Nasdaq earns money every time a stock is traded on their exchange (a very small amount per trade, but it adds up) in addition to other listing fees that the com

Nasdaq earns money every time a stock is traded on their exchange (a very small amount per trade, but it adds up) in addition to other listing fees that the company pays. So it's definitely in their interest if Musk chooses to list SpaceX on Nasdaq instead of, say, NYSE.