What is the full form of NASDAQ?

NASDAQ stands for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations"

It is an American and Canadian stock trade market that permits the speculators to purchase and sell stocks on a computerized, straightforward, and quick PC organization. It is possessed by NASDAQ OMX Group and is settled in New York, United States. Regarding market capitalization, it is the second biggest stock trade on the planet after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). It at present is adapted as NASDAQ.

NASDAQ has three degrees of statements:

The first level statement gives data about the most elevated and least offer.

The second level statement gives the subtleties of the vendors who are prepared to purchase or sell the stock.

The third level statement helps the producers of the market to enter the ideal statements and execute orders.

NASDAQ Timings:

• Pre-market meeting: It begins at 4 am and finishes at 9:30 am.
• Typical exchanging meeting: It begins at 9:30 am and finishes at 4:00 pm.
• Post-market meeting: It begins at 4:00 pm and closures at 8:00 pm.

Brief History about NASDAQ: 

• NASDAQ was established by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) on 8 February 1971. At that point, it was a PC notice board-type framework.
• In 1975, it concocted the first sale of stock (IPO) which empowered the development organizations to raise funding to extend their organizations.
• In 1985, it made the NASDAQ-100 Index.
• In 1996, it dispatched the principal trade site www.nasdaq.com.
• In 1998, it converged with the American Stock Exchange and shaped the NASDAQ-AMEX Market Group.
• In 2000, the External Link NASDAQ was rebuilt to frame NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
• In 2007, NASDAQ obtained OMX (Swedish-Finnish monetary organization) and changed its name to NASDAQ OMX Group.
• In 2008, NASDAQ OMX gained the Philadelphia Stock Exchange which was the most established stock trade in the United States.
• In 2009, NASDAQ OMX dispatched its versatile web form, nasdaq.com.

A portion of the significant organizations recorded on NASDAQ are given underneath:

• Google
• Microsoft
• Apple
• Cisco
• Infosys Limited
• Intel
• Hurray! Inc.