NASDAQ Announces February Market Share Performance Statistics



     Matched Market Share in All U.S. Equity Share Volume Exceeded
      All Other U.S. Exchanges for the Eleventh Consecutive Month

         Matched Share Volume in All U.S. Exchange Traded Funds
                  Surpassed All Other U.S. Exchanges

NEW YORK, March 10, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced its consolidated market performance statistics for the NASDAQ Market Center for the month of February. Matched volume in all U.S. securities was 44.4 billion shares in February, as compared with 28.1 billion shares in February 2007. Consolidated volume in all U.S. securities in February was 144.6 billion, compared with 103.2 billion in February 2007. NASDAQ's matched market share of all U.S. Equity share volume in February was more than any other U.S. exchange for the eleventh consecutive month at 30.7%, compared to 27.2% during the same period last year.

In February, NASDAQ's matched volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 21.4 billion shares, compared to 18.2 billion shares the previous year. NASDAQ's handled market share in NASDAQ-listed securities in February was 70.8%(1) and matched market share was 45.7%.

NASDAQ's matched volume in NYSE-listed stocks was 15.8 billion shares in February, an increase from 7.9 billion shares in February 2007. NASDAQ's total reported market share in NYSE-listed stocks in February was 37.0%(2). NASDAQ's matched market share in NYSE-listed securities last month was 20.3%, up from 14.5% in February 2007. NASDAQ's handled market share in NYSE-listed securities last month was 57.0%.(3)

NASDAQ's matched volume in all U.S. ETFs in February was 8.1 billion, more than any other U.S. exchange, compared to 2.7 billion in February 2007. Matched market share of all U.S. ETF volume last month was 39.0%. NASDAQ's total reported market share of all U.S. ETF volume in February was 53.6%(4), with 11.1 billion shares being traded compared to 4.7 billion shares the same period one year ago.

Included in NASDAQ's handled and total reported share in February for all U.S.-listed, NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed, and ETF securities are average daily volumes of 1.3 billion, 499.4 million, 647.4 million, and 151.6 million shares, respectively, reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ Trade Reporting Facility.(5)

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


                                     Matched         Total Reported
                                   Market Share       Market Share
                                   ------------      --------------
  JPMorgan Chase and Co. (JPM)         28.0%              39.7%
  AMR Corp. (AMR)                      28.4%              43.2%
  Elan Corp. (ELN)                     23.1%              44.7%
  Goldcorp, Inc. (GG)                  37.1%              46.2%
  LDK Solar, Ltd. (LDK)                26.5%              49.6%

For the month, NASDAQ achieved total reported market share of over 30% in 554 NYSE-listed companies priced over $10 with average daily trading volume of more than 1 million shares.

To view all 554 NYSE-listed companies, visit http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/content/MarketStatistics/MarketShare/ccg_0208data.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 http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/content/MarketStatistics/MarketShare/terms.pdf.

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.


                      The NASDAQ Stock Market
              Monthly Volume and Market Share Report
                  (Unaudited; shares in millions)

                                                   Month End
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 U.S. Equities Volume                     Feb-08     Jan-08     Feb-07
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                    44,377     58,868     28,121
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume             70,510     92,021     53,387
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                    88,854    114,247     65,958
 Consolidated Volume                     144,566    186,367    103,198

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 U.S. Equities Market Share               Feb-08     Jan-08     Feb-07
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                      30.7%      31.6%      27.2%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share               48.8%      49.4%      51.7%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                      61.5%      61.3%      63.9%

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 NASDAQ-Listed Equities Volume            Feb-08     Jan-08     Feb-07
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                    21,437     27,329     18,224
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume             31,426     38,999     31,582
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                    33,215     41,361     33,218
 Consolidated Volume                      46,943     56,637     41,577

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 NASDAQ-Listed Equities Market Share      Feb-08     Jan-08     Feb-07
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                      45.7%      48.3%      43.8%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share               66.9%      68.9%      76.0%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                      70.8%      73.0%      79.9%

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 NYSE-Listed Equities Volume              Feb-08     Jan-08     Feb-07
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                    15,829     21,805      7,885
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume             28,778     38,886     18,129
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                    44,362     57,443     28,762
 Consolidated Volume                      77,825    103,097     54,437

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 NYSE-Listed Equities Market Share        Feb-08     Jan-08     Feb-07
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                      20.3%      21.1%      14.5%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share               37.0%      37.7%      33.3%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                      57.0%      55.7%      52.8%

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 U.S. ETFs Volume                         Feb-08     Jan-08     Feb-07
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                     8,122     11,636     2,720
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume             11,155     16,040     4,657
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                    12,013     17,333     4,979
 Consolidated Volume                      20,813     29,293     8,669

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 U.S. ETFs Market Share                   Feb-08     Jan-08     Feb-07
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                      39.0%      39.7%      31.4%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share               53.6%      54.8%      53.7%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                      57.7%      59.2%      57.4%

  (1) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 21.3%
  (2) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 16.6%
  (3) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 16.6%
  (4) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 14.6%

  (5) 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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