Question: what is the difference between dow nasdaq and s&p?
Answer: “S&P” stands for the market research firm Standards and Poor's. 1﻿ Companies can be listed in more than one index, and some of the largest companies in the S&P 500 also are in the Dow. ... The Nasdaq market index, known as the Nasdaq composite, tracks the roughly 3,000 companies that are traded on the Nasdaq Exchange.