Oslo, 4 May 2010 - Orc Software, the leading global provider of technology for advanced trading and connectivity solutions, has connected to NASDAQ OMX Commodities, through Nord Pool ASA, the world's largest power exchange. Orc Software will now be able to provide access to NASDAQ OMX Commodities' European power and carbon derivatives contracts. “Access to Nord Pool's trading platform is a great addition to the Orc connectivity offering, as we see an increased market interest in energy derivatives,” said Jesper Alfredsson, vice president product management, Orc Software. ”Orc's certified solution will enable our customers to actively make markets and to explore the growing range of trading opportunities available through Nord Pool.” Geir Reigstad, senior vice president of NASDAQ OMX Commodities, said: “NASDAQ OMX Commodities see connectivity to traders and clearing customers via leading independent software vendors as a key success factor to ensure continued growth in trading and clearing volumes. I am very pleased that Orc's trading application has passed our obligatory conformance tests and become a Certified Independent Software Vendor to our trading and clearing platform.” This solution provides Orc's customers with ultra low-latency access to NASDAQ OMX Commodities markets. With its specialist trading solutions that provide best-in-class capability for volatility trading, options market making, futures spread trading and arbitrage, Orc's solution will improve the NASDAQ OMX Commodities reach to international traders. Media contacts: NASDAQ OMX Commodities and Nord Pool ASA Thomas Skålnes, + 47 9340 7300 thomas.skalnes@nasdaqomx.com thomas.skalnes@nasdaqomx.com ORC Software AB Jesper Alfredsson, VP Product Management + 46 8 506 477 55 About ORC Software Orc Software is the leading global provider of technology and services for advanced trading in financial instruments. Orc's competitive edge lies in its depth of knowledge of the trading world, gained by deploying sophisticated trading solutions for over 20 years. Orc Trading and Orc Connect provide the tools for making the best trading and connectivity decisions with strong analytics, unmatched market access, powerful derivatives trading support, automated trading strategies and execution, high performance futures and options trading capabilities, ultra-low latency and risk management. Through the acquisition of Neonet, Orc also delivers neutral, high speed brokerage services to professional market participants, with clients in over 20 countries globally. With subsidiary CameronTec, Orc is the leading provider of FIX infrastructure and low latency connectivity. Orc's customers include leading banks, trading and market-making firms, exchanges, brokerage houses, institutional investors and hedge funds. Orc provides sales and quality support services from its offices across EMEA, Americas and Asia Pacific. Orc Software is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm (SSE: ORC). http://www.orcsoftware.com www.orcsoftware.com About NASDAQ OMX Commodities NASDAQ OMX Commodities is the brand name for offerings related to commodities within NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc and is not a legal entity. NASDAQ OMX Commodities provides access to the world's largest power derivatives exchange and one of Europe's largest carbon markets, through Nord Pool ASA. NASDAQ OMX Commodities also provide clearing services through NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB and its Norwegian branch NASDAQ OMX Oslo, acting as an authorised clearinghouse. N2EX is the brand name for NASDAQ OMX Commodities' and Nord Pool Spot AS' offering in the UK power market and NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB is the authorized clearinghouse. NASDAQ OMX Commodities has more than 385 participants from 22 countries covering a wide range of energy producers, consumers and financial institutions. For more information about NASDAQ OMX Commodities, visit http://www.nordpool.com www.nordpool.com and http://www.nasdaqomx.com/commodities www.nasdaqomx.com/commodities About NASDAQ OMX 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 more than 3,600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX 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 exchange-traded funds. 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