What's a difference between Dow Jones and NASDAQ?

Question

Can someone please explain to me what both of then mean?

Answer 1

Both the DOW and Nasdaq are indexes, or a measure of a basket of stocks. The NASDAQ also happens to be an exchange where thousands of stocks trade.

When people talk about the "market", they most often refer to how the Dow Jones Industrial average is doing. However, nowadays, people also track the Nasdaq composite, the S&P, as well as the Russell 2000. All are groups of companies.

The DOW is composed of 30 very large companies.

The Nasdaq, as mentioned earlier is a composite of all the stocks on the exchange. More often quoted is the Nasdaq 100, which would be 100 top Nasdaq companies.

I hope that helps!

Answer 2

The Dow Jones Industrial average is a measure of the New York Stock Exchange 30 largest and most widely held companies, with the exception of Microsoft(MSFT) and Intel(INTC) which are traded on the NASDAQ exchange.
The formula was derived by Charles Dow the founder of the Wall Street Journal.
The NASDAQ is an electronic stock exchange dominated by tech stocks. You can tell which one is which by the ticker symbol.
Stocks in the Dow/ NYSE generally have a three letter acronym while NASDAQ stocks have four.
NASDAQ is an acronym itself. It stands for the National Association of Stock Dealers and Quotations.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

They are both indexes of the stock exchange. The main Dow Jones is The Dow Jones Industrial Average and contains more blue chip companies such as GE, GM, IBM, etc.

NASDAQ has more new companies, leaning toward tech stocks.

They are both just a way to measure the health of the market.

Answer 5

they are both exchanges of the stock market the main one is the dow jones and nasdaq is also a stock market