The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced the introduction today of a new series of global indexes designed to benchmark the performance of some of the world's most dynamic sectors. These new indexes are a continuation of NASDAQ OMX's commitment to designing and calculating world-class indexes. The NASDAQ OMX Global Sector Index Series is the latest series of indexes launched by NASDAQ OMX Global Financial Products (GFP).

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) has listed a new exchange traded fund (ETF) sponsored by Barclays Global Investors, N.A. (BGI).

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced its customer wins, contract extensions and trading system roll-outs in exchange technology for the first half of 2008. New customers of NASDAQ OMX, the number one provider of exchange technology in the world, include:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), announced that it intends to complete its acquisition of The Philadelphia Stock Exchange today, expanding The NASDAQ OMX Group's presence in the derivatives market. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange, which will be renamed NASDAQ OMX PHLX, is the nation's oldest stock exchange, and with this acquisition NASDAQ OMX will operate the third largest options market in the U.S. NASDAQ OMX PHLX will be part of the NASDAQ Transaction Services U.S. group.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announces it will introduce the NASDAQ OMX Ireland Index(sm) (Nasdaq:QIRL), a new global benchmark for NASDAQ OMX on July 28. The NASDAQ OMX Ireland Index will be a modified market-capitalization weighted index comprised of the largest and most liquid Irish companies that are listed on an index-eligible global exchange.

At the end of the settlement date of July 15, 2008, short interest in 2,632 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 10,977,290,029 shares compared with 10,268,345,038 shares in 2,633 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of June 30, 2008. The mid-July short interest represents 4.56 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.92 days for the prior reporting period.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced several appointments in its Global Corporate Client Group.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) has listed a new exchange traded fund (ETF) sponsored by WisdomTree Investments, Inc. NASDAQ is the most liquid U.S. market for ETFs, capturing 37.9% of all U.S. ETF volume in June. Average daily matched share volume was 477 million, more than any other U.S. exchange.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and The Singapore Exchange (SGX) achieved a major milestone last week with the launch of a new trading engine for equities, Quest-ST, provided by NASDAQ OMX. SGX is Asia's first demutualised and integrated securities and derivatives exchange.

NASDAQ OMX Group's (Nasdaq:NDAQ) pan-European market, NASDAQ OMX Europe, has selected Cicada's MarketPrizm to supply market data from European market centers to its routing broker and proximity hosting clients. The routing service is a central aspect of NASDAQ OMX Europe's offer to provide best execution for organizations using its market.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the second quarter and mid-year activities report for NASDAQ OMX Global Financial Products (NOGFP). NOGFP creates and licenses indexes and related financial instruments for investors and provides full-scale index services to financial product issuers, sponsors and investors.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) attracted more new listings in the second quarter of 2008 than any other U.S. exchange.