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标 题: NASDAQ--美国纳斯达克
发信站: 紫 丁 香 (Tue Mar 28 21:00:22 2000), 转信
NASDAQ, acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation system, one of the largest markets in the world
for the trading of stocks. In 1997 over 5500 companies were listed
on NASDAQ-more than on any of the other stock exchanges in the
United States, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and
the American Stock Exchange (AMEX). The majority of companies
listed on NASDAQ are smaller than most of those on the NYSE and
AMEX.
NASDAQ has become known as the home of new technology companies,
particularly computer and computer-related businesses.
Trading on NASDAQ is initiated by stock brokers acting on behalf
of their clients. These brokers place orders with certain NASDAQ brokers,
called market makers, who concentrate on trading specific stocks. The
broker and the market maker negotiate to reach a price for the stock.
Unlike other stock exchanges, NASDAQ has no central location where
trading takes place. Instead, its market makers are located all over
the country and make trades by telephone and via the Internet. Because
brokers and market makers trade stocks directly instead of on the floor
of a stock exchange, NASDAQ is called an over-the-counter market. The
term over-the-counter refers to the direct nature of the trading, as
in a store where goods are handed over a counter.
The National Association of Securities Dealers started the NASDAQ
system in 1971 to organize the over-the-counter market. Until then the
over-the-counter market had few regulations, and traders often took unfair
advantage of individual investors. Today companies who list their stock
with NASDAQ must meet certain standards and the rules for trading stocks
are strictly enforced.
"NASDAQ," Microsoft_ Encarta_ Encyclopedia 99.
_ 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation.
All rights reserved.
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