First official stock exchange established in Netherlands in 1602. Stock markets serve as economic indicators for countries. US has two major exchanges: NYSE and NASDAQ
NASDAQ is world's first electronic stock exchange founded in 1971. Operates Monday to Friday from 9:30 AM to 4 PM Eastern Time. Remains one of largest global exchanges
NASDAQ is second only to NYSE in market capitalization. Brokers offer access to world's most innovative market leaders. Multiple brokers available for UK traders with NASDAQ access
NASDAQ Composite Index (#IXIC) tracks prices of high-tech companies on NASDAQ. NASDAQ-100 (#NQ) includes top 100 largest non-financial companies. NASDAQ trades 23 hours daily, with minimum 1 lot trading