Because brokers and market makers trade stocks directly instead of on the floor of a stock exchange,NASDAQ is called an over-the-counter market.

• 由于股票交易是由经纪人和市场期票出票人直接进行，而不是在股票交易大厅内进行的，困此，纳斯达克被称为买卖双方直接交易市场。