NASDAQ: To 4,000 And Beyond

NASDAQ: IXIC MILESTONES A timeline of every time the NASDAQ Composite Index doubled since its inception in 1971, and other important milestones, like the dot-com bubble and the ensuing crash. November 25, 2013 Breaks 4,000 KEY: DOUBLED FROM LAST POINT PEAK, AT HEIGHT OF DOT-COM BUBBLE March 10, 2000 Closes at 5,048.62 MILESTONE LOW AFTER BUBBLE BURSTS October 9, 2002 Closes at 1,114 February 5, 1971 NASDAQ Composite Index September 2,1997 Closes at 1,618 2 years, 5 months to double November 12, 1999 Closes at 3,221 June 25, 1986 begins at 100 points Closes at 402 5 years, 3 months to double 2 years, 2 months to double November 25, 2005 March 12,1981 March 10, 1995 Closes at 2,242 3 years, 1 month to double from post-bubble low Closes at 201 Closes at 802 10 years, 1 month to double 8 years, 8 months to double January 26, 2004 Closes at 2,154 Almost hits double the post-bubble low in just 1 year and 3 months By Lisa Mahapatra for International Business Times; Source: NASDAQ:COMP historical prices from Yahoo! Finance