The Colombian Exchange Launches New Equities Market Based on NASDAQ OMX Technology

Stockholm, February 10, 2009 — The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and the
Colombian Exchange - Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC) - today reported the
successful launch of a new cash equities trading system at BVC. The launch took
place on February 9th and received immediate acknowledgement from BVC members
and the investing public. BVC's new system from NASDAQ OMX marks an important
milestone in BVC's goal to become a leading exchange in South America. 

The system delivered to BVC offers a high-volume, low-latency platform, and is
built to support the fast introduction of new trading products and services. It
also enables high capacity limits to meet the needs of algorithmic and
high-velocity traders. In addition to the equities system launched yesterday,
BVC in 2008 deployed a system from NASDAQ OMX for derivatives trading. 

“Through our new equities system we are in a great position to grow business at
our exchange and thus reach our 2015 goal of 200 new companies and 1.5 million
of Colombian families investing in our market,” said Juan Pablo Córdoba,
President at BVC. “By being able to offer a world-class trading platform, we
have an opportunity to contribute to a well-functioning Colombian financial
market that encourages increased household investing in cash equities.” 

“It is extremely rewarding to complete the second part of our deployment at
BVC,” said Lars Ottersgård, Head of Market Technology at NASDAQ OMX. “BVC now
has a trading system for both equities and derivatives based on internationally
recognized standards, putting them at the forefront of South American
exchanges.” 

About BVC
The Bolsa de Valores de Colombia was formed in 2001. The exchange currently
operates cash equities, fixed income markets and derivatives market.  BVC is
the fourth largest fixed income market in the world. BVC is listed in the
Colombian market since June 2007. For more information visit: www.bvc.com.co. 


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 3,800 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, NASDAQ OMX 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 www.nasdaqomx.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.

Bethany Sherman
+1 212 401 8714
bethany.sherman@nasdaqomx.com 

Carl Norell
+46 8 405 66 39
carl.norell@nasdaqomx.com