NASDAQ

NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is the second-largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization, known as the first fully electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities. Headquartered in New York City, NASDAQ specializes in technology and growth-oriented companies, operates multiple market tiers (Capital Market, Global Market, Global Select Market), and offers extended trading hours with all orders executed electronically rather than on a physical floor. Indices like the Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq-100 track stocks listed on the exchange, which include industry leaders like Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon.