The Nasdaq Stock Market

Since its debut in 1971 as the world's first electronic stock market, The Nasdaq Stock Market® has been at the forefront of innovation, using technology to bring millions of investors together with the world's leading companies.

Today, Nasdaq is the fastest growing stock market in the United States, listing over 4,100 of the world's most innovative companies, representing the entire spectrum of the US economy -- from information technologies and telecommunications to agriculture and manufacturing. Nasdaq's competitive market structure, combined with an extensive portfolio of products and services, attracts today's largest and fastest growing companies. In fact, more companies now list on Nasdaq than all other major US stock markets. Nasdaq is the fastest growing major stock market in the world - and home to over half of the companies traded on the primary US markets.

Nasdaq trades more shares per day and has a greater dollar volume of trades than any other US equities market. On Nasdaq, trades are executed through a sophisticated computer and telecommunications network - a system which transmits timely, critical investment information to more than 1.3 million users in 83 countries. Nasdaq is also among the world's best regulated stock markets, employing sophisticated surveillance systems and regulatory specialists to protect investors and provide a fair and competitive trading environment.

Offering growth and liquidity, fostering innovative technologies and pursuing dynamic global expansion, Nasdaq continues to build the most efficient trading environment worldwide -- to the benefit of all market participants and investors.

For more information on The Nasdaq Stock Market®, visit nasdaq.com.