纳斯达克 Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com 
纳斯达克（Nasdaq）是全美证券商协会自动报价系统（National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations）的英文缩写，但目前已成为纳斯达克股票市场的代名词。信息和服务业的兴起催生了纳斯达克。纳斯达克始建于1971年，是一个完全采用电子交易、为新兴产业提供竞争舞台、自我监管、面向全球的股票市场。纳斯达克是全美也是世界最大的股票电子交易市场。

The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as simply the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations".[3] It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange.[4] As of January 25, 2011, there are 2,711 listings, with a total capitalization of over $4.5 trillion.[1] The NASDAQ has more trading volume than any other electronic stock exchange in the world.[5] The exchange is owned by NASDAQ OMX Group, which also owns the OMX stock exchange network.