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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 years.
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While you can try to duplicate the Nasdaq 100 or the Nasdaq Composite with individual stock purchases, it would be more efficient to invest in an index fund.
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Nasdaq is technically a dealer market. Both buyers and sellers trade with a market maker in a specific stock or security.
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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...
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Both the Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq 100 use the same modified market capitalization weighting method: Each share's closing price (LSP) is multiplied by the total shares outstanding (TSO).
Share weights calculation: Each security's market capitalization is divided by the total capitalizati...
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The three most widely followed indexes in the U.S. are the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite.
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Here's a short list of some additional top indexes, broken down by what part of the market they cover:
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