Nasdaq Shatters Share Volume Record
Also Sets New Record for Transaction Volume
November 17, 1999
Washington, D.C.—The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced today that it had its b biggest share
volume day ever, with a preliminary figure of 1,642,542,000 shares traded. Nasdaq's previous record
was set yesterday, on November 16, with 1,495,994,800 shares changing hands. Six out of the ten
highest share volume days in Nasdaq's history have been in November.
"In the month of November, we've experienced a 35 percent increase over the previous month in the
total number of transactions," said Frank G. Zarb, Chairman and CEO, National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®)—the parent of Nasdaq®. "This is equal to our average annual
increase over each of the past five years."
The following are the ten heaviest trading sessions in Nasdaq history:
Date
Nasdaq Trading Volume Records
11/17/99
1,642,542,000 (preliminary)
11/16/99
1,495,994,800
11/09/99
1,467,511,104
10/29/99
1,438,161,300
04/14/99
1,416,188,400
11/04/99
1,361,143,600
10/28/97
1,344,420,400
04/13/99
1,341,700,100
11/05/99
1,341,427,900
11/03/99
1,333,454,800
The Nasdaq Stock Market lists nearly 5,000 companies, has a larger dollar volume, and trades more
shares per day than any other U.S. market. Nasdaq is a subsidiary of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), the largest securities-industry, self-regulatory organization in the
United States. For more information about Nasdaq, visit the Nasdaq Web site at www.nasdaq.com or
the Nasdaq NewsroomSM at www.nasdaqnews.com.
Media Contact:
Scott Peterson
(202) 728-8955
Wayne Lee
(202) 728-8067
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