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QQQ—deliveRing success
ThRough inTegRaTion
oF QuanTiTaTive and
QualiTaTive models
oR “none oF us Is as
smaRT as all oF us”
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JOHN L. JACOBS
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.®
13.1 Introduction
Frank G. Zarb, chairman of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.® (NASD®), rang the opening bell on the American Stock
Exchange® (AMEX) on March 10, 1999 to celebrate the launch of the
NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock® or QQQ®. Itwas a milestone in
a project that had already evolved significantly from the original concept,
and would eventually trigger a series of events and outcomes that no one
would have been able to anticipate at the time. Wi ...