Another difference between the two stock markets: Stocks on the NYSE are bought and sold through a broker, who is licensed to do that. Brokers are needed to buy stocks on the NASDAQ, too.

The difference between stocks listed on the Nasdaq and NYSE are blurring; Traders usually have no preference where stocks trade; Exchanges have gotten more interested in trading fees%2C than fees ...

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Photo: NYSE To hear financial professionals tell it, the key difference between the two major equity-trading platforms — the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq — has to do with their histories.

Nasdaq handily beat the New York Stock Exchange in stock market listings during the first half of 2025, buoyed by blockbuster initial public offerings of big names like CoreWeave and Chime and a jump ...

Before diving into the differences between the Dow vs. the Nasdaq vs. the S&P 500, ... U.S.-based companies that trade either on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq exchange.