
Nasdaq Public Policy
Building and protecting the liquidity, transparency, and integrity of the financial system.
Featured Insights

2026 Outlook: Modernizing Financial Regulation, Unlocking Responsible Innovation
- Feb 5, 2026
- Nasdaq Newsroom
Nasdaq Chair and CEO Adena Friedman and SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins Discuss How to Make IPOs Great Again
- Dec 3, 2025
- Nasdaq Newsroom
Our Commitment
As a leading technology platform that powers the world’s economies, we are committed to helping shape the policy frameworks that support growth, innovation, and economic opportunity across the globe.
Aligned with our role in architecting the world’s most modern markets, powering the innovation economy, and building trust in the financial system, we bring forward insights that help shape a financial system that is resilient, innovative, and trusted to the benefit of all participants.
Our expertise is predicated on our decades of industry experience across topics like capital formation, market infrastructure, innovation ecosystems, financial crime prevention, and regulatory modernization.We don't just respond to complexity — we help simplify it.
Featured Policy Priorities
We arearchitecting modern markets by supporting agile, scalable infrastructure that enables seamless capital flows and resilient operations, whilepowering the innovation economy through policies that expand access to capital and empower innovators and investors to scale with confidence. At the same time, we arebuilding trust in the financial system by promoting regulatory approaches that strengthen risk management, transparency, and institutional resilience.
Nasdaq’s Current Priorities:
- Advancing Capital Formation
- Maturing the Digital Assets Ecosystem
- Blueprint for Europe
Nasdaq Perspectives

See our latest public engagements
Congressional Testimony and Agency Round Tables
Nasdaq's leadership is frequently requested by legislators and federal agencies to contribute expertise through public testimony on matters affecting the financial sector.

See Our Latest Research
White Papers & Research Reports
Nasdaq leverages its expertise to produce research papers to shape industry standards, inform policymakers, and help set the agenda for future reforms. By educating the public and advocating for forward-looking policies, Nasdaq's research empowers investors, fuels innovation, and strengthens market integrity.

Read Our Latest Comments
Comment Letters
As federal regulators and legislators make decisions regarding public policy, they frequently seek input from public companies. Nasdaq consistently submits public comments that reflect the interests of our clients, empower investors, and support the integrity of the global financial system.

Latest News
News from Nasdaq
TheNasdaq Newsroom offers authoritative insights into our current advocacy initiatives.
2026 Outlook: Modernizing Financial Regulation, Unlocking Responsible Innovation
- Feb 5, 2026
- Nasdaq Newsroom
Shaping the Next Era of Global Growth: Nasdaq Leadership Insights from IMF–World Bank Week
- Oct 31, 2025
- Nasdaq Newsroom
Nasdaq CEO Calls for Unified, Investor-Focused Regulation at SEC-CFTC Roundtable
- Oct 9, 2025
- Nasdaq Newsroom
Our Policy Team

