LONDON, March 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NASDAQ OMX Europe today announced the launch of an equity investment program for its participants.
"A good number of participants have connected to NASDAQ OMX Europe over the last six months. Many have expressed considerable interest in supporting the growth of NASDAQ OMX Europe as well as The NASDAQ OMX Group (Nasdaq:NDAQ). This program offers our participants an opportunity to share in our success," said Charlotte Crosswell, President NASDAQ OMX Europe.
In order to become eligible for the program, NASDAQ OMX Europe participants must achieve pre-determined market share thresholds. Participants that meet these thresholds will be eligible to receive options entitling them to purchase up to a total of 1.3 million shares of common stock of The NASDAQ OMX Group in two tranches, provided they continue to meet specified market share thresholds. The initial period will be from 1 June to 31 August 2009.
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NASDAQ OMX Europe, the most competitively priced multilateral trading facility in Europe, is the first platform to connect European liquidity pools with Pan-European routing. NASDAQ OMX Europe currently trades approximately 800 securities including constituents of the main European indices, ETFs and other highly liquid securities. For more information about NASDAQ OMX Europe, visit www.nasdaqomxeurope.com.
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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, 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.
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