Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/nasdaq

# NASDAQ
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/nasdaq
Last modified: 2026-10-17

Nasdaq is the American exchange that began in 1971 as [one screen showing every dealer quote side by side](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/us-stock-market-explained), the first market with no floor. Most technology companies list here, and its hundred largest non-financial names make up the Nasdaq 100. When a contract on Nvidia trades at 3 AM IST, the [official close it remembers](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-us-stock-prices-form) printed here, and [the dealers on that screen](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/who-moves-us-stocks) are still the other side of most trades.

## Related terms

- Nasdaq 100: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/nasdaq-100
- NYSE: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/nyse
- Closing auction (official close): https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/closing-auction
- Opening auction: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/opening-auction
- NYSE Arca: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/nyse-arca
- US ETF: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/us-etf