Nasdaq INC

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $2.2M in lobbying spend across 31 quarterly filings, Nasdaq INC is a significant lobbying presence.

$2.2M
Total Lobbying Spend
31
Quarterly Filings
1
Lobbying Firms Used
10
Individual Lobbyists

Spending by Year

YearLobbying Spend
2018$280K
2019$280K
2020$280K
2021$280K
2022$280K
2023$280K
2024$210K
2025$280K

Lobbying Firms

PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC

What They Lobby For

  • Trading and listing standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange; clarification of legal certainty for the trading of private securities on the Nasdaq Private Market platform; transparency and conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry; incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; implementation and expansion of the JOBS Act/capital formation agenda/IPOs; security market structure and price transparency; SEC policies during turbulent market conditions; proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; corporate governance issues; cybersecurity and system infrastructure; computer trading and HR.1257 & S.462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act; H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017; H.R.4248, conflicts minerals; H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection; issues related to capital formation; Voldex
  • Trading and listing standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange; H.R. 5877, the Main Street Growth Act; clarification of legal certainty for the trading of private securities on the Nasdaq Private Market platform; transparency and conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry; incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; implementation and expansion of the JOBS Act/capital formation agenda/IPOs; security market structure and price transparency; SEC policies during turbulent market conditions; proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; corporate governance issues; cybersecurity and system infrastructure; computer trading and HR.1257 & S.462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act; H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017; H.R.4248, conflicts minerals; H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection; issues related to capital formation; Voldex; H.R. 5970, the Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; H.R.3555, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act; H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017.
  • H.R. 5877, the Main Street Growth Act; clarification of legal certainty for the trading of private securities on the Nasdaq Private Market platform; transparency and conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry; implementation and expansion of the JOBS Act/capital formation agenda/IPOs; security market structure and price transparency; proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; corporate governance issues; cybersecurity and system infrastructure; computer trading and H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017; H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection; issues related to capital formation; Voldex; H.R. 5970, the Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; H.R.3555, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act; H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017; short selling transparency; JOBS Act 3.0
  • H.R. 5877, the Main Street Growth Act; clarification of legal certainty for the trading of private securities on the Nasdaq Private Market platform; transparency and conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry; implementation and expansion of the JOBS Act/capital formation agenda/IPOs; security market structure and price transparency; proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; corporate governance issues; cybersecurity and system infrastructure; computer trading and H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017; H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection; S. 3641, Corporate Governance Fairness Act; H.R. 5970, the Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; H.R.3555, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act; H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017; short selling transparency; JOBS Act 3.0
  • Clarification of legal certainty for the trading of private securities on the Nasdaq Private Market platform; transparency and conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry; implementation and expansion of the JOBS Act/capital formation agenda/IPOs' security market structure and price transparency; proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; corporate governance issues; cybersecurity and system infrastructure; computer trading; short selling transparency
  • Clarification of legal certainty for the trading of private securities on the Nasdaq Private Market platform; transparency and conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry; implementation and expansion of the JOBS Act/capital formation agenda/IPOs' security market structure and price transparency; proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; corporate governance issues; cybersecurity and system infrastructure; computer trading; short selling transparency; H.R. 588/S.3723, the Main Street Growth Act
  • Clarification of legal certainty for the trading of private securities on the Nasdaq Private Market platform; transparency and conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry; implementation and expansion of the JOBS Act/capital formation agenda/IPOs' security market structure and price transparency; proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; corporate governance issues; cybersecurity and system infrastructure; computer trading; venture exchange.
  • Clarification of legal certainty for the trading of private securities on the Nasdaq Private Market platform; transparency and conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry; implementation and expansion of the JOBS Act/capital formation agenda/IPOs' security market structure and price transparency; proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; corporate governance issues; cybersecurity and system infrastructure; computer trading; venture exchange; immunity issues.
  • Clarification of legal certainty for the trading of private securities on the Nasdaq Private Market platform; implementation and expansion of the JOBS Act/capital formation agenda and price transparency; proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; corporate governance issues; cybersecurity and system infrastructure; computer trading; venture exchange; immunity issues; SEC's Proposed Rule on Volume-Based Exchange Transaction Pricing for NMS Stocks.
  • Clarification of legal certainty for the trading of private securities on the Nasdaq Private Market platform; implementation and expansion of the JOBS Act/capital formation agenda and price transparency; proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; corporate governance issues; cybersecurity and system infrastructure; computer trading; venture exchange; immunity issues; digital assets; SEC's Proposed Rule on Volume-Based Exchange Transaction Pricing for NMS Stocks.

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Last updated: February 2026

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