what does nasdaq stand for?
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National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
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http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/ipos.stm
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Yahoo is a publicly traded company (on the NASDAQ).  Ironically, I searched Google for that answer...\n\nhttp://finance.google.com/finance?q=yahoo
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Sensex\n\nThe commonly used name for the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index - an index composed of 30 of the largest and most actively traded stocks on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
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Equity Market\nThe market in which shares are issued and traded, either through exchanges or over-the-counter markets. Also known as the stock market, it is one of the most vital areas of a market economy because it gives companies access to capital and investors a slice of ownership in a company with the potential to realize gains based on its future performance.\n\nInvestopedia Says: This market can be split into two main sectors: the primary and secondary market. The primary market is where new issues are first offered. Any subsequent trading takes place in the secondary market.
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both the nasdaq and dow are summations of many companies' stocks. the dow is composed of about 30 big companies and is the best index for the overall stock market. the nasdaq is a couple hundred successful companies. \n\nbasically, each company sells equity in the form of stocks. owning a share of stock means that you own a small piece of the company and are entitled to vote for the managers and receive dividends should the company decide to pay them.
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amex = american stock exchange, and the nasdaq is its own computerized exchange.   i'm not sure exactly what the differences are other than certain companies are listed on the AMEX and other companies (generally tech companies) are listed on teh nasdaq.  again, trading on the nasdaq is all computerized.   the two exchanges might have different listing requirements..what kind of financial results they have to disclose, minimum share price, etc.\n\nand the first amex = american express answer was 100% wrong.
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FIFO, LIFO, and Average Cost generally refer to merchandise, especially food inventory. I'm not sure it really applies to stocks.
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They are both stock exchanges that aren't the NYSE.\n\nHope this helps!\n--J.
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It means by reference to Enron and World Com. Basically FAS pronouncements are optional if a US quoted business is run by a crook. The only provisio is that they need to employ crooked auditors to agree with them: FAS 1 states this very clearly.
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i don't know, but here is the ticker symbol http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CRWHF.PK
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Right here on Yahoo. Use their stock screener. Select NASDAQ exchange, and industry = biotechnology. I found 55 above their 50 day moving average.
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The NYSE and AMEX are both primarily auction based, which means specialists are physically present on the exchanges’ trading floors. Each specialist "specializes" in a particular stock, buying and selling the stock in a verbal auction. These specialists are under competitive threat by electronic-only exchanges that claim to be more efficient (that is, execute faster trades and exhibit smaller bid-ask spreads) by eliminating human intermediaries.\n\nThe NYSE is the largest and most prestigious exchange. Collectively, its listed companies represent about $18 trillion in market capitalization.\n\nListing on the NYSE affords companies great credibility because they must meet initial listing requirements and also comply annually with maintenance requirements. For example, to remain listed, NYSE companies must keep their price above $1 and their market capitalization (number of shares x price) above $50 million\n\nThe Nasdaq, an electronic exchange, is sometimes called "screen-based" because buyers and sellers are connected only by computers over a telecommunications network. Market makers, also known as dealers, carry their own inventory of stock. They stand ready to buy and sell Nasdaq stocks, and they are required to post their bid and ask prices. Among several high-technology sections, Nasdaq lists the most companies. Although the NYSE has a far greater total market capitalization, Nasdaq has surpassed the NYSE in the number of both listed companies and shares traded.\n\nNasdaq has listing and governance requirements that are similar but slightly less stringent than those of the NYSE. For example, a stock must maintain a price of $1 and the value of the public float (number of traded shares multiplied by stock price) must be at least $1.1 million. If a company does not maintain these requirements, it can be delisted to one of the OTC markets discussed below.
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Most common websites, Yahoo Finance or most brokerage firms for instance, will give you company info.  Usually the charting feature will step you into the information you need visually, such as candle charts which show a daily trading high, low, open, and close.  Those are the easy places to start.  BTW, the New York Stock Exchange is usually abbreviated NYSE.  I don't know the BSE unless it is the old Boston Stock Exchange, a regional trading place that I didn't know was still in operation.
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Stock is the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" \n\nStock exchange is ther ordered marketplace where brokers and dealers meet to buy and sell stocks of publicly traded companies on behalf of investors. Major US stock exchanges include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the NASD and the American Stock Exchange. The NYSE is where most of the largest, most actively traded companies in the United States are listed. Many countries have stock exchanges where shares of companies in that country are traded.
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They do two things, they trade investments for their own accounts and they trade investments on the behalf of others.  The exchanges are auction markets where buyers bid against buyers for the right to own something and sellers bid against sellers for the right to sell something.  The NASDAQ is technically not an exchange, although the same activity occurs.  The difference is that it operates like a series of stores rather than an auction.  Each state regulates what is required to do business in their state.  Some states place very high capital requirements.  To do business on an exchange, you must first buy a seat from someone who has one.  They usually sell for several million dollars.  To be on the NASDAQ, you must first get accredited as a firm with the NASD and meet all of their data processing requirements.
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the other answer is partially correct. PK means pinksheets. However pinksheets is not owned by NASDAQ and most NASDAQ companies meet strict guidelines to be listed. As for pinkseet stock, very limited if any disclosures are required to be in place for a listing. If you go to pinksheets.com you can read all about it.  You can also check the individual stock and see exactly what information is available. While they don't have to report, some do voluntary reports.\n\nbtw- the .pk or .ob seem to have been added sometime ago by Yahoo for quote purposes. Has nothing to do with what country they are from. It has to do with the exchange they are listed on.