NASDAQ OMX Launches Proximity Services for its Pan-European Market


Trading customers can enhance speed by locating their trading engines in NASDAQ 
                           OMX London trading centre                            

London, June 26, 2008-- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces the 
launch of its proximity services which provide high-speed connectivity in the   
NASDAQ OMX data centre in the city of London. Proximity services, often known as
“co-location,” enables participants to locate their trading engines on-site with
the NASDAQ OMX pan-European market in order to enhance trading speed. NASDAQ's  
pan European market, now known as NASDAQ OMX Europe, will begin offering these  
services immediately.                                                           

This announcement follows NASDAQ OMX Europe's announcement earlier this month   
that it has begun customer testing.                                             

“Our proximity services allow customers to physically place their trading       
systems next to our matching engine, which removes any latency associated with  
external networks,” commented Chris Concannon, Executive Vice President,        
Transaction Services, NASDAQ OMX. “We are looking to provide our customers with 
a range of choices in how they connect to our market. This product is another   
connectivity option designed to meet the needs of high performance traders.”    


NASDAQ OMX Europe will enable best execution in high volume securities trading  
in a cross-border, multimarket environment. The market, which will be the first 
platform to connect European liquidity pools with Pan-European routing, is      
scheduled to open in September 2008. At launch it will trade approximately 300  
of the most actively traded European blue chip shares. The NASDAQ OMX trading   
platform is recognized as the fastest in the industry with peak trading speeds  
of 250 microseconds. The launch of NASDAQ OMX Europe is subject to FSA approval.


ABOUT NASDAQ OMX GROUP                                                          
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 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 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 exchanges in Helsinki, 
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information
about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com/.                              




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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     
NASDAQ OMX's 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's control. These factors include, but are not limited to, factors    
detailed in NASDAQ OMX'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. There can be no        
assurance that the FSA will give the NASDAQ OMX applicant the authorization and 
permissions which it seeks.                                                     


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Media Contacts:                                                                 

Bethany Sherman                                                                 
(212) 401-8714                                                                  
bethany.sherman@nasdaqomx.com                                                   

Jonas Rodny                                                                     
+46 (8) 405 7267                                                                
Jonas.rodny@nasdaqomx.com                                                       

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