NASDAQ

(proper noun)

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, an electronic stock market.

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Examples of NASDAQ in the following topics:

  • The "New Economy" of the 1990s

    • This included the emergence of the NASDAQ as a rival to the New York Stock Exchange, a high rate of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs, or the first sale of stock by a private company to the public), the rise of dot-com stocks over established firms, and the prevalent use of such tools as stock options.
    • NASDAQ emerged as a rival to the New York Stock Exchange in the 1990s.