OMX Nordic Exchange Welcomes ProtektorINVEST to First North
Copenhagen, March 10, 2008 - The Nordic Exchange, part of The NASDAQ OMX Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) (NASDAQ OMX Group), announced today that the trading in
ProtektorINVEST's shares commenced on First North in Copenhagen Friday, March
7. ProtektorINVEST is the 127th company to join First North. ProtektorINVEST
focuses on providing comprehensive investment solutions for investors. The
company invests in shares, bonds and real-estate, and supports and advises
investors with regard to investment decision making. ProtektorINVEST targets
investments with varying types of return and risk in order to minimize risks
for investors. To support this strategy the company will also invest autonomous
of market trends, utilizing a diversified asset and investment strategy.
”We are pleased to welcome ProtektorINVEST to First North. The company is the
fourth new company on First North this year and we are happy to add
ProtektorINVEST to our large Financials sector,” says Carsten Borring, Head of
Sales Denmark, OMX Listings & Capital Markets, Global Corporate Client Group.
A round lot of shares in ProtektorINVEST, whose short name is PROINV, amounts
to 1. ProtektorINVEST is registered in the Financials sector.
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Ellen-Margrethe Soelberg
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