Talk Your Book: A Short History of the Nasdaq 100

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Talk Your Book: A Short History of the Nasdaq 100

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Invesco:

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On today’s show, we discuss:

  • Where the inception of the Nasdaq 100 came from
  • Understanding Tech exposure within the Nasdaq 100
  • Why the Nasdaq is winning the listing race
  • Why companies enter and exit the index
  • Differences between the Q’s and the S&P 500
  • Rules for getting added to the Nasdaq 100
  • The historic market cap of the Nasdaq 100 over time
  • Thinking about the dot com bubble and the Nasdaq 100
  • How Nasdaq defines innovation

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