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Nasdaq National Market Securities - Nasdaq-NM
What does it mean?
The Nasdaq National Market consists of over 3000 companies that have a national or international shareholder base, meet stringent financial requirements, and agree to specific corporate governance standards.
In Other Words...
This is what most people are referring to when they talk about the Nasdaq. The larger companies trade on the Nasdaq National Market, while the smaller companies trade on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
To list initially, companies are required to have significant net tangible assets or operating income, a minimum public float of 500,000 shares, at least 400 shareholders, and a bid price of at least $5.
Related Links
Nasdaq.com - The official site for the Nasdaq.
The Tale of Two Exchanges: NYSE and Nasdaq - Learn some of the important differences between the NYSE and the Nasdaq.
Electronic Trading Tutorial - Learn about the systems that run the market. Topics include market makers, specialists, SuperDOT, ECNs, SOES, Level I, II, and III Access, and more.
Index Investing Tutorial - Get to know the most important market indexes, and the advantages and disadvantages of investing in them.
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