OMX signs agreement with GFG to launch the world's first recognized marketplace for real estate securities

OMX, the leading expert in the exchange industry, announced today that it has
entered into a multi-year agreement with Global Financial Group (GFG) for the
implementation and facilities management of its fully automated electronic
trading system for egX, the world's first recognized marketplace for real
estate securities. 

Under the terms of the agreement, OMX will provide egX Markets with a flexible,
high performance and scalable trading solution based on proven trading
technology from OMX. As part of the collaboration, OMX will also provide a
managed services solution for the deployment and operation of egX's global
trading system. egX Markets is a wholly owned subsidiary of GFG. 

“Expertise is about mastering change. The business environment is becoming
increasingly complex, and competitive positions shift among market players
while the pace of change continues to accelerate,” commented Leo Chamberland,
President and CEO of GFG. “The international penetration achieved by OMX and
the global operational experience OMX brings to the table will be instrumental
in the realization of our principal objective to establish egX as a global
marketplace.” 

“OMX looks forward to partnering with egX to launch this innovative new market
for the trading of real estate securities,” said Markus Gerdien, President
Business Area Market Technology, OMX. “As a technology provider to over 60
exchanges in more than 50 countries, we understand the unique requirements of
egX, and the combination of our securities industry expertise and technology
resources will provide egX with a firm footing to establish and grow this
exciting new marketplace.” 

For more information, please contact:
Niclas Lilja, Press Relations, OMX				+46 8 405 63 95 


About OMX | OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. Through the
Nordic Exchange, OMX offers access to approximately 80 percent of the Nordic
and Baltic securities market. The Nordic Exchange is a term used for marketing
purposes and is not a legal entity. It describes the common offering from the
Helsinki Stock Exchange, Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Stockholm Stock Exchange,
Iceland Stock Exchange, Tallinn Stock Exchange, Riga Stock Exchange and Vilnius
Stock Exchange. OMX integrated technology solutions cross the transaction chain
enabling efficient securities transactions for over 60 exchange organizations
in more than 50 countries. OMX is a Nordic Large Cap company in the Financials
sector on the OMX Nordic Exchange. For more information, please visit
www.omxgroup.com 

About Global Financial Group | GFG, through its wholly owned subsidiary egX
Markets, is developing the egX, a global securities exchange system designed
for the listing and trading of real estate securities. The Company will launch
its first marketplace in Canada under egX Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of
GFG. Following the launch of egX in Canada, GFG intends to develop its model
internationally, creating a global market for real estate securities. For
additional information, please visit www.investment.com.