NASDAQ OMX Announces Plans to Facilitate Universal Access to Real-time Stock Data in Europe

NEW YORK, Jun 13, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced plans to introduce a new service designed to place real-time market data in the hands of millions of individual investors in Europe. With "European Last Sale," NASDAQ OMX will facilitate universal access to real-time stock data -- or the last quoted price.

European Last Sale will provide real-time intra-day trade data from the NASDAQ OMX system for OMX Nordic and Baltic exchange-listed securities. Upon the launch of the NASDAQ OMX Pan-European Market, the European Last Sale will also include access to real-time intra-day trade data from the Pan-European Market as well.

"European Last Sale will increase market transparency for European investors by providing universal access to real-time stock data," stated Randall Hopkins, Vice President, NASDAQ OMX. "By providing real-time market data in the Nordic and Baltic markets, European Last Sale will enable investors to make better informed trading decisions. We hope European Last Sale will encourage widespread distribution of NASDAQ OMX real-time trade data to the public via the Internet and other electronic media."

NASDAQ OMX will seek to partner with Internet portals and other electronic media to put real-time data for Nordic- and Baltic-listed securities in the hands of European investors.

European Last Sale will enable firms to create dynamic stock tickers, portfolio trackers and time/price graphs products for public use. Prior to the launch of European Last Sale, intra-day data was available without charge on many websites but on a 15 minute delayed basis.

NASDAQ OMX plans to begin testing European Last Sale service in June 2008 and officially launch it in July 2008. NASDAQ OMX recently introduced NASDAQ Last Sale and is available through its partnerships with CNBC, Google Finance, Wall Street Journal Digital Network and Xignite.

For information about NASDAQ OMX's data products, visit https://data.nasdaq.com/

About NASDAQ OMX

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital-raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit www.nasdaqomx.com.

About OMX Nordic Exchange

OMX Nordic Exchange serves as a central gateway to the Nordic and Baltic financial markets, offering listing and trading services for, among others, issuers, bank and brokers and market data vendors. The Nordic Exchange comprises over 850 companies including its alternative market First North and offers trading in equities, derivatives, fixed income and more. The Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information, please visit www.omxnordicexchange.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about European Last Sale and NASDAQ OMX Group's other products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond NASDAQ OMX Group's control. These factors include, but are not limited to factors detailed in NASDAQ OMX Group's annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements.

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