Nasdaq backs trading illiquid stocks only on listing exchange

By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc will ask U.S. regulators under the Trump administration to limit the trading of shares of small companies and illiquid exchange-traded funds to the exchanges on which they are listed, the market operator said in a note to clients. Such a move would make it cheaper for investors to buy and sell small-cap stocks and niche ETFs, spur more trading, and improve market transparency, Tal Cohen, Nasdaq's head of North American equities, said in the Jan. 19