Who owns Calypso?
Calypso is owned by Nasdaq (the United States, NASDAQ: NDAQ), which has owned the brand since 2023.[1]
Evidence: Nasdaq, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nasdaq, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Technology › Software › Enterprise software
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: NDAQ
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Calypso
Calypso, now sold as Nasdaq Calypso, is a trading, risk, margin and collateral management platform that Nasdaq acquired with Adenza in 2023. In 2025 Nasdaq began offering it to financial institutions as a fully managed service on Amazon Web Services, so that clients can run it without maintaining their own infrastructure.
Ownership timeline of Calypso
Where Calypso sits in Nasdaq
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nasdaq
Nasdaq controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in technology.
Also in technology
Other brands in enterprise software, and who owns them
Nasdaq has more brands in enterprise software on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Encompass | ICE | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cornerstone | IDEXX | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Recorded Future | Mastercard | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Quanum | Quest Diagnostics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Featurespace | Visa | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ICE Mortgage Technology | ICE | 🇺🇸 United States |
| MERS | ICE | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Nasdaq
Nasdaq is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, New York, United States, founded in 1971. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: NDAQ.
Nasdaq is a New York exchange and technology company founded in 1971 as a wholly owned subsidiary of FINRA, which fully sold its ownership in 2006. It combined with the Swedish exchange operator OMX in February 2008 and has since bought the financial crime software company Verafin in 2021 and Adenza, owner of AxiomSL and Calypso, in 2023. It reports three segments: Capital Access Platforms, Financial Technology and Market Services.
🇺🇸 Calypso and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Calypso is not one of them.
- Cornerstone — IDEXX 🇺🇸
- Duolingo — Duolingo 🇺🇸
- Encompass — ICE 🇺🇸
- Engine by Gen — Gen Digital 🇺🇸
- GameChanger — DICK'S Sporting Goods 🇺🇸
- Quanum — Quest Diagnostics 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Calypso?
The parent company of Calypso is Nasdaq, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Calypso American?
Yes. Calypso originated in the United States and its owner, Nasdaq, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Nasdaq owned Calypso?
Nasdaq has owned Calypso since 2023.
Is Calypso still owned by Nasdaq?
Yes. As of 14 October 2026, Calypso is still owned by Nasdaq. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Nasdaq, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 12 February 2026; retrieved 14 October 2026.
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