Rationale for stock exchange listings. Why do you suppose that large, well-known companies such as Apple, Starbucks, and Facebook prefer to have their shares traded on the NASDA Q rather than on one...

Rationale for stock exchange listings. Why do you suppose that large, well-known companies such as Apple, Starbucks, and Facebook prefer to have their shares traded on the NASDA Q rather than on one of the major listed exchanges, such as the NYSE (for which they’d easily meet all listing requirements)? What’s in it for them? What would they gain by switching over to the NYSE?