- Business
- Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ; LSE: 0K4T) operates as a global technology company serving capital markets and other industries worldwide, providing data, analytics, software, exchange capabilities, and advisory services to corporate clients, investment managers, banks, brokers, and exchange operators. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in New York City, the company manages its business in three primary segments: Capital Access Platforms, which includes data and listing services, Nasdaq-branded indices, investor relations intelligence, governance and sustainability solutions, and workflow insights; Financial Technology, encompassing financial crime management technology, regulatory technology, and capital markets technology solutions for banks, brokers, regulators, infrastructure operators, and buy-side firms; and Market Services, covering equity derivative trading and clearing, cash equity trading, fixed income, currency, commodities trading, and operations across 18 markets, one clearinghouse, and four central depositories with approximately 4,000 listings valued at $14 trillion. Geographically, Nasdaq maintains a presence across multiple regions including North America, Europe, and Latin America, supporting multi-asset trading in derivatives, commodities, cash equities, debt, structured products, and exchange-traded products. Recent developments include the extension of its strategic technology partnership with nuam, the merged entity of Santiago, Lima, and Colombia stock exchanges, to adopt Nasdaq's central securities depository platform for enhanced post-trade processing and interoperability as of March 2025; expansion of its regulatory technology partnership with Revolut through deployment of the Nasdaq AxiomSL platform to support global regulatory reporting and expansion as of November 2025; a strategic partnership between Nasdaq Verafin and BioCatch for integrating behavioral intelligence into anti-financial crime workflows as announced in third-quarter 2025 results; and preparations to significantly expand Bitcoin ETF options trading capacity, potentially increasing liquidity and attracting institutional investors.