heavily into tech, consumer services, and health care - the top-performing industries in recent ye...

• The Nasdaq Composite Index tracks 2,790 Nasdaq securities - almost everything except mutual funds, preferred stocks, and derivative securities.
• The smaller Nasdaq 100 Index focuses on the largest, non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq with o...