NASDAQ Announces October Performance Statistics

Nov 13, 2007

Nov 13, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) --



  Number One in Matched Market Share for U.S. ETF Volume for Second
                       Consecutive Month

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced its consolidated market performance statistics for the NASDAQ Market Center for the month of October.

NASDAQ's matched market share of all U.S. Equity share volume was 29.6% in October 2007, more than any other U.S. exchange for the sixth consecutive month. NASDAQ's matched volume in all U.S. securities was 42.0 billion shares, an increase from 31.1 billion in October 2006.

During October, NASDAQ's handled market share in NASDAQ-listed securities was 73.7%(1) and matched market share in NASDAQ-listed securities was 45.0%.

NASDAQ's total reported market share in NYSE-listed stocks was a record high 37.4%(2) in October. NASDAQ's matched market share in NYSE-listed securities in last month was 18.4%, up from 13.4% in October 2006. NASDAQ's handled market share in NYSE-listed securities was 53.7% last month.(3)

NASDAQ's total reported market share of all U.S. ETF volume in October was 53.6%(4), with 9.3 billion shares changing hands. NASDAQ's matched market share of all U.S. ETF volume was 37.9%, a record high for the second consecutive month. Matched volume was 6.6 billion, more than any other U.S. exchange.

Included in NASDAQ's handled and total reported share in October for all U.S.-listed, NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed, and ETF securities are average daily volumes of 1.3 billion, 529 million, 635 million, and 118 million shares, respectively, reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ Trade Reporting Facility(tm).(5)

The table below shows NASDAQ's market share in several individual NYSE-listed securities during October:



                                    Matched         Total Reported
                                 Market Share        Market Share
                                 ------------        ------------

 EMC Corp. (EMC)                     23.3%               50.8%
 Under Armour, Inc. (UA)             24.2%               45.0%
 Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)          25.0%               50.1%
 McDonald's Corp. (MCD)              22.8%               43.7%
 LDK Solar, Inc. (LDK)               24.2%               45.0%

For the month, NASDAQ achieved total reported market share of over 30% in 531 NYSE-listed companies priced over $10 with average daily trading volume of more than 1 million shares.

To view all 531 NYSE-listed companies, visit http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader/ccg_1007.xls.

For more information about these and other NASDAQ market performance statistics, visit www.nasdaqtrader.com/marketshare.

To access the definitions of NASDAQ's market share terminology, visit www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader/tradingservices/marketshare/terms.pdf.

NASDAQ is the largest U.S. equities exchange. With approximately 3,100 companies, it lists more companies and, on average, trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. It is home to companies that are leaders across all areas of business including technology, retail, communications, financial services, transportation, media and biotechnology. NASDAQ is the primary market for trading NASDAQ-listed stocks as well as a leading liquidity pool for trading NYSE-listed stocks. For more information about NASDAQ, visit the NASDAQ Web site at www.nasdaq.com or the NASDAQ Newsroom at www.nasdaq.com/newsroom/.



                     NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
               Monthly Volume and Market Share Report
                  (Unaudited; shares in millions)

                                                  Month End
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 US Equities Volume                     Oct-07      Sep-07       Oct-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                  41,984      30,905       31,100
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume           71,360      52,771       54,276
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                  86,787      65,897       67,382
 Consolidated Volume                   141,721     107,611      109,516

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 US Equities Market Share               Oct-07      Sep-07       Oct-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                   29.6%        28.7%        28.4%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share            50.4%        49.0%        49.6%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                   61.2%        61.2%        61.5%

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 NASDAQ-Listed Equities Volume          Oct-07      Sep-07       Oct-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                  22,745      17,156       21,305
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume           34,914      25,950       33,656
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                  37,230      27,835       36,424
 Consolidated Volume                    50,502      36,663       44,396

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 NASDAQ-Listed Equities Market Share    Oct-07      Sep-07       Oct-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                   45.0%        46.8%        48.0%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share            69.1%        70.8%        75.8%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                   73.7%        75.9%        82.0%

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 NYSE-Listed Equities Volume            Oct-07      Sep-07       Oct-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                  14,123      10,021        7,761
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume           28,718      21,078       17,010
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                  41,261      31,910       27,039
 Consolidated Volume                    76,792      60,146       57,749

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 NYSE-Listed Equities Market Share      Oct-07      Sep-07       Oct-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                   18.4%        16.7%        13.4%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share            37.4%        35.0%        29.5%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                   53.7%        53.1%        46.8%

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 US ETFs Volume                         Oct-07      Sep-07       Oct-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                  6,559        4,623        2,938
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume           9,277        6,699        4,722
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                  9,919        7,160        5,055
 Consolidated Volume                   17,317       12,656        8,701

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 US ETFs Market Share                   Oct-07      Sep-07       Oct-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                   37.9%        36.5%        33.8%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share            53.6%        52.9%        54.3%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                   57.3%        56.6%        58.1%

(1) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 24.1%

(2) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 19.0%

(3) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 19.0%

(4) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 15.7%

(5) FINRA is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and is used under license from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

NDAQG

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