Nasdaq 100

NASDAQ 100(NDX) is a stock market index made of 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ.

NASDAQ 100 Index started on January 1985 and it was introduced by NASDAQ Stock Exchange.

NASDAQ 100 started with index base value at 250. In December 1993, NASDAQ 100 Index was reset and adjusted to 125 value.

Index values are useful for investors to track changes in market values over long periods of time.

Technical analysis uses index charts to identify changes in trends whether short-term, mid-term or long-term time frames.

NASDAQ 100 Index Line Chart - ^NDX Historical Long Term Chart

NASDAQ 100 index components:

AAPL	Apple Inc.
ADBE	Adobe Systems Incorporated
ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
ADSK	Autodesk, Inc.
AKAM	Akamai Technologies, Inc.
ALTR	Altera Corporation
ALXN	Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AMAT	Applied Materials, Inc.
AMGN	Amgen Inc.
AMZN	Amazon.com, Inc.
APOL	Apollo Group, Inc.
ATVI	Activision Blizzard, Inc
BBBY	Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
BIDU	Baidu, Inc.
BIIB	Biogen Idec Inc
BRCM	Broadcom Corporation
CA	CA Inc.
CELG	Celgene Corporation
CERN	Cerner Corporation
CHKP	Check Point Software Technologi
CHRW	C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
CMCSA	Comcast Corporation
COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation
CSCO	Cisco Systems, Inc.
CTRP	Ctrip.com International, Ltd.
CTSH	Cognizant Technology Solutions
CTXS	Citrix Systems, Inc.
DELL	Dell Inc.
DLTR	Dollar Tree, Inc.
DTV	DIRECTV
EBAY	eBay Inc.
ERTS	Electronic Arts Inc.
ESRX	Express Scripts, Inc.
EXPD	Expeditors International of Was
EXPE	Expedia, Inc.
FAST	Fastenal Company
FFIV	F5 Networks, Inc.
FISV	Fiserv, Inc.
FLEX	Flextronics International Ltd.
FLIR	FLIR Systems, Inc.
FSLR	First Solar, Inc.
GILD	Gilead Sciences, Inc.
GMCR	Green Mountain Coffee Roasters,
GOOG	Google Inc.
GRMN	Garmin Ltd.
HSIC	Henry Schein, Inc.
ILMN	Illumina, Inc.
INFY	Infosys Limited
INTC	Intel Corporation
INTU	Intuit Inc.
ISRG	Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
JOYG	Joy Global Inc.
KLAC	KLA-Tencor Corporation
LIFE	Life Technologies Corporation
LINTA	Liberty Media Corporation
LLTC	Linear Technology Corporation
LRCX	Lam Research Corporation
MAT	Mattel, Inc.
MCHP	Microchip Technology Incorporat
MRVL	Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation
MU	Micron Technology, Inc.
MXIM	Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
MYL	Mylan Inc.
NFLX	Netflix, Inc.
NIHD	NII Holdings, Inc.
NTAP	NetApp, Inc.
NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation
NWSA	News Corporation
ORCL	Oracle Corporation
ORLY	O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
PAYX	Paychex, Inc.
PCAR	PACCAR Inc.
PCLN	priceline.com Incorporated
QCOM	QUALCOMM Incorporated
QGEN	Qiagen N.V.
RIMM	Research In Motion Limited
ROST	Ross Stores, Inc.
SBUX	Starbucks Corporation
SHLD	Sears Holdings Corporation
SIAL	Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
SIRI	Sirius XM Radio Inc.
SNDK	SanDisk Corporation
SPLS	Staples, Inc.
SRCL	Stericycle, Inc.
STX	Seagate Technology.
SYMC	Symantec Corporation
TEVA	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
URBN	Urban Outfitters, Inc.
VMED	Virgin Media Inc.
VOD	Vodafone Group Plc
VRSN	VeriSign, Inc.
VRTX	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorpor
WCRX	Warner Chilcott plc
WFM	Whole Foods Market, Inc.
WYNN	Wynn Resorts, Limited
XLNX	Xilinx, Inc.
XRAY	DENTSPLY International Inc.
XRAY	DENTSPLY International Inc.
YHOO	Yahoo! Inc.