NASDAQ OMX CLOSES ON ACQUISITION OF STAKE IN EMCF, ANNOUNCES MOVE TO SUPPORT INTEROPERABILITY

London, January 29, 2009 — The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today
announced the closing of its acquisition of a 22 percent stake in European
Multilateral Clearing Facility N.V. (EMCF). In October 2008, NASDAQ OMX agreed
to purchase a stake in this leading European clearing house from Fortis Bank
Nederland (Holding) N.V. with the objective of reinforcing EMCF's position as
the leading clearing house in Europe. As a result of the transaction, NASDAQ
OMX will have two representatives on the Supervisory Board of EMCF. 

NASDAQ OMX has also signed an agreement with EMCF to use their services for
Central Counterparty (CCP) for all Nordic transactions. The provision of CCP
services is subject to regulatory approval. NASDAQ OMX's decision to introduce
CCP services in the Nordic markets and its strategic investment in EMCF is part
of a broader commitment to reduce clearing and settlement costs for its
customers in Europe. In addition, through EMCF, NASDAQ OMX will allow
transactions in the Nordic markets to be available for netting with
transactions that are executed on MTFs and cleared through EMCF. 

“Our investment in EMCF, and its commitment to provide cross netting between
the Nordic markets and MTFs in London is a reflection of our drive to deliver
clearing efficiencies to these markets,” said Chris Concannon, Executive Vice
President, NASDAQ OMX Transaction Services. 

He continued, “This investment also reinforces our desire to support
interoperability across Europe. It is a critical and needed structural change
for the European markets, one that will increase competition and lower investor
costs.” 

Jan Bart de Boer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of EMCF; "We are delighted
with NASDAQ OMX as a partner in EMCF. We share the same vision on post-trading.
EMCF has proven that in post-trading it is competition, not consolidation, that
delivers better and cheaper services." 

Cross netting of trades provides significant cost savings to investors by
eliminating the need to pay a clearing fee on both the opening and the closing
of a transaction. Interoperability between clearing houses allows markets to
interact with multiple clearing houses to clear and settle their trades,
increasing competition and lowering costs for investors. 

“NASDAQ OMX is taking the lead in implementing central counterparty clearing in
the Nordics and we are leveraging that initiative to support clearing
efficiencies in Europe,” said Hans-Ole Jochumsen, Executive Vice President
NASDAQ OMX Transaction Services Nordic. “It is now time to turn the focus
towards the post-trading part of the transaction, clearing and settlement,
where there are great efficiencies to gain.” 

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About the 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, 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.
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common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen,
Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about
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