NASDAQ OMX Announces November 2008 Market Performance Statistics for U.S. and Nordic Exchanges

NASDAQ Extends Consecutive Monthly Lead in Matched Market Share Among All U.S.
Exchanges 

NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.(sm)
(Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced consolidated market performance statistics for
its U.S. and Nordic exchanges for the month of November 2008. 

Business Highlights 



    * The average daily number of trades executed on all NASDAQ OMX
      exchanges in November 2008 increased 54% over the same month
      last year.
    * The NASDAQ Stock Market's (NASDAQ(r)) matched share of U.S.
      equity volume in November 2008 was 29.5%, more than any other
      U.S. exchange for the twentieth consecutive month.
         -- Average daily matched volume in all U.S. securities last
            month increased 38% from November 2007.
         -- Total matched volume in U.S. equities in November was 59.5
            billion shares, compared to 47.5 billion in November 2007.
         -- Average daily matched trade count in U.S. equities was
            14.8 million, an increase of 55% over November
            2007.

    * NASDAQ's total matched volume in NYSE-listed securities in
      November 2008 was 25.6 billion shares, an increase from 17.0
      billion shares in November 2007.
         -- Average daily matched volume in NYSE-listed stocks
            increased 67% compared with the same period last year.

    * NASDAQ's average daily matched share volume of U.S. ETFs in
      November 2008 was 903 million shares, more than any other U.S.
      exchange.
         -- Average daily matched share volume of U.S. ETFs increased
            107% over the same period last year.

Equities Trading 

The average daily value traded on NASDAQ OMX exchanges totaled USD $91.1
billion (EUR 71.7 billion) in November 2008 as compared with USD $103.8 billion
(EUR 70.8 billion) in November 2007, representing a decrease of 12%. The
average daily number of trades executed on NASDAQ OMX exchanges totaled 15.0
million in November 2008, an increase of 54% over the same month last year. 

NASDAQ's matched share of U.S. equity volume in November 2008 was more than any
other U.S. exchange for the twentieth consecutive month at 29.5%. NASDAQ's
average daily matched volume in all U.S. securities was 3.1 billion shares in
November 2008, a 38% increase from November 2007. NASDAQ's total matched volume
in U.S. equities in November was 59.5 billion shares, an increase from 47.5
billion in November 2007. The NASDAQ Stock Market's average daily matched trade
count in U.S. equities was 14.8 million, an increase of 55% over November 2007. 

NASDAQ's total matched volume in NYSE-listed securities in November 2008 was
25.6 billion shares, compared to 17.0 billion shares in November 2007. NASDAQ's
average daily matched volume in NYSE-listed stocks was 1.35 billion shares in
November, a 67% increase compared with the same period last year. NASDAQ's
matched market share in NYSE-listed securities last month was 22.3%, an
increase of 2.7% over the same period one year ago. 

Average daily matched volume in NASDAQ-listed securities in November was 964
million shares. 

In November, 18.5% of NASDAQ's matched volume resulted from non-displayed
orders, adding 10.9 billion shares of dark liquidity to the NASDAQ book. 

On all the Nordic and Baltic Markets, the average daily number of trades was
236.4 thousand in November 2008, a one-percent gain from November 2007. In
November 2008, average daily value traded was USD 3.11 billion (EUR 2.45
billion). 

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Trading 

NASDAQ's average daily matched share volume of U.S. ETFs in November 2008 was
903 million shares, more than any other U.S. exchange, representing a gain of
107% over the same period last year. NASDAQ's matched volume in U.S. ETFs was
17.2 billion shares, and its matched market share in U.S. ETFs last month was
38.0%. 

Derivatives Trading 

The average daily matched volume of NASDAQ OMX exchanges in U.S. equity options
totaled 2.20 million contracts in November 2008, a 13% increase over November
2007. NASDAQ OMX exchanges' matched market share of U.S. equities options was
18.8%, a 4.2% gain from the same period one year ago. 

The average daily volume in all equity and fixed-income derivative products
traded on the Nordic Exchanges totaled 376.6 thousand contracts in November
2008. The average daily trading volume in share products, index products and
fixed income products changed -22%, 0%, and -20%, respectively, compared with
November 2007. 

An additional 26.6 thousand Nordic equity derivative contracts traded on the
EDX derivatives exchange on an average daily basis during November 2008, a
-56%% change from 60.0 thousand contracts in November 2007. 

Bond Trading 

The average daily value traded in fixed income securities on NASDAQ OMX
exchanges in the Nordic region in November 2008 totaled USD $33.6 million (EUR
26 million). 

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Monthly Volume and Market Share Report is available
at http://media.primezone.com/cache/6948/file/6354.pdf 

To download NASDAQ OMX market share statistics, visit
http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/content/marketstatistics/marketshare/useq.xls. 

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

For more detailed statistics on NASDAQ OMX exchanges in the Nordic region,
including national figures, visit
http://www.omxnordicexchange.com/newsandstatistics/statisticsanalysis/?languageI
d=1. 

About the 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,
with over 3,900 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital
raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings
market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, including First North; and the
U.S. 144A sector. 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 70 exchanges,
clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50
countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but
describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki,
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more
information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. 

NDAQG 

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