NASDAQ Stock Market (1971–present)

1. NASDAQ launches as electronic quotation system

   Feb 8, 1971Labels: NASDAQ, NASD

   • Britannica

2. NASDAQ creates the NASDAQ National Market System

   Jan 1, 1982Labels: Nasdaq NMS, NASDAQ

   • Nasdaq Glossary

3. NASDAQ launches the Nasdaq-100 Index

   Jan 31, 1985Labels: Nasdaq-100, NASDAQ

   • Nasdaq Newsroom
   • Nasdaq 100

4. Amex members approve merger agreement with NASD

   Jun 25, 1998Labels: Amex, NASD

   • SEC Rulemaking
   • Washington Post

5. Nasdaq MarketSite debuts in Times Square

   Jan 1, 2000Labels: Nasdaq MarketSite, Times Square

   • MarketSite

6. NASDAQ Composite peaks at dot-com bubble high

   Mar 10, 2000Labels: Nasdaq Composite, Dot-com Bubble

   • Wired
   • MoneyWeek

7. Nasdaq begins trading as a public company

   Jul 8, 2002Labels: Nasdaq, IPO

   • IPO Data

8. NASDAQ announces plan to acquire Instinet

   Apr 22, 2005Labels: Instinet, INET

   • Nasdaq IR

9. SEC approves Nasdaq as a national securities exchange

   Jan 13, 2006Labels: SEC, Nasdaq

   • SEC Release
   • BritannicaMoney

10. FINRA becomes effective as consolidated broker-dealer regulator

    Jul 30, 2007Labels: FINRA, NASD

    • FINRA
    • SEC Press

11. Nasdaq completes acquisition of OMX

    Feb 27, 2008Labels: OMX, Nasdaq

    • SEC 8 K
    • Nasdaq 10 Q

12. Nasdaq completes acquisition of PHLX options exchange

    Jul 24, 2008Labels: PHLX, Nasdaq

    • Nasdaq 10 Q
    • Nasdaq IR

13. Nasdaq completes acquisition of Adenza software business

    Nov 1, 2023Labels: Adenza, Nasdaq

    • Nasdaq PR