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U.S. Equities Market Structure and Policy

Welcome to the Nasdaq U.S. Equities Market Structure Policy Hub, your go-to resource for Nasdaq's viewpoints on the evolving structure of U.S. Equity Markets.

Continued Advocacy for Evolving U.S. Equity Markets

Market Modernization

As a technology company that is redefining capital markets, we continuously advocate for market health and modernization – driving growth and capital formation today while paving the way for future market modernization.
Here, you can delve into the complexities of market structure and discover how technology continually shapes capital markets.

It’s our job—collectively as an industry—to continue to debate what will work best for the markets and foster positive change and innovation to modernize and drive the global economy, while ensuring our markets provide robust price discovery, liquidity and resiliency for all investors.

Chuck Mack

Chuck Mack is Vice President, Head of Strategy & Market Structure for North American Markets. He’s responsible for strategic direction for the businesses in North America as well as public policy and capital allocation.

Spotlight on Market Policies

When it comes to policy-making, understanding the implications is critical. View our latest insights as we demystify intricate regulatory issues with data-driven analysis and share our views and recommendations to help shape equity markets today and tomorrow.

2023

Equity Market Structure Proposals

2023

Volume Based Tiers Proposal

2022

Optimizing Markets

Timeline

Our Journey Towards Optimizing Markets and Initiatives

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Senior Vice President, Nasdaq Chief Economist

Nasdaq Review of SEC Market Structure Proposals Webinar

Explore our perspective on the SEC's market structure proposals. We believe in data-driven dialogues and recommendations to ensure a balanced evolution to our complex markets and ecosystems that preserves the robustness of U.S. Equity markets without causing unintentional harm or potential disruptions.

Resources

September 17, 2024

Tick Sizes Are A Trade-off

March 30, 2023

Letter to the Commission

March 30, 2023

WSJ: The SEC Tries to Do Too Much, Too Fast

February 13, 2023

A Data-Driven Summary of the SEC’s New Proposals

March 16, 2023

The Economics of Tick Regimes

March 2, 2023

Research on What Ticks Make Spreads Trade Best

Public Policy Advocacy

Nasdaq's Public Policy Advocacy Team works daily to stay abreast of legislative and regulatory actions taking place in Washington, DC, Brussels, and other world capitals. We have a strong history of working on the issues that affect public companies, having fought alongside our companies on issues such as capital formation, stock option accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley, immigration reform, legal reform, taxes, and many others.

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North American Markets

From breaking barriers as the first electronic stock exchange, to regularly eclipsing records for average daily volume (ADV) share, Nasdaq's North American markets give trading industry participants access to diverse and transparent liquidity in the equity and equity derivatives markets.

From breaking barriers as the first electronic stock exchange, to regularly eclipsing records for average daily volume (ADV) share, Nasdaq's North American markets give trading industry participants access to diverse and transparent liquidity in the equity and equity derivatives markets.

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Modernization & the Role of the Exchange

Operating 18 markets across North America, the Nordics and the Baltics, as well as a technology provider to more than 130 marketplaces globally, Nasdaq sits at the center of capital markets, technology and regulation. We have a unique vantage point that informs our views on the evolution of markets.

Operating 18 markets across North America, the Nordics and the Baltics, as well as a technology provider to more than 130 marketplaces globally, Nasdaq sits at the center of capital markets, technology and regulation. We have a unique vantage point that informs our views on the evolution of markets.

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