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Nasdaq (NDAQ) insider buying and selling

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Every Table I transaction reported by directors and officers of S&P 500 companies on SEC Form 4 filings (2 business days to file): each row labeled with its official transaction code, nothing filtered out beforehand.

Open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal, in green; sales (code S) are common and often pre-scheduled (10b5-1). Table II (derivatives) is not included: its prices are exercise prices, not market values. Guide: insider buying.

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Insider transactions filed on SEC Form 4: date, company, insider, role, shares, price, amount, percentage of the holding and transaction type.
Date Ticker Insider Role Shares Price Amount % of stake Type / filing

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Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) insider buying and selling: 3 purchases, 29 sales

97 Form 4 Table I transactions filed with the SEC by Nasdaq, Inc. insiders between 2025-09-04 and 2026-10-14 (15-month history): 3 open-market purchases and 29 sales, plus 65 transactions under other Form 4 codes, broken down one by one below. The largest open-market trade is a sale of $29.1M by Friedman Adena T on 2026-02-02.

Nasdaq insider buying and selling over the last 12 months

Between Oct 21, 2025 and Oct 20, 2026, Nasdaq insiders filed 3 purchases worth $21.7M and 27 sales worth $86.9M on the open market. The net balance is on the sell side: $65.2M more sold than bought.

The biggest buyer was Investor Ab, Innax Ab (10% Owner): $20.7M in 2 purchases, out of 2 different buyers. The biggest seller was Friedman Adena T (Chair and CEO): $76.1M in 4 sales, out of 8 different sellers.

The largest trade of the period was a sale of $29.1M on Feb 2, 2026, by Friedman Adena T (Chair and CEO), under a 10b5-1 plan. Form 4 on sec.gov (0001193125-26-035470).

Of the 27 sales, 16 (59%, $79.0M) carry the 10b5-1 plan flag on the Form 4, meaning they were scheduled months ahead; the other 11 do not.

The last three months show 0 purchases and 11 sales, against 1 and 6 in the three before. The latest purchase is from Jun 11, 2026; the latest sale from Oct 12, 2026.

Against its sector (Financial Services, 70 companies with an insider page on this site), over the same dates the median is 10 sales and 0 purchases on the open market. Nasdaq has more sales than 59 of the other 69, ranks 18 of 70 by net dollars sold, and 32 of the 70 have at least one purchase, Nasdaq included.

The 20 most important trades

The 3 open-market purchases first, then the rest, each type from largest to smallest. The full history is in the tool above, already searched.

See all 97 NDAQ trades in the full history →

Trade dateFiledInsiderRoleAmountCodeFiling
2026-02-132026-02-13Investor Ab10% Owner$15.8MP — Open-market purchase

Indirect holding, through: See Footnotes

3 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares") were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $79.10 to $79.52 per Share, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F2 Reflects Shares of the Issuer held directly by Innax AB (formerly known as Patricia Holding AB). Investor AB is the sole shareholder of Innax AB.

F3 Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person. Each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the other Reporting Persons, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

SEC
2026-06-112026-06-15Investor Ab, Innax Ab10% Owner$4.9MP — Open-market purchase

Indirect holding, through: See Footnotes

3 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares") were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $85.81 to $86.00 per Share, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F2 Reflects Shares of the Issuer held directly by Innax AB (formerly known as Patricia Holding AB). Investor AB is the sole shareholder of Innax AB.

F3 Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person. Each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the other Reporting Persons, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

SEC
2026-02-172026-02-19Torgeby JohanDirector$958kP — Open-market purchase
Form 4 footnote

F1 Represents (i) 14,797 RSUs granted pursuant to Nasdaq's Equity Incentive Plan, of which 11,802 are vested as of the date hereof and (ii) 26,000 shares of common stock acquired through open market purchases.

SEC
2026-02-022026-02-03Friedman Adena TChair and CEO$29.1MS — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)
3 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The reported sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted on September 11, 2025.

F2 The price reported in this box is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $96.50 to $97.86, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any of its security holders, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F3 Represents (i) 440,450 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 314,204 are vested, (ii) 1,371,100 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, all of which are vested, (iii) 10,000 shares of Common Stock acquired through open market purchases, and (iv) 103,353 shares granted under the Issuer's Equity Incentive Plan or the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan when the reporting person was an employee of the Issuer prior to returning as President in 2014.

SEC
2026-01-022026-01-06Friedman Adena TChair and CEO$28.9MS — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)
3 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The reported sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted on September 11, 2025.

F2 The price reported in this box is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $95.82 to $97.07, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Nasdaq, any security holder of Nasdaq or the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F3 Represents (i) 440,450 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 314,204 are vested, (ii) 1,371,100 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, all of which are vested, (iii) 10,000 shares of Common Stock acquired through open market purchases, and (iv) 103,353 shares granted under the Issuer's Equity Incentive Plan or the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan when the reporting person was an employee of the Issuer prior to returning as President in 2014.

SEC
2026-04-012026-04-02Friedman Adena TChair and CEO$9.7MS — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)
2 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The reported sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted on September 11, 2025.

F2 The price reported in this box is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $85.00 to $85.88, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any of its security holders, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

SEC
2026-03-062026-03-10Friedman Adena TChair and CEO$8.4MS — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)
3 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The reported sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted on September 11, 2025.

F2 The price reported in this box is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $90.00 to $90.37, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any of its security holders, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F3 Represents (i) 440,450 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 314,204 are vested, (ii) 1,525,520 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, 1,483,780 of which are vested, (iii) 10,000 shares of Common Stock acquired through open market purchases, and (iv) 103,353 shares granted under the Issuer's Equity Incentive Plan or the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan when the reporting person was an employee of the Issuer prior to returning as President in 2014.

SEC
2026-04-272026-04-29Tal CohenPres. Market Platforms$1.4MS — Open-market sale
2 Form 4 footnotes

F1 Represents (i) 126,563 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 53,203 are vested, (ii) 87,017 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, 74,175 of which are vested, and (iii) 1,628 shares ofCommon Stock purchased under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

F2 The price reported in this box is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $90.51 to $91.09, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes toprovide to Nasdaq, any security holder of Nasdaq or the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at eachseparate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1) to this Form 4.

SEC
2026-07-242026-07-28Peterson Bradley JEVP, CIO$1.2MS — Open-market sale
2 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The price reported in this box is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $92.58 to $92.66, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any of its security holders, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F2 Represents (i) 64,377 shares or units of restricted stock, 38,372 of which are vested, (ii) 58,618 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, 48,986 of which are vested, and (iii) 5,298 shares of Common Stock purchased under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

SEC
2026-07-292026-07-31Griggs Pc NelsonPres. Capital Access Platforms$1.1MS — Open-market sale
2 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The price reported in this box is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $96.17 to $96.43, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any of its security holders, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F2 Represents (i) 55,950 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 20,746 are vested and (ii) 149,051 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, 136,209 of which are vested.

SEC
2026-07-272026-07-28Griggs Pc NelsonPres. Capital Access Platforms$1.0MS — Open-market sale
2 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The price reported in this box is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $93.83 to $94.10, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any of its security holders, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F2 Represents (i) 66,960 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 31,756 are vested and (ii) 149,051 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, 136,209 of which are vested.

SEC
2026-04-282026-04-30Peterson Bradley JEVP, CIO$700kS — Open-market sale
Form 4 footnote

F1 Represents (i) 64,377 shares or units of restricted stock, 38,372 of which are vested, (ii) 71,618 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, 61,986 of which are vested, and (iii) 5,040 shares ofCommon Stock purchased under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

SEC
2026-07-242026-07-28Griggs Pc NelsonPres. Capital Access Platforms$627kS — Open-market saleSEC
2026-08-072026-08-11Peterson Bradley JEVP, CIO$573kS — Open-market sale
Form 4 footnote

F1 Represents (i) 64,377 shares or units of restricted stock, 38,372 of which are vested, (ii) 52,618 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, 42,986 of which are vested, and (iii) 5,298 shares of Common Stock purchased under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

SEC
2026-03-022026-03-04Smith Bryan EverardEVP, CPO$523kS — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)
3 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The reported sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted on August 29, 2025.

F2 The price reported in this box is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $85.96 to $87.82, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any of its security holders, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F3 Represents (i) 20,871 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 1,465 are vested, (ii) 45,366 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, 37,340 of which are vested, and (iii) 4,623 shares of Common Stock purchased under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

SEC
2026-05-182026-05-20Griggs Pc NelsonPres. Capital Access Platforms$472kS — Open-market sale
Form 4 footnote

F1 Represents (i) 77,970 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 42,766 are vested and (ii) 155,828 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, 142,986 of which are vested.

SEC
2026-01-062026-01-08Zecca JohnEVP, Global CLO$450kS — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)
2 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The reported sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted on September 8, 2025.

F2 Represents (i) 22,271 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 2,152 are vested and (ii) 103,403 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, all of which are vested.

SEC
2025-12-012025-12-03Smith Bryan EverardEVP, CPO$420kS — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)
2 Form 4 footnotes

F1 The reported sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted on August 29, 2025.

F2 Represents (i) 20,871 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 1,465 are vested, (ii) 32,176 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, all of which are vested, and (iii) 4,623 shares of Common Stock purchased under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

SEC
2026-02-192026-02-23Daly Michelle LynnSVP, Controller & PAO$353kS — Open-market sale
Form 4 footnote

F1 Represents (i) 7,212 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 0 are vested, (ii) 1,764 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, none of which are vested, and (iii) 1,667 shares of Common Stock purchased under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

SEC
2026-08-102026-08-12Griggs Pc NelsonPres. Capital Access Platforms$310kS — Open-market sale
Form 4 footnote

F1 Represents (i) 52,724 shares or units of restricted stock, of which 17,520 are vested and (ii) 149,051 shares of Common Stock underlying PSUs, 136,209 of which are vested.

SEC

The period balance: money in, money out

Across the Form 4 filings submitted between Sep 4, 2025 and Oct 14, 2026, Nasdaq, Inc. open-market activity adds up to 3 purchases worth $21.7M and 29 sales worth $87.2M. The net balance is $65.6M on the sell side.

Only codes P and S count, where an insider puts in or takes out their own money. A selling balance like Nasdaq, Inc.'s is the norm in the S&P 500, where much of the pay comes as stock. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell: it is what was filed.

Every transaction, code by code

CodeWhat it meansTradesReported amount
FTax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)30$24.0M
SOpen-market sale29$87.2M
AGrant or award28$0
MOption exercise4$17.9M
GGift3$0
POpen-market purchase3$21.7M
TotalEverything filed in the period97$150.9M

31 of the 97 rows carry no usable amount on the Form 4: they count as trades and add $0. The code labels come from the SEC index.

Who has traded

Over the 15 months of history, 21 distinct people or entities have filed Nasdaq, Inc. transactions: 2 bought on the open market and 8 sold. Counted by CIK, the fixed number the SEC gives each filer, and not by name, which each filer types their own way.

Of the 8 who sold on the open market (29 sales in all), the three biggest sellers account for $82.0M of the $87.2M: 94% of the money in three people.

FilerRoleTransactionsBought (count)Sold (count)Last filed
Friedman Adena TChair and CEO14—$76.1M (4)2026-04-07
Investor Ab, Innax Ab10% Owner2$20.7M (2)—2026-06-15
Griggs Pc NelsonPres. Capital Access Platforms10—$3.5M (5)2026-08-12
Peterson Bradley JEVP, CIO8—$2.5M (3)2026-08-11
Smith Bryan EverardEVP, CPO10—$1.6M (5)2026-08-05
Tal CohenPres. Market Platforms6—$1.4M (1)2026-04-29
Skule JeremyEVP, CSO16—$1.3M (8)2026-10-14
Torgeby JohanDirector3$958k (1)—2026-06-12

Shown here are the 8 who moved the most money, out of 21. The rest are in the full history, one link above. The name links to all their trades, in any company. "Transactions" counts any code; the money, open market only. Role: from their latest filing.

Month by month

By the month the trade was executed, not the month it was filed; months with no trades show zero. The busiest month was Jul 2026: 0 purchases and 5 sales, worth $4.2M. 1 of the 15 months have none.

MonthPurchasesAmountSalesAmount
Aug 20250$00$0
Sep 20250$01$196k
Oct 20250$01$186k
Nov 20250$01$180k
Dec 20250$02$610k
Jan 20260$02$29.4M
Feb 20262$16.8M2$29.4M
Mar 20260$02$8.9M
Apr 20260$04$11.9M
May 20260$01$472k
Jun 20261$4.9M1$261k
Jul 20260$05$4.2M
Aug 20260$04$1.2M
Sep 20260$02$213k
Oct 20260$01$106k

The last month may be partial: a Form 4 is filed up to two business days later. The table does not say whether the pattern is good or bad; it says when it happened.

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How to read this data

7 of the 17 sales in the table are flagged as scheduled (10b5-1 plan): signed months ahead and executed automatically, so they say nothing about what the insider thinks today. Nasdaq's 3 open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal: insiders are already paid in stock, so buying more means putting in their own money. The latest filing is from Oct 14, 2026, and a Form 4 arrives up to two business days after the trade.

19 of the 20 rows in the table carry footnotes from the Form 4 itself, folded into the code column and copied verbatim; a row with no footnote means the filing has none.

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