Deutsche Bank goes live with Sponsored Access on NASDAQ OMX Nordic

Stockholm, November 11, 2010 — NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces that Deutsche Bank will start offering low latency Sponsored Access to the NASDAQ OMX Nordic exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Iceland using NASDAQ OMX Nordic's newly enhanced Pre-Trade Risk Management service. Sponsored Access enables members to provide their clients with direct connectivity to NASDAQ OMX Nordic's ultra low latency matching services, offering cost savings to both clients and members as they avoid the cost of integrating and connecting the client's order flow to the member's system. Deutsche Bank is the first member to take advantage of NASDAQ OMX Nordic's recently enhanced Pre-Trade Risk Management service which, through offering sophisticated pre-trade risk layer and administration interface, mitigates market risk by monitoring all orders submitted to the NASDAQ OMX Nordic exchanges. “We are delighted to be working with Deutsche Bank in providing their clients with access to NASDAQ OMX Nordic exchanges. Following the launch of our state-of-the art INET trading system and the release of our enhanced Pre-Trade Risk Management tool we see a strong interest for sponsored access. A key benefit of our sponsored access offering is the ultra low latency available via our co-location services”, said Bjørn Sibbern, Senior Vice President NASDAQ OMX Transaction Services Nordic. 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 approximately 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. NASDAQ OMX 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 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 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 no limited to, statements about NASDAQ OMX's 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. There can be no assurance that the FSA will give the NASDAQ OMX applicant the authorization and permissions which it seeks. - # - Media Contacts: Anna Rasin +46 8 405 6612 Anna.rasin@nasdaqomx.com

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