NASDAQ
Explore NASDAQ-listed companies, market sectors, major indices, stock insights, IPO activity, and the latest developments shaping the technology-driven U.S. equity market.
What Is NASDAQ?
NASDAQ is a major U.S. stock exchange known for electronic trading and its strong concentration of technology, innovation, healthcare, semiconductor, and growth-oriented companies.
Founded in 1971, NASDAQ helped transform financial markets by introducing a fully electronic system for trading securities. Today, it provides a marketplace where investors can buy and sell shares of publicly listed companies.
The exchange is closely followed through major benchmarks such as the NASDAQ Composite and the NASDAQ-100. These indices help investors understand the performance of many influential companies operating across the U.S. and global economy.
NASDAQ-100 Live Market Chart
Track the real-time performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index, one of the world's most closely watched benchmarks representing many of the largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Explore historical performance across multiple time periods and monitor current market activity.
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Explore NASDAQ-Listed Companies
Discover major companies listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Explore company profiles, business models, market information and analysis across technology, semiconductors, e-commerce, software and other growth-focused industries.
Apple Inc.
Consumer technology and digital services
Explore companyMicrosoft Corporation
Cloud computing, enterprise software and AI
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Semiconductors, accelerated computing and AI
Explore companyAmazon.com, Inc.
E-commerce, cloud services and digital platforms
Explore companyHow the NASDAQ Stock Exchange Works
NASDAQ operates as an electronic marketplace where investors, brokers and market makers interact through a technology-driven trading network.
Unlike a traditional physical trading floor, NASDAQ connects market participants electronically. Orders are routed through trading systems that match buyers and sellers while displaying market prices and available liquidity.
Companies listed on NASDAQ must meet financial, governance and reporting standards. Investors can follow the broader market through benchmarks such as the NASDAQ Composite and NASDAQ-100.
Electronic Order Matching
Buy and sell orders are transmitted electronically and matched through NASDAQ’s trading infrastructure.
Market Makers
Market makers continuously quote buying and selling prices, helping support liquidity and efficient trading.
Listing Standards
Public companies must satisfy defined financial, governance and disclosure requirements to remain listed.
Market Indices
Major indices track groups of NASDAQ-listed companies and help investors evaluate broader market performance.
NASDAQ Research & Analysis
Explore our latest analysis of NASDAQ-listed companies, technology stocks, market developments and long-term investment trends across the U.S. equity market.