NASDAQ OMX Facilitates Access to Free Real-time European Stock Data for Individual Investors in Europe


Copenhagen, Denmark, October 16, 2008 — The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced its new real-time market data service is now
available to millions of individual investors in Europe. “European Last Sale”
is now offered by Børsen, Denmark's largest financial newspaper, as well as
Netposten.dk, both popular Danish financial websites. 

European Last Sale enables 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 web
sites but only on a 15 minute delayed basis. 

“Danish individual investors have become very active in recent years and this
trend has been reflected in the high quality of information provided by the
Danish media, who continuously aim to offer their readers and visitors the most
current information. Providing individual investors with access to real-time
market data is a timely development given the current state of the financial
markets and the vast and rapid changes taking place during trading hours,” said
Bjørn Sibbern, President of NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen. 

Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC), a leading provider of financial
market data, analytics and related services, will also redistribute European
Last Sale data through its Real-Time Services Business. Delivering this
information through PlusFeed SM, Interactive Data's consolidated, low latency
digital data feed, will help make the data available to a broader range of
financial institutions. 

European Last Sale provides real-time, intra-day trade data from the NASDAQ OMX
system for NASDAQ OMX Nordic and Baltic exchange-listed stocks. European Last
Sale also includes access to real-time intra-day trade data from the recently
launched NASDAQ OMX European Market. 

NASDAQ OMX is seeking to partner with other Internet portals and electronic
media to put real-time data for Nordic- and Baltic-listed securities in the
hands of more Danish and European investors. 
 
 “NASDAQ OMX offers European Last Sale in a manner that allows information
distributors to provide it for free in the same way NASDAQ Last Sale is offered
in the US. European Last Sale will increase market transparency for European
investors by providing universal access to real-time stock data, enabling
investors to make better informed trading decisions,” stated Randall Hopkins,
Vice President of Global Data products, NASDAQ OMX. “We are quite pleased to
see European Last Sale using NASDAQ OMX real-time data beginning to gain
widespread distribution to the European public via the Internet and other
electronic media.” 

“Our launch of invester.dk with free real time stock data to more than 500 000
unique visitors a week is a breakthrough for private investors in Denmark.
Combined with news and information related to more than 1,700 stocks, of them
approximately 900 NASDAQ OMX-listed companies, we deliver the most thorough
investor coverage,” said Lars Helweg-Andersen, Director of Børsen Digital
Media. 
 
“We are very pleased that www.netposten.dk has launched real time quotes from
NASDAQ OMX. We are right now in a process of launching a lot of new tools and
market data not only to the Scandinavian market but also to other parts of
Europe and to the UK. So this is the first but very important step in these
revolutionary times for netposten.dk and our related websites. Access for
private investors to as much information as possible and furthermore in real
time is a part of the ongoing democratization of the whole financial and
economical system,” said Martin Lykke Nielsen, CEO, NetPosten A/S. 

“We are pleased to be the first European redistributor of this new real-time
market data service offered by NASDAQ OMX as they aim to increase their
subscriber base throughout Europe and around the world,” said David Hann,
general manager, EMEA, Interactive Data Real-Time Services. “The addition of
European Last Sale to our consolidated, low latency digital data feed
complements the comprehensive set of real-time data that we deliver to our
global clients.” 
  
NASDAQ OMX introduced European Last Sale in July 2008. NASDAQ OMX recently
introduced NASDAQ Last Sale in the U.S. and is available through its
partnerships with CNBC, Google Finance, Wall Street Journal Digital Network and
Xignite. 

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

ABOUT NASDAQ OMX GROUP
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) 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 70 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
www.nasdaqomx.com. 

ABOUT BØRSEN
Borsen.dk is the leading business and financial website in Denmark. We provide
extensive coverage of Danish and international news 24/7. Borsen.dk is
recognised as the authority on business, finance and political news on the web
in Denmark. www.borsen.dk 

ABOUT NETPOSTEN A/S
NetPosten A/S is a part of RMJ Financial Group. The group has offices in
Copenhagen and London. NetPosten A/S is a leading Danish financial news agency
with its own financial portal called www.netposten.dk. NetPosten A/S also
provides news and financial tools to a lot of Danish banks so they can provide
their customers with a better online experience. 

ABOUT INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION
Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC) is a leading global provider of
financial market data, analytics and related services to financial
institutions, active traders and individual investors. The Company's businesses
supply real-time market data, time-sensitive pricing, evaluations and reference
data for millions of securities traded around the world, including
hard-to-value instruments. www.interactivedata.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
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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CONTACTS:  

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

Media Contacts:

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

Ellen-Margrethe Soelberg 
+ 45 33 77 04 30
ellen-margrethe.soelberg@nasdaqomx.com

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