The purpose of this research paper is to prove that technology has been good for the stock market. Thanks to technology, there are now more traders than ever because of the ease of trading online with firms such as Auditrade and Ameritrade. There are also more stocks that are doing well because they are in the technology field. The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ have both benefitted from the recent technological movement. The NYSE says they “are dedicated to maintaining the most efficient and technologically advanced marketplace in the world.” The key to that leadership has been the state-of-the-art technology and systems development. Technology se