NASDAQ, the world's largest exchange company, has launched its own social networking site called NASDAQ Community, aimed at people in the financial sector.

"NASDAQ Community promotes market transparency and investor education through active engagement among people with shared interests," said John Jacobs, Executive Vice 

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"With rich content and powerful tools, NASDAQ Community empowers investors -- from sophisticated to novice -- and enables them to interact in a variety of ways and become better investors. NASDAQ OMX is pleased to bring more innovation and greater transparency to the markets."

Features of NASDAQ Community include:

    *   Create a profile and add friends;
    *   Rate stocks and connect with other members to
    *    view their stock picks and interests;
    *   Go beyond the data and gain investment insights with commentary from experts
    *   Find the latest news and community events;
    *   Follow favorite authors; and
    *   Ask other Community members questions about financial needs.
 

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