# Nasdaq

*Markets & Instruments — Finicade finance glossary*

Nasdaq is both a US stock exchange and the indexes named after it. The exchange was the first fully electronic one, which is why it attracted technology listings; the Nasdaq Composite tracks all its listed companies while the Nasdaq-100 tracks the largest non-financial ones. Because of that history the indexes are heavily tech-weighted, so 'the Nasdaq fell 3%' is usually a statement about a handful of very large technology firms.

**Also known as:** NASDAQ, Nasdaq Composite, Nasdaq 100

**Related terms:** [Stock Exchange](https://finicade.com/glossary/stock-exchange), [S&P 500](https://finicade.com/glossary/sp-500), [Market Index](https://finicade.com/glossary/market-index), [Growth Stock](https://finicade.com/glossary/growth-stock), [Dow Jones Industrial Average](https://finicade.com/glossary/dow-jones-industrial-average)

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/nasdaq