Nasdaq
Definition · Level 0 · Market basics
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All-electronic US exchange with no trading floor, the listing home of most big tech names (Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon); the name also covers its operator and its Composite index.
Example
Nvidia (NVDA) lists there and sits in both the Nasdaq-100 and the S&P 500.
Where Tradecraft teaches it
Level 0 · Market basics, in the lesson “Market plumbing & the trading day”: Who stands between you and the other side of your trade, how it settles, and when US stocks trade.
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