It offers trading across various asset classes, including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products, and exchange traded funds; capital formation solutions; financial services and exchanges technology; market data products; and financial indexes. The company provides various capital raising solutions to companies. The NASDAQ OMX Group supports the operations of approximately 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in 50 countries.
The company was founded in 1971. It was formerly known as The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. and changed its name to The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. in February 2008. The NASDAQ OMX Group is based in New York, New York.
