NASDAQ Announces September Performance Statistics




  NASDAQ Tops All U.S. Exchanges in Matched Market Share of U.S. Equity
               Share Volume for Fifth Consecutive Month

         Number One in Matched Market Share for U.S. ETF Volume

NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced its consolidated market performance statistics for the NASDAQ Market Center for the month of September.

NASDAQ's matched market share of all U.S. Equity share volume was 28.7% in September 2007, more than any other U.S. exchange for the fifth consecutive month. NASDAQ's matched volume in all U.S. securities was 30.9 billion shares, an increase from 27.2 billion in September 2006.

During September, NASDAQ's handled market share in NASDAQ-listed securities was 75.9%(1) and matched market share in NASDAQ-listed securities was 46.8%.

NASDAQ's matched market share in NYSE-listed securities in September was 16.7%, up from 12.9% in September 2006. NASDAQ's handled market share in NYSE-listed securities was 53.1% last month(2).

NASDAQ's total reported market share of all U.S. ETF volume in September was 52.9%(3), with 6.7 billion shares changing hands. NASDAQ's matched market share of all U.S. ETF volume was 36.5% with a matched volume of 4.6 billion, more than any other U.S. exchange.

Included in NASDAQ's handled and total reported share in September for all U.S.-listed, NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed, and ETF securities are average daily volumes of 1.2 billion, 463 million, 582 million, and 110 million shares, respectively, reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ Trade Reporting Facility(4).

The table below shows NASDAQ's market share in several individual NYSE-listed securities during September:



                                    Matched Market     Total Reported
                                        Share           Market Share

 Countrywide Financial (CFC)            27.1%              52.2%
 Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM)                23.8%              40.1%
 News Corporation (NWS)                 25.7%              39.8%
 Under Armour, Inc. (UA)                22.6%              40.6%
 Pfizer Inc. (PFE)                      22.5%              36.5%

For the month, NASDAQ achieved total reported market share of over 30% in 384 NYSE-listed companies priced over $10 with average daily trading volume of more than 1 million shares.

To view all 384 NYSE-listed companies, visit http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader/ccg_sept07.xls

For more information about these and other NASDAQ market performance statistics, visit www.nasdaqtrader.com/marketshare

To access the definitions of NASDAQ's market share terminology, visit www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader/tradingservices/marketshare/terms.pdf

NASDAQ is the largest U.S. equities exchange. With approximately 3,100 companies, it lists more companies and, on average, trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. It is home to companies that are leaders across all areas of business including technology, retail, communications, financial services, transportation, media and biotechnology. NASDAQ is the primary market for trading NASDAQ-listed stocks as well as a leading liquidity pool for trading NYSE-listed stocks. For more information about NASDAQ, visit the NASDAQ Web site at www.nasdaq.com or the NASDAQ Newsroom at www.nasdaq.com/newsroom/



                       NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
                Monthly Volume and Market Share Report
                    (Unaudited; shares in millions)

                                                 Month End
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 US Equities Volume                     Sep-07     Aug-07     Sep-06
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NASDAQ Matched Volume                  30,905     51,822     27,200
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume           52,771     82,092     47,957
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                  65,897    103,545     58,453
 Consolidated Volume                   107,611    170,623     96,304
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 US Equities Market Share               Sep-07     Aug-07     Sep-06
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NASDAQ Matched Share                     28.7%      30.4%      28.2%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share              49.0%      48.1%      49.8%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                     61.2%      60.7%      60.7%
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NASDAQ-Listed Equities Volume          Sep-07     Aug-07     Sep-06
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NASDAQ Matched Volume                  17,156     26,165     18,856
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume           25,950     37,842     29,950
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                  27,835     40,544     32,559
 Consolidated Volume                    36,663     54,004     38,948
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NASDAQ-Listed Equities Market Share    Sep-07     Aug-07     Sep-06
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NASDAQ Matched Share                     46.8%      48.4%      48.4%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share              70.8%      70.1%      76.9%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                     75.9%      75.1%      83.6%
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NYSE-Listed Equities Volume            Sep-07     Aug-07     Sep-06
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NASDAQ Matched Volume                  10,021     18,601      6,511
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume           21,078     33,716     14,648
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                  31,910     51,749     22,266
 Consolidated Volume                    60,146     96,540     50,516
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NYSE-Listed Equities Market Share      Sep-07     Aug-07     Sep-06
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NASDAQ Matched Share                     16.7%      19.3%      12.9%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share              35.0%      34.9%      29.0%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                     53.1%      53.6%      44.1%
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 US ETFs Volume                         Sep-07     Aug-07     Sep-06
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NASDAQ Matched Volume                   4,623      8,773      2,678
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume            6,699     12,579      4,386
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                   7,160     13,476      4,659
 Consolidated Volume                    12,656     24,153      8,235
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 US ETFs Market Share                   Sep-07     Aug-07     Sep-06
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
 NASDAQ Matched Share                     36.5%      36.3%      32.5%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share              52.9%      52.1%      53.3%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                     56.6%      55.8%      56.6%

(1) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 24.0%

(2) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 18.3%

(3) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 16.4%

(4) FINRA is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and is used under license from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

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