The NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is a stock exchange located in New York City. It is known for being the first electronic stock market and for its high number of technology company listings. It was founded in 1971 and is now the second largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization, after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
The NASDAQ index is a market-capitalization weighted index of the more than 3,000 common equities listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. It is often used as a benchmark for the performance of technology and other growth stocks, as it includes many high-tech and internet companies.
You can find real-time stock quotes and other financial information for NASDAQ-listed companies on the NASDAQ website or through financial news and data providers such as Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance.