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Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has announced the election of its board of directors for its U.S. exchanges. The elected directors will serve on the boards of multiple Nasdaq-operated exchanges including The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, Nasdaq PHLX LLC, Nasdaq BX, Inc., Nasdaq ISE, LLC, Nasdaq MRX, LLC, and Nasdaq GEMX, LLC.

The elected board members represent diverse leadership experience across financial services, technology, and legal sectors. Notable directors include Kathlyn Card Beckles (CLO of Verisk Analytics), Michael J. Curran (Retired Chairman/CEO of Boston Stock Exchange), Anne Marie Darling (Group Co-COO at Barclays), and Kevin Kennedy (EVP, North American Markets at Nasdaq).

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) reported strong listing activity in the first half of 2025, welcoming 142 Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) that raised a total of $19.2 billion. The exchange demonstrated market dominance with an 86% win rate of eligible U.S. listings, comprising 83 operating companies and 59 SPACs.

Notable achievements include attracting the year's largest tech IPO (CoreWeave), securing 11 corporate listing transfers worth $271 billion in market value, and maintaining leadership in consumer (100% win-rate) and healthcare (89% win-rate) sectors. The exchange also dominated the SPAC market, capturing 94% of eligible SPAC IPOs which raised $10.6 billion.

Significant transfers included Shopify with a $123 billion market cap and Kimberly-Clark. The exchange crossed a milestone of $3 trillion in total market value transferred since 2005, marking 46 consecutive quarters of market leadership.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) achieved a record-breaking performance during the 2025 Russell US Indexes Reconstitution, executing 2.5 billion shares worth $102.455 billion in just 0.871 seconds across Nasdaq-listed securities. This surpassed the previous year's record of $95.257 billion.

The Nasdaq Closing Cross, celebrating its 22nd year of calculating the Russell Reconstitution, has demonstrated remarkable growth with an over 550% increase in trade volume and 1500% growth in notional volume since its inception. The platform has also reduced latency by more than 85%.

Approximately $10.6 trillion in assets are currently benchmarked to or invested in products based on the Russell US Indexes. The newly reconstituted index membership will take effect on Monday, June 30th, 2025.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has announced its upcoming second quarter 2025 financial results conference call, scheduled for Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM Eastern. The company's senior management team, including the CEO and CFO, will present the quarterly results and be available for questions from the investment community.

The earnings press release and presentation materials will be accessible on Nasdaq's Investor Relations website at http://ir.nasdaq.com/ at approximately 7:00 AM Eastern on the same day. Investors can access the conference call via webcast through the company's IR website.

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has announced a significant technological advancement by connecting the Canton Network to Nasdaq Calypso, developed in partnership with QCP, Primrose Capital Management, and Digital Asset. This integration enables end-to-end margin and collateral workflows on blockchain technology.

The partnership enhances collateral mobility across all asset classes and supports automated 24/7 margin and collateral management for various assets, including crypto derivatives, fixed income, and OTC derivatives. This advancement allows financial institutions to optimize capital efficiency through real-time collateral mobilization and redeployment.

Nasdaq Calypso, which currently serves 97% of globally systematically important banks and numerous financial institutions worldwide, aims to set new standards in institutional digital assets and bridge traditional finance with emerging digital markets.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has released its mid-month short interest report as of June 13, 2025. The total short interest across all 4,849 Nasdaq securities reached 16.38 billion shares, up from 16.11 billion shares in the previous period. The average daily volume increased to 1.72 days from 1.54 days.

In the Nasdaq Global Market, 3,207 securities reported short interest of 13.69 billion shares, representing 2.32 days of average daily volume. The Nasdaq Capital Market saw short interest of 2.69 billion shares across 1,642 securities, maintaining a 1.00 day average daily volume.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 11, where shareholders elected all 12 nominated directors to serve one-year terms. The board includes executives from diverse backgrounds, including AT&T, General Electric, Dubai International Financial Center, and other prominent organizations. Notably, Adena T. Friedman was re-elected as Chair of the Board. Shareholders also approved key proposals including executive compensation, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for FY2025, and an amendment to allow limited exculpation of Nasdaq officers.

Nasdaq has announced the delisting of securities from 12 companies that were previously suspended from trading. The affected companies include Blue Star Foods, Altamira Therapeutics, Fresh2 Group, Coliseum Acquisition, Real Good Food Company, MultiMetaVerse Holdings, Nature's Miracle Holding, SPI Energy, Evergreen Corporation, Mynaric AG, byNordic Acquisition, and Avinger. The suspensions occurred between December 20, 2024, and February 18, 2025, and none of these securities have traded on Nasdaq since their respective suspension dates. The delistings affect various types of securities including common stocks, American Depositary Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, warrants, and units.

Nasdaq reported changes in short interest positions for securities listed on its exchanges as of May 30, 2025. The total short interest across all 4,816 Nasdaq securities decreased to 16.11 billion shares from 16.47 billion shares in the previous period. For Nasdaq Global Market securities, short interest declined to 13.50 billion shares from 13.74 billion shares, with days to cover decreasing to 2.19 from 2.41. The Nasdaq Capital Market saw short interest decrease to 2.61 billion shares from 2.73 billion shares, maintaining a 1.00 day average daily volume. Overall, the average daily volume for all Nasdaq securities decreased to 1.54 days from 1.79 days in the prior period.