Nasdaq Mean?

MS SAMEER (CMA*CA*CMDM*ast FUND MANAGER*LEGAL ADVISOR)   (14938 Points)

10 July 2010  

 Nasdaq Mean?
A computerized system that facilitates trading and provides price quotations on more than 5,000 of the more actively traded over the counter stocks. Created in 1971, the Nasdaq was the world's first electronic stock market.

Stocks on the Nasdaq are traditionally listed under four or five letter ticker symbols.  If the company is a transfer from the New York Stock Exchange, the symbol may be comprised of three letters.