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THE MARKET IS MOVING. KEEP UP.

The global economy is changing faster than ever before.


Market Makers newsletter by Phil Mackintosh provides deep insights and analysis on the transformative forces shaping the global economy, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Each week we examine the biggest influences disrupting and driving the global markets — from industry-shaping technology and trends to evolving policies, market-moving IPOs and beyond. 

 

Phil Mackintosh

Phil Mackintosh

Senior Vice President, Nasdaq Chief Economist

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Economy

Goldilocks Economy Faces Uncertainty in 2025

As we head into the end of the year, we see that 2024 turned out to be a pretty good year for many economies, especially the U.S.

  • 17 hours ago
  • Phil Mackintosh, Michael Normyle
Options

Options Spreads Explained

We have spent a lot of time talking about ticks, spreads and trading costs in the equities markets. Now, we delve into options trading. As we know, options markets are very different to stocks – and their spreads are no exception.

  • Dec 12, 2024
  • Phil Mackintosh
Companies

Does Where U.S. Companies Call Home Matter?

Index providers often use a combination of country of incorporation, headquarters and primary listing to determine a company’s “home” country. Learn why the location of headquarters and incorporation of companies varies significantly, even when both are within the United States.

  • Dec 5, 2024
  • Phil Mackintosh, Robert Jankiewicz

A Market Makers Webinar

How AI Is Changing Trading

Nasdaq Chief Economist, Phil Mackintosh, hosts the first Market Makers webinar, which showcases data-driven research on how AI is changing trading. 

 

You'll hear from Stanford University Assistant Professor of Management Science and Engineering, Markus Pelger, on the role machine learning can play in asset pricing. You'll also learn from Nasdaq Head of AI Research and Engineering, Doug Hamilton, about how Nasdaq is leveraging AI to advance market modernization. The educational webinar will help you understand the impact and implications of AI on trading.

Videos

Phil Mackintosh on TradeTalks

How Sustainable Near-Term Buying Momentum Is Heading Into 2025
Michael Normyle, US Economist at Nasdaq, Chris Dearborn, Managing Director on the Nasdaq Market Intelligence Desk, Steve Sosnick, Chief Strategist at Interactive Brokers, and Chris Englebert, Founding Partner & CIO of Englebert Investment Advisors, join Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss how sustainable near-term buying momentum is heading into 2025 given elevated expectations and valuations.
Dec 04, 2024
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Additional Market Analysis

Access analysis led by Nasdaq Chief Economist Phil Mackintosh and the Economic Research Team that helps to support all Nasdaq businesses in analyzing data and formulating policies designed to help improve trading, capital formation and market structure.

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Market Makers with Phil Mackintosh

Nasdaq Chief Economist Phil Mackintosh's 2024 Economic Outlook
Nasdaq Chief Economist Phil Mackintosh shares his insights on the 2024 macroeconomic outlook.
Jan 05, 2024

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North American Markets

From breaking barriers as the first electronic stock exchange, to regularly eclipsing records for average daily volume (ADV) share, Nasdaq's North American markets give trading industry participants access to diverse and transparent liquidity in the equity and equity derivatives markets.

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