Companies listed on the Nasdaq

Companies listed on the Nasdaq
Name	Nasdaq-listed companies
Exchange	Nasdaq
Founded	1971
Headquarters	New York City
Market cap	varies
Listings	~3,000
Indices	Nasdaq Composite, Nasdaq-100, NASDAQ Biotechnology Index

Companies listed on the Nasdaq

Companies listed on the Nasdaq comprise thousands of issuers traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, including technology giants, biotechnology firms, financial firms, and consumer companies. Major listings on the Nasdaq include multinational corporations, growth-stage firms, and foreign issuers from United Kingdom, China, Israel, Canada, and Germany. The Nasdaq is associated with electronic trading innovations tied to entities such as NASDAQ, Inc., NASDAQ OMX Group, and regulatory interactions with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Overview

The Nasdaq hosts listed companies ranging from large-cap firms like Apple Inc., Microsoft, Amazon.com, Inc., Alphabet Inc., and Meta Platforms to mid-cap and small-cap issuers such as Etsy, Zoom Video Communications, Roku, Inc., NIO Inc., and Peloton Interactive. Many startups pursue Nasdaq listings alongside alternate venues like New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Shanghai Stock Exchange, and Toronto Stock Exchange. Cross-border listings have included depositary receipt programs tied to Banco Santander, Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings, Baidu, and SoftBank Group. Listing choices are influenced by precedents set by companies such as Intel, Cisco Systems, Oracle Corporation, Qualcomm, NVIDIA Corporation, Tesla, Inc., PayPal Holdings, Adobe Inc., Broadcom Inc., and Netflix, Inc..

Listing Requirements and Procedures

Nasdaq listing rules require issuers to satisfy criteria similar to standards applied by Federal Reserve Board-related entities and supervisory review by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prospective issuers must meet thresholds for market capitalization, shareholders' equity, public float, and corporate governance comparable to those established by exchanges such as NYSE American and Cboe Global Markets. Companies prepare registration statements under Securities Act of 1933 and ongoing reporting under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, engaging advisers including law firms like Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, accounting firms such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, and KPMG, and underwriters like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Market Segments and Indexes

Nasdaq-listed companies are grouped into market tiers including the Nasdaq Global Select Market, Nasdaq Global Market, and Nasdaq Capital Market, which mirror segmentation on exchanges like NASDAQ BX and NASDAQ PSX. Major indexes tracking Nasdaq listings include the Nasdaq Composite, the Nasdaq-100, and sector-specific gauges such as the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index and the NASDAQ Financial-100. Many Nasdaq constituents are also members of broader benchmarks like the S&P 500, Russell 2000, MSCI World Index, FTSE Russell, and sector classifications developed by Global Industry Classification Standard providers.

Notable Companies and Sector Composition

Technology and telecommunications dominate Nasdaq composition with leading firms Intel Corporation, AMD, Texas Instruments, Broadcom Inc., Qualcomm, Cisco Systems, Applied Materials, Micron Technology, ASML Holding, Seagate Technology, and Western Digital. Internet and software companies include Adobe Inc., Salesforce, Oracle Corporation, Intuit Inc., Shopify, Dropbox, Autodesk, Workday, Inc., and ServiceNow. Biotech and pharmaceutical listings feature Amgen, Gilead Sciences, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Biogen, Moderna, Inc., Illumina, Inc., Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Bluebird Bio, and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Financial technology and payment firms include PayPal Holdings, Square, Inc. (Block, Inc.), Visa Inc., Mastercard Incorporated, Discover Financial Services, and Coinbase Global, Inc.. Consumer and retail Nasdaq names include Costco Wholesale Corporation, Starbucks Corporation, Booking Holdings, Expedia Group, eBay Inc., Lululemon Athletica, Marriott International, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and McDonald's Corporation (note: McDonald's is listed on NYSE but is referenced here as a sector peer). Energy and industrial representatives include ExxonMobil (NYSE-listed peer), General Electric, Honeywell International, Boeing, Caterpillar, 3M Company, and Lockheed Martin (many large industrials list on other exchanges but interact in capital markets with Nasdaq issuers). Emerging market and Chinese Nasdaq listings have included JD.com, Pinduoduo, NetEase, Trip.com Group, Weibo Corporation, and XPeng Inc..

Trading and Regulatory Considerations

Trading in Nasdaq-listed securities occurs on electronic systems pioneered by NASDAQ, Inc. and competes with regional systems run by IEX Group, Cboe Global Markets, and NYSE Arca. Market structure topics include order types referenced in rules of FINRA and clearing handled by The Depository Trust Company and National Securities Clearing Corporation. Regulation and surveillance involve the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and self-regulatory organizations like FINRA and NASDAQ OMX oversight. Corporate actions, delistings, and enforcement have involved high-profile episodes with firms such as Enron Corporation (NYSE), Theranos (private), Valeant Pharmaceuticals (now Bausch Health), and enforcement actions by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.

Historical Trends and Major Listings Events

Nasdaq's history encompasses the 1971 founding, the 1990s dot-com boom with IPOs from Amazon, eBay Inc., Yahoo!, AOL, Netscape Communications, and Cisco Systems, the 2000s consolidation with NASDAQ OMX Group formation, and major listings including Google (Alphabet) in 2004, Facebook (Meta Platforms) in 2012, Tesla, Inc. in 2010, and Alibaba Group in 2014 (NYSE primary listing but influential to Nasdaq dynamics). Market shocks affecting Nasdaq listings include the Dot-com bubble, the 2008 financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and regulatory responses following episodes like the GameStop short squeeze and events involving AMC Entertainment. Cross-border listing shifts, secondary listings, and delistings have involved companies such as Huawei Technologies (private), Lenovo, Canon Inc., Siemens AG, and SAP SE in global capital markets.

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