Nasdaq First North Growth Market is a division of
Nasdaq Nordic
Nasdaq Nordic is the common name for the subsidiaries of Nasdaq, Inc. that provide financial services and operate marketplaces for securities in the Nordic and Baltic regions of Europe.
Historically, the operations were known by the company ...
and an alternative
stock exchange
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(legally a
multilateral trading facility
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) for smaller companies in Europe.
The market place Nya Marknaden in
Stockholm
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changed name to First North in June 2006
and the First North exchange expanded to the stock exchange on
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
in January 2007 and
Helsinki
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in April 2007.
First North uses a less extensive rulebook than the main market. Unlike the regulated main market, every company on First North has a Certified Adviser to ensure that companies comply with all requirements and rules. It shares a single trading system with the main markets.
See also
;Stock market lists
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List of stock exchanges
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There are sixteen stock exchanges in the world ...
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List of European stock exchanges
In the European region, there are multiple stock exchanges among which five are considered major (as having a market cap of over US$1 trillion):
*Euronext, which is a pan-European, Dutch-domiciled and France-headquartered stock exchange compo ...
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Nasdaq Copenhagen
The Nasdaq Copenhagen, formerly known as the Copenhagen Stock Exchange ( da, Københavns Fondsbørs), is an international marketplace for Danish securities, including shares, bonds, treasury bills and notes, and financial futures and options.
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Nasdaq Stockholm
Nasdaq Stockholm, formerly known as the Stockholm Stock Exchange ( sv, Stockholmsbörsen), is a stock exchange located in Frihamnen, Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1863, it has become the primary securities exchange of the Nordic countries. As o ...
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Nasdaq Helsinki
The Nasdaq Helsinki, formerly known as the Helsinki Stock Exchange ( fi, Helsingin Pörssi, sv, Helsingforsbörsen), is a stock exchange located in Helsinki, Finland. Since 3 September 2003, it has been part of Nasdaq Nordic (previously called ...
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Nasdaq Vilnius
The Nasdaq Vilnius is a stock exchange established in 1993 (''Vilnius Stock Exchange'', ''VSE'') operating in Vilnius, Lithuania. It is owned by Nasdaq Nordic, which also operates Helsinki Stock Exchange and Stockholm Stock Exchange.
OMX Vilnius ...
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Nasdaq Riga
The Nasdaq Riga, formerly Riga Stock Exchange, is the sole stock exchange operating in Riga, Latvia. It is owned by Nasdaq, which also operates exchanges in the USA, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Armenia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Established i ...
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Nasdaq Tallinn
The Nasdaq Tallinn AS, formerly known as the Tallinn Stock Exchange, is a stock exchange operating in Tallinn, Estonia. Nasdaq Tallinn is the only regulated secondary securities market in Estonia. The major stock market index is Nasdaq Tallinn, fo ...
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Nasdaq Iceland
The Nasdaq Iceland, formerly known as the Iceland Stock Exchange (XICE) ( is, Kauphöll Íslands), is a stock exchange located in Iceland. It was established in 1985 as a joint venture of several banks and brokerage firms on the initiative of the ...
;Other lists
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List of Danish companies
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Europe. The country has a developed mixed economy that is classed as a high-income economy by the World Bank. It ranks 18th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) per capita and 6th in nominal GDP per capita. Den ...
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List of Finnish companies
Finland is a sovereign state in Northern Europe. It was a relative latecomer to industrialization, remaining a largely agrarian country until the 1950s. It rapidly developed an advanced economy while building an extensive Nordic-style welfare s ...
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List of Icelandic companies
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of and an area of , making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the sur ...
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List of Swedish companies
Sweden is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the third-largest country in the European Union by area. It is also a member of the United Nations, the Nordic Council, Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization and the Organisation f ...
References
External links
Nasdaq First North website
Stock exchanges in Europe
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