NASDAQ OMX Begins Options Trading On Its Government Relief Index

NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the launch of options trading on the NASDAQ OMX
Government Relief Index(sm) (Nasdaq:QGRI), the only existing benchmark that
enables investors to track the performance of U.S.-listed securities that are
participating in U.S. government sponsored relief programs such as the Troubled
Asset Relief Program (TARP) or other direct government investments. Options
trading on the NASDAQ OMX Government Relief Index will begin today on NASDAQ
OMX PHLX, Inc. Susquehanna Securities is the specialist for this new product. 

"This development gives investors the opportunity to trade options on a basket
of U.S. companies that are participating in the government's financial relief
plan," said John Jacobs, Executive Vice President, NASDAQ OMX Global Index
Group. "This is the first of several products that enables investors to develop
trading strategies involving some of the companies most directly affected by
the current relief efforts." 

"We are excited to have Susquehanna Securities as the specialist for this
product," stated Thomas Wittman, President of NASDAQ OMX PHLX, Inc. "We hope
that Susquehanna's participation will serve to enhance liquidity and efficiency
in the trading of the new options." 

The NASDAQ OMX Government Relief Index is the latest index launched by NASDAQ
OMX Index Group and underscores its commitment to designing and calculating
relevant world-class indexes. 

The NASDAQ OMX Government Relief Index includes public companies that have
received a direct investment from the U.S. government of at least $1 billion.
The Index is the first of the Government Relief Index Series that NASDAQ OMX is
planning to launch in the coming weeks. 

The Index is calculated in real-time across the combined exchanges and is
disseminated in dollars. The index began calculation with a value of 1000.00 on
January 5, 2009. For more information about The NASDAQ OMX Government Relief
Index, including the list of component companies, visit
https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/history.aspx?IndexSymbol=QGRI&;menuIndex=0. 

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 2,000 diverse equity, commodity and fixed-income indexes in the
U.S., Europe, and throughout the 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 NASDAQ OMX PHLX

NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX) trades more than 2,650 equity options, sector index
options and U.S. dollar-settled options on major currencies. PHLX operates on a
combination of cutting-edge electronic and floor-based options trading
technology. Our model affords customer's priority over other participants and
allows for directed orders. With the completion of the rollout of the PHLX
Complex Order System, electronic complex orders can be entered for two legged
option to option transactions. PHLX offers electronic entry and execution of
complex trading in all of our products including PHLX sector index options and
PHLX World Currency Options. 

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, including 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 http://www.nasdaqomx.com. 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The matters described herein may 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 the NASDAQ OMX Government Relief Index and NASDAQ OMX's other
products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not guarantees of
future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed
or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond NASDAQ OMX's
control. These factors include, but are not limited to, factors detailed in
NASDAQ OMX's annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release
any revisions to any forward-looking statements. 

NDAQG

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