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

NASDAQ Continued to Lead in Matched Market Share of All U.S.-Listed Equities During a Record-Setting Month


NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 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 September 2008.

Business Highlights



 -- The NASDAQ Stock Market's (NASDAQ(r)) matched share of U.S. equity
    volume in September 2008 was 29.3%, more than any other U.S.
    exchange for the eighteenth consecutive month.
        - NASDAQ's average daily matched volume in U.S. equities was
          a record 3.3 billion shares.
        - NASDAQ's matched volume in U.S. equities in September was
          a record 69.9 billion shares.

 -- Average daily matched volume in NYSE-listed stocks increased 199%
    compared with the same period last year to reach a record of 1.58
    billion shares.
        - NASDAQ's matched market share in NYSE-listed securities
          rose to 23.3% in September 2008 from 16.7% in September
          2007.
        - NASDAQ matched volume in NYSE-listed securities totaled a
          record 33.1 billion shares.
        - During 12 of the 21 trading days in September, NASDAQ
          captured a greater share of trading in NYSE-listed stocks
          than the New York Stock Exchange. On September 5, 8, 9, 11,
          12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 25, and 26, NASDAQ's average matched
          market share in NYSE-listed securities was 24.2% compared to
          22.2% for the NYSE.
        - NASDAQ set three single day matched share volume records
          in NYSE-listed securities in September. On September 15, 16,
          and 18, 2.350 billion, 2.355 billion, and 2.600 billion
          shares of NYSE-listed securities were traded, respectively,
          on NASDAQ.

 -- On September 19, NASDAQ set a new single day matched share volume
    record in NASDAQ-listed securities, trading 2.053 billion shares.

 -- NASDAQ's average daily matched share volume of U.S. exchange
    traded funds (ETF) was more than any other U.S. exchange, reaching
    a record 785 million shares.
        - NASDAQ's matched volume in U.S. ETFs reached a record 16.5
          billion shares.

 -- The average daily matched volume of NASDAQ OMX exchanges in U.S.
    equity options increased 97% from September 2007.
        - NASDAQ OMX exchanges' matched market share of U.S. equities
          options increased to 18.4% in September 2008 from 15.8% in
          September 2007.

 -- On September 19, a record 556.5 million shares were executed in
    the NASDAQ Opening Cross, NASDAQ's premier price discovery
    facility.

 -- NASDAQ systems processed a record 46.2 billion messages in
    September, a 235% increase from September 2007.

 -- A record daily average of 376.6 million orders were entered into
    NASDAQ's systems in September, a 241% increase from the same
    period one year ago.

 -- Two single day derivative trading records were set on the NASDAQ
    OMX Nordic and Baltic exchanges in September. Volume in all
    equity and fixed-income derivative products traded totaled 2.16
    million contracts on September 16 and 2.22 million contracts on
    September 17.

 -- On September 17, a record 721.6 thousand index futures contracts
    were traded on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic and Baltic exchanges,
    surpassing the previous record of 697.2 contracts set on September
    16.

 -- The average daily number of derivative contracts traded on the
    NASDAQ OMX Nordic and Baltic exchanges in September was a record
    826.7 thousand contracts.

Equities Trading

The average daily value traded on NASDAQ OMX exchanges totaled USD 124.7 billion (EUR 86.6 billion) in September 2008 as compared with USD 72.2 billion (EUR 52.0 billion) in September 2007, representing an increase of 72.8%. The average daily number of trades executed on NASDAQ OMX exchanges totaled 15.4 million in September 2008, representing an increase of 126.4% over the same month last year.

The NASDAQ Stock Market's average daily matched volume in all U.S. securities was 3.3 billion shares in September 2008. NASDAQ's matched share of U.S. equity volume in September 2008 was more than any other U.S. exchange for the eighteenth consecutive month at 29.3%. The NASDAQ Stock Market's average daily matched trade count in U.S. equities was 15.2 million, an increase of 129% percent over September 2007.

Average daily matched volume in NYSE-listed stocks was 1.58 billion shares in September 2008, representing a 199% increase compared with the same period last year. NASDAQ's matched market share in NYSE-listed securities last month was 23.3%, up from 16.7% in September 2007.

Average daily matched volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 1.05 billion shares, representing an increase of 16% over September 2007.

During the month of September, 20.0% of NASDAQ's matched volume resulted from non-displayed orders, adding 13.9 billion shares of dark liquidity to the NASDAQ book.

On all the Nordic and Baltic Markets, the average daily number of trades was 234.8 thousand in September 2008. In September 2008, average daily value traded was USD 5.7 billion (EUR 3.9 billion).

Derivatives Trading

The average daily matched volume of NASDAQ OMX exchanges in U.S. equity options totaled 2.99 million contracts in September 2008, representing an increase of 97% over September 2007. NASDAQ OMX exchanges' matched market share of U.S. equities options was 18.4%, compared with 15.8% during the same period last year.

The average daily volume in all equity and fixed-income derivative products traded on the Nordic Exchanges totaled 529.7 thousand contracts in September 2008. The average daily trading volume in share products, index products and fixed income products changed -6%, 41%, and -3%, respectively, compared with September 2007.

An additional 86.4 thousand Nordic equity derivative contracts traded on the EDX derivatives exchange on an average daily basis during September 2008, an increase of 52.7% percent from 56.6 thousand contracts in September 2007.

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Trading

The NASDAQ Stock Market's average daily matched share volume of U.S. ETFs in September 2008 was 785 million shares, more than any other U.S. exchange, representing a gain of 223% over the same period last year. NASDAQ's matched market share in U.S. ETFs last month was 36.2%, compared with 36.5% in September 2007.

Bond Trading

The average daily value traded in fixed income securities on NASDAQ OMX exchanges in the Nordic region in September 2008 amounted to USD 179.7 million (EUR 125 million).

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Monthly Volume and Market Share Report is available at http://media.primezone.com/cache/6948/file/6168.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/?languageId=1.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. 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. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes 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.

Matched Market Share

Data represent share volume of NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed or U.S. equity securities (including ETFs) that are executed on the NASDAQ book as a percentage of consolidated market volume. Data are single counted.

Reported Market Share

Data represent share volume reported to the consolidated tape using NASDAQ-operated systems, which includes total share volume of NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed, or U.S. equity securities, including ETFs, executed on the NASDAQ book plus internalized volume and other trade reporting to The FINRA/NASDAQ Trade Reporting Facility(tm), a facility of FINRA that is operated by NASDAQ, as a percentage of consolidated market volume. Shares routed to other market centers for execution are not included. Data are single counted. Trades reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ TRF do not reflect liquidity available on the NASDAQ book.

Handled Market Share

Data represent share volume reported to the consolidated tape using NASDAQ-operated systems, which includes total share volume of NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed, or U.S. equity securities including ETFs that are executed on the NASDAQ book plus internalized volume and other trade reporting to The FINRA/NASDAQ TRF as a percentage of total consolidated NASDAQ market volume plus shares routed to other market centers for execution. Data are single counted. Trades reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ TRF and shares routed to other market centers for execution do not reflect liquidity available on the NASDAQ book.

+Foreign Exchange rates represent an average of end-of-day rates for the months presented by Oanda.com.

"FINRA(tm), "Trade Reporting Facility(tm) and TRF(tm) are trademarks of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc."

Note: Data for September 29, 2008 is the best representation of activity on Tapes A and B.

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