European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation

European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (EASDAQ)

European equivalent of Nasdaq.

EASDAQ

A defunct European electronic securities exchange headquartered in Brussels. Founded originally as a European equivalent to NASDAQ, it was purchased by the American exchange in 2001 and became NASDAQ Europe. In 2003, it shut down operations as a result of the burst of the dot-com bubble.