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NASDAQ was founded
The NASDAQ was founded on February 8,1971 as the first electronic stock exchange in the world.
It was created for increasing the trading of Over-the-Counter stocks.
2,500 over-the-counter securities were traded on the NASDAQ's first trading day. -
NASDAQ-100 began trading
The NASDAQ-100 refers to the stock market index including 100 of the largest international non-financial companies. Many companies including Health Care, Telecommunication and Retail etc are listed on the index. The weights of the companies listed are based on their market capitalization. All the financial companies are not included in this index. The base price of the index was 250 on Jan. 31, 1985. -
NASDAQ enabled global participations
NASDAQ starts an international service so the investors and companies from other areas can also participate in NASDAQ's stock exchange. The NASDAQ introduces a new network system that allows companies and investors to trade stocks during European trading hours. -
NASDAQ surpassed NYSE
NASDAQ surpassed the New York Stock Exchange in annual share volume many times in 1994. It was mainly because of its popularity with investors of emerging high-tech companies. For example, Microsoft is listed in NASDAQ. -
NASDAQ website began operating
The official website for NASDAQ （www.NASDAQ.com) began operating in 1996. It provided all the information that investors might need about all the stocks listed on NASDAQ. It quickly became the most popular website for investors. -
The world's biggest stock market
In 1999, NASDAQ became the world's biggest stock exchange market based on dollar volume. The NASDAQ-100 index Tracking Stock was launched and received 2.6 million shares in only two hours. Due to the huge success, NASDAQ moved the MarketSite to Time Square in New York City. Furthermore, NASDAQ Canada was launched in 1999. -
First Annual Report
NASDAQ distributed the first annual report to employees,shareholders, and issuer. It includes information about the company's activities and financial performance throughout the year. -
NASDAQ won Google's IPO
NASDAQ won Google's landmark initial offering in 2004.Google earned just over $100 per share as it traded publicly on the NASDAQ stock market for the first day. It was mentioned as the highly anticipated initial public offering at that time. -
NASDAQ set up branch in BeiJing
During 2007, NASDAQ set up office in BeiJing which is the capital of China. NASDAQ became the first United States exchange that set up an office in Beijing, China. In the year of 2007, there were 52 Chinese companies listed on NASDAQ. -
NASDAQ joined United Nations Global Compact
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact on Nov 27.2012. United Nations Global Compact seeks to align business operations and strategies with 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. NASDAQ is the first North American stock exchange to join the Global Compact.
