DGAP-News: Boerse Stuttgart Taps NASDAQ OMX for Trading Technology


The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. 

10.09.2013 12:00
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NASDAQ OMX's Genium INET to Power Germany's Second Largest Exchange

NEW YORK, 2013-09-10 12:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The NASDAQ OMX Group (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced that Boerse Stuttgart has selected
NASDAQ OMX's world renowned Genium INET trading technology to power its market.
The current Stuttgart market model will be fully supported by NASDAQ OMX market
technology--the international 'de-facto standard' for exchange system
technology--which will strengthen the bourse's technological power of
innovation. The go-live date is planned for 2015. 

'It's an honor to be supporting Boerse Stuttgart as the exchange upgrades its
trading engine and strengthens its position as Europe's leading exchange for
private investors,' said Lars Ottersgard, Senior Vice President, Market
Technology, NASDAQ OMX. 'We are dedicated to deliver best-in-class technologies
to support Boerse Stuttgart's focus of bringing private investors to the same
level as institutional investors.' 

NASDAQ OMX is the largest provider of technology to the exchange industry.
Today, our technology powers more than 70 exchanges, clearinghouses and CSDs
globally, clearly distinguishing NASDAQ OMX as the partner of choice to global
marketplaces. 

About NASDAQ OMX:

The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., fuels
economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of
a trade - from risk management to trade to surveillance to clearing. In the
U.S. and Europe, we own and operate 26 markets, 3 clearinghouses and 5 central
securities depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income,
derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to process more
than 1 million messages per second at sub-40 microsecond speeds with 99.99%
uptime, our technology drives more than 70 marketplaces in 50 developed and
emerging countries into the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world's securities
transactions. Our award-winning data products and worldwide indexes are the
benchmarks in the financial industry. Home to approximately 3,400 listed
companies worth $6 trillion in market cap whose innovations shape our world, we
give the ideas of tomorrow access to capital today. Welcome to where the world
takes a big leap forward, daily. Welcome to the NASDAQ OMX Century. To learn
more, visit www.nasdaqomx.com. Follow us on Facebook
(http://www.facebook.com/NASDAQ) and Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). (Symbol: NDAQ and member of S&P 500) 

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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
Genium INET and its other 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. 


         CONTACT: NASDAQ OMX Media Contact:
         Ryan Wells
         +1 (212) 231-5541 (office); +1 (646) 581-4286 (mobile)
         Ryan.Wells@NASDAQOMX.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX



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