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Nasdaq

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Nasdaq is a global financial technology, trading, and market infrastructure provider that operates electronic stock exchanges and supplies trading, clearing, exchange technology, market data, and corporate services to financial institutions worldwide. The company provides capital access platforms, market services, and financial technology solutions, including market surveillance, risk management, and regulatory compliance software. Its market data and index services support institutional investors and financial product issuers globally. Nasdaq also facilitates corporate listings and provides governance and investor relations software to public and private companies across international capital markets.

Snapshot

Public USOwnership
1971Year founded
5,001–10,000Employees
New York, United StatesHead office
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Global footprint

Operations

All Locations
New York City, US
United States
Stockholm, SE
Copenhagen, DK
Helsinki, FI

Products and/or services of Nasdaq

  • Capital Access Platforms & Index Solutions: Broad market data feeds, proprietary benchmark indexes powering investment products globally, and analytics platforms serving institutional asset managers, manager research teams, and corporate investor relations professionals with market intelligence and portfolio construction tools.
  • Financial Technology & Risk Solutions: Trading, clearing, collateral management, and cross-asset risk infrastructure platforms utilized by over 3,800 financial institutions, market operators, central securities depositories, and regulatory authorities to run trading workflows and post-trade operations.
  • Financial Crime Management Software: Fraud detection, anti-money laundering compliance, sanctions screening, and high-risk customer monitoring platforms that analyze over 1.8 billion banking transactions weekly to help global banks and financial institutions prevent financial crime and maintain compliance.
  • Trading & Market Services: Multi-asset order execution venues and trade matching systems covering 18 cash equity, equity derivative, and fixed income exchanges, supported by one clearinghouse and four central securities depositories across North America and Europe.
  • Corporate Listings & Issuer Services: Stock exchange listing venues and capital formation services supporting primary equity and exchange-traded fund issuances for more than 3,800 corporate issuers representing over thirty-seven trillion dollars in total listed market capitalization.
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance Software: Secure board collaboration portals, governance effectiveness assessment tools, automated disclosure questionnaires, and enterprise sustainability data collection platforms designed to streamline compliance, board workflows, and ESG reporting for corporate boards and leadership teams.

Nasdaq executive team

  • Adena T. FriedmanCEO & Chairman
  • P. C. Nelson GriggsPresident
  • Tal CohenPresident
  • Sarah M. YoungwoodExecutive VP & CFO
  • Bradley J. PetersonExecutive VP, Chief Information Officer & CTO
  • Michelle Lynn DalySenior VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer
  • Ato GarrettSenior VP & Investor Relations Officer
  • John A. ZeccaExecutive VP and Global Chief Legal, Risk & Regulatory Officer
  • Brian BuckleySenior VP & Chief Marketing Officer
  • Bryan Everard SmithExecutive VP & Chief People Officer