Stockholm, April 8, 2009 — The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced that it has partnered with Affärsvärlden, one of Sweden's leading business magazines, for calculation of its Affärsvärlden General Index (AFGX). On April 1st the index was re-branded as OMX AFGX. OMX AFGX is a broad market capitalized index including all listed companies on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm's main market. The index will be available through the GENIUM Consolidated Feed, NASDAQ OMX Nordic's market data system, and is calculated in real-time. OMX AFGX has an index history going back to 1901, when Affärsvärlden was first issued. “We are pleased that Affärsvärlden has chosen to partner with NASDAQ OMX for their index, which is one of the oldest and most prominent ones in Sweden,” said Magdalena Hartman, Vice President, NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group. “We see growing demand for customized indexes and index calculation and are proud to add OMX AFGX as part of our world-leading index portfolio, which today includes more than 1500 indexes worldwide.” “As Sweden's leading business weekly we want to ensure credibility of our index, and continue to grow our investor reach,” said Jon Åsberg, Chief Editor Affärsvärlden. “NASDAQ OMX has an unparalleled reputation and track record in the index space, and we are confident that Affärsvärlden as well as the investing public will benefit from our partnership.” OMX AFGX is a price index and its base value was 100 as of December 29, 1995. The ticker code is OMX AFGX and the index' full name is OMX Affärsvärldens General Index. About NASDAQ OMX Index Products NASDAQ OMX is a global leader in creating and licensing strategy indexes and is home to the most widely watched indexes in the world. As a premier, full-service provider, NASDAQ OMX is dedicated to designing powerful indexes that are in sync with a continually changing market environment. Utilizing the expanded coverage of our global company, NASDAQ OMX has nearly 1,500 diverse equity, commodity and fixed-income indexes in the U.S., Europe, and throughout world. In addition, our calculation, licensing and marketing support provide the tools to measure and replicate global markets. The NASDAQ OMX Index Group range of services covers the entire business process from index design to calculation and dissemination. For more information about NASDAQ OMX indexes, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/. About Affärsvärlden Affärsvärlden is one of Sweden's largest and most respected business magazines and one of the most important sources of economic analyses in Sweden. The primary target group of the magazine is top corporate executives, investors and analysts in financial markets and managers making financial and economic decisions. Affärsvärlden's general index, OMX AFGX, is Sweden's oldest index and started 1937. It has been reconstructed with historical share prices from 1901, when Affärsvärlden started publishing. ABOUT 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. 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NASDAQ OMX becomes new index partner of leading Swedish business magazine Affärsvärlden
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