Stock price volatility is important to all public companies because volatility is used to calculate both employee stock options expense and a stock’s trading costs. However different measures of volatility are used for each of these calculations and this report explains those differences showing how NASDAQ provides a better listing environment with lower volatility.

Listing Switch Case Studies: Schwab and Cadence

According to independent, third-party SEC mandated data, shareholders of The Charles Schwab Company and Cadence Design Systems are getting better executions on NASDAQ. Looking at the four-month averages for pre- and post-switch trading, both Schwab and Cadence have experienced increased execution speeds and tighter spreads. View the full report.

In this edition of the Market Structure Bulletin, NASDAQ Chief Economist, Dr. Frank Hatheway, talks about recent market developments and what they mean for companies and investors. SEC reports and other independent data are reviewed to evaluate NASDAQ's standing in the marketplace. The analysis clearly demonstrates how NASDAQ provides superior execution quality for companies that switch to NASDAQ. In addition, Dr. Hatheway explains how recent NASDAQ market structure innovations have made NASDAQ a better market for secondary equity offerings. He also discusses the implications of NASDAQ's exchange registration for all market participants. View the bulletin. View the bulletin.

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