Nasdaq Discloses Plans to Go Public

The Nasdaq Stock Market has decided to become a publicly traded company, putting to rest months of rumors about a possible IPO.

"Offering shares to the public is a natural next step in the evolution of Nasdaq," the stock market's chairman, Frank G. Zarb, said in a statement. "When the time is right, we will do it. The result will be a Nasdaq with more resources, better able to compete, and improve its market for investors and companies around the globe." ...