Nasdaq, Inc.

Nasdaq operates stock exchanges and provides trading platforms where investors buy and sell stocks, bonds, and other financial securities. The company also sells market data, financial information, and software to investment firms, banks, and companies that need to understand market activity or comply with financial regulations. Nasdaq runs clearing and settlement services that handle the back-end work of recording who owns what after trades happen. The company was founded in 1971 and operates exchanges and services internationally.