Nasdaq Launches UK Web Site to Enhance Investor Accessibility

Strategic Insights -

The Nasdaq Stock Market, in a bid to expand its reach in the United Kingdom, has launched a new Web site, www.nasdaq-uk.com, designed to provide UK investors with easy access to UK and US stock prices, market and company news, and other relevant information via the internet at no cost. This move is part of Nasdaq's larger European Initiative aimed at providing institutional-quality information on Nasdaq and its listed companies to institutions, stock brokers, and individual investors in major European markets.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Nasdaq U.K. Web site complements the company's flagship site, www.nasdaq.com, and receives an average of approximately 10 million hits per day, with the majority coming from the United States.
  • The Nasdaq U.K. Web site offers investors faster download times, local information, and geographic-specific information, including London Stock Exchange quotes and major European market indices.
  • fine.com International Corp. was selected for the project due to its involvement in the March 1998 enhancement of the U.S.-based site.
  • Nasdaq's Vice President of International Marketing, Maggie Kelly, highlighted the company's efforts to provide comprehensive information for the U.K. investor, which is a key component of their larger European Initiative.
  • fine.com International's offices in the U.S. and U.K. will help The Nasdaq Stock Market maintain consistency of its brand and message among its Web sites.
  • The Nasdaq Stock Market is the fastest-growing major stock market in the United States and the world's largest electronic market, with a subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD(R)).

Statistics:

  • 10 million average hits per day on the Nasdaq U.S. site (www.nasdaq.com)
  • The majority of hits on the Nasdaq U.S. site come from the United States
  • fine.com International Corp.'s involvement in enhancing the U.S.-based Nasdaq site in March 1998
  • 13,222 281 626 - Claudia Norris' direct line

Sources:

  • fine.com International Corp.
  • The Nasdaq Stock Market
  • National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD(R))
  • fine.com International Ltd.
  • Text 100 Martin Levy, 206/443-8004, ext. 20
  • anne Taylor, 206/292-2888
  • Claudia Norris, 01322 281 626