Softbank to take stake in Nasdaq Europe

Softbank to take stake in Nasdaq Europe

LONDON, Britain - The National Association of Securities Dealers of the United States (NASD), the operator of the Nasdaq stock market, plans to launch along with three partners a European version of the U.S. over-the-counter market targeted at new and high-growth business ventures in Europe. Nasdaq Europe will take off in the fourth quarter of 2000 in step with the start of trading for a Japanese version of Nasdaq, creating a 24-hour marketplace linking the United States, Europe and Japan. Photo shows Masayoshi Son, president of Japan's Softbank Corp., which will take a stake in the new market, with the NASD the lead and managing partner, at a press conference in London on Nov. 5.

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