Did Bernie Madoff create NASDAQ?

No, Bernie Madoff did not create the Nasdaq Exchange. Nasdaq was created by the National Association of Securities Dealers in 1971. The trade group divested itself of the exchange in a series of transactions in 2000 and 2001. The electronic pl... read more

No, Bernie Madoff did not create the Nasdaq Exchange. Nasdaq was created by the National Association of Securities Dealers in 1971. The trade group divested itself of the exchange in a series of transactions in 2000 and 2001. read more

Swanson, Assistant Director of the SEC's OCIE, had met Shana Madoff in 2003 while investigating her uncle Bernie Madoff and his firm. The investigation was concluded in 2005. In 2006 Swanson left the SEC and became engaged to Shana Madoff, and in 2007 the two married. read more

Along the way, he snared a coveted spot as the chairman of a major stock exchange, Nasdaq. And his employees say he treated them like family. There was, of course, another side to Mr. Madoff, who is 70. Reclusive, at times standoffish and aloof, this Bernie rarely rubbed elbows in Manhattan’s cocktail circuit or at Palm Beach balls. read more