Who owns The Nasdaq Stock Market?
The Nasdaq Stock Market is owned by Nasdaq (the United States, NASDAQ: NDAQ).[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
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Founded
- 1971
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Investing › Exchanges & financial data
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: NDAQ
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About The Nasdaq Stock Market
The Nasdaq Stock Market is the cash equities exchange operated by Nasdaq, Inc., which says it was founded in 1971 as a subsidiary of FINRA. It became an independent registered national securities exchange in 2007, and the company's own common stock and several note issues are listed on it.
Ownership timeline of The Nasdaq Stock Market
Where The Nasdaq Stock Market sits in Nasdaq
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Nasdaq brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Nasdaq
Nasdaq controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
Other brands in exchanges & financial data, and who owns them
The 9 brands in exchanges & financial data on Brandtree belong to 2 owners. The largest is ICE, with 7; Nasdaq has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| ICE Endex | ICE | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ICE Futures Europe | ICE | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ICE Futures U.S. | ICE | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ICE NGX | ICE | 🇺🇸 United States |
| New York Stock Exchange | ICE | 🇺🇸 United States |
| NYSE American | ICE | 🇺🇸 United States |
| NYSE Arca | 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.
🇺🇸 The Nasdaq Stock Market 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; The Nasdaq Stock Market is not one of them.
- AllianceBernstein — Equitable Holdings 🇺🇸
- Allstate — Allstate 🇺🇸
- American Income Life — Globe Life 🇺🇸
- Barclays US Consumer Bank — Barclays 🇬🇧
- Berkley One — W. R. Berkley 🇺🇸
- CareScout — Genworth 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of The Nasdaq Stock Market?
The parent company of The Nasdaq Stock Market is Nasdaq, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is The Nasdaq Stock Market American?
Yes. The Nasdaq Stock Market originated in the United States in 1971 and its owner, Nasdaq, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is The Nasdaq Stock Market still owned by Nasdaq?
Yes. As of 14 October 2026, The Nasdaq Stock Market 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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