The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (Nasdaq:NBI), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, November 24, 2008.

At the end of the settlement date of October 31, 2008, short interest in 2,610 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 7,712,550,097 shares compared with 7,959,011,057 shares in 2,609 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of October 15, 2008. The end-of-October short interest represents 2.71 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.43 days for the prior reporting period.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) was recognized this week by Corporate Secretary Magazine for the "Best Corporate Secretary or General Counsel in an M&A Transaction" Award for its successful combination with OMX, the Stockholm-based exchange and technology company.

The NASDAQ OMX Group (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the listing of American Italian Pasta Company, the largest producer of dry pasta in North America.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that it has acquired Chicago-based Bloom Partners, a leading market intelligence firm.

Seagate Technology (Nasdaq:STX) of the Cayman Islands, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index (Nasdaq:NDX) and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) prior to market open on Monday, November 10, 2008. Seagate Technology will replace Monster Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq:MNST).

The NASDAQ Stock Market (Nasdaq:NDAQ) supports the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approval of a plan that establishes a process for reserving, selecting, and allocating securities symbols. The plan will permit NASDAQ to list companies with symbols of one to five characters in length.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported third quarter 2008 net income of $60.1 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared with net income of $365.0 million, or $2.41 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2007. Included in third quarter 2007 results was a pre-tax gain of $431.4 million associated with NASDAQ's sale of its share capital of the London Stock Exchange Group plc, which had the impact of increasing diluted earnings per share by $1.95.

World Heart Corporation announced today that, on October 29, 2008, it had received a NASDAQ Staff Deficiency Letter indicating that the Company does not comply with Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(7).

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) captured a total of 58 new listings, including three New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed companies, 16 American Stock Exchange (AMEX)-listed companies, and seven IPOs in the third quarter of 2008.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) captured a total of 58 new listings, including three New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed companies, 16 American Stock Exchange (AMEX)-listed companies, and seven IPOs in the third quarter of 2008.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and the Singapore Commodity Exchange (SICOM) report successful launch of e-SICOM, SICOM's new electronic trading and clearing system for commodity derivatives. e-SICOM went live on September 29th, and has since received acknowledgment from participating members and investors.