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NASDAQ Becomes The Largest U.S. Stock Exchange In 2007 - NASDAQ Sets Matched Share Volume And Market Share Records In All U.S. Securities In 2007 - NASDAQ Sets Multiple Records In 2007 In Trading NYSE Securities

Date 15/01/2008

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ(r)) (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it became the largest U.S. stock exchange in 2007. NASDAQ's matched volume in all U.S. securities was a record high 442.0 billion shares in 2007, an increase from 331.0 billion in 2006. Consolidated volume in all U.S. securities last year was a record 1.52 trillion, compared with 1.21 trillion the previous year. NASDAQ's matched market share of all U.S. Equity share volume was more than any other U.S. exchange at 29.1% in 2007, compared to 27.3% in 2006.

NASDAQ's matched volume in all U.S. securities in December 2007 was 34.0 billion shares, an increase from 25.5 billion in December 2006. NASDAQ's matched market share of all U.S. Equity share volume was 29.0% in December, more than any other U.S. exchange for the ninth consecutive month.

In 2007, NASDAQ's matched volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 250.8 billion shares, compared to 244.8 billion shares the previous year. NASDAQ's handled market share in NASDAQ-listed securities in 2007 was 75.7%(1) and matched market share was 46.1%.

During December 2007, NASDAQ's matched volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 17.3 billion shares, compared to 17.0 billion shares in December 2006. NASDAQ's handled market share in NASDAQ-listed securities in December was 73.2%(2) and matched market share in was 45.4%.

NASDAQ's matched volume in NYSE-listed stocks in 2007 was a record high 142.3 billion shares, an increase from 64.5 billion shares in 2006. NASDAQ's total reported market share in NYSE-listed stocks was a record 35.1%(3), compared with 25.8% the previous year. NASDAQ's matched market share in NYSE-listed securities in 2007 was a record high 17.1%, up from 10.4% in 2006. NASDAQ's handled market share in NYSE-listed securities was a record 54.2% in 2007, compared with 39.6% in 2006.(4)

NASDAQ's matched volume in NYSE-listed stocks was 11.8 billion shares in December, an increase from 6.9 billion shares in December 2006. NASDAQ's total reported market share in NYSE-listed stocks in December was 36.7%(5). NASDAQ's matched market share in NYSE-listed securities last month was 18.3%, up from 14.2% in December 2006. NASDAQ's handled market share in NYSE-listed securities last month was 53.9%.(6)

NASDAQ's matched volume in all U.S. ETFs in 2007 was 61.6 billion, more than any other U.S. exchange. NASDAQ's matched market share of all U.S. ETF volume last year was 35.9%. NASDAQ's total reported market share of all U.S. ETF volume in 2007 was 53.0%(7), with 90.8 billion shares changing hands.

NASDAQ's matched volume in all U.S. ETFs in December was 5.5 billion, more than any other U.S. exchange. Matched market share of all U.S. ETF volume last month was 37.2%. NASDAQ's total reported market share of all U.S. ETF volume in December was 53.2%(8), with 8.0 billion shares being traded.

Included in NASDAQ's handled and total reported share in 2007 for all U.S.-listed, NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed, and ETF securities are average daily volumes of 1.3 billion, 547.7 million, 597.9 million, and 116.5 million shares, respectively, reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ Trade Reporting Facility(tm).(9)

In December, included in NASDAQ's handled and total reported share for all U.S.-listed, NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed, and ETF securities are average daily volumes of 1.2 billion, 453.2 million, 589.3 million, and 118.8 million shares, respectively, reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ Trade Reporting Facility.

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



                                  Matched           Total Reported
                                Market Share         Market Share
                                ------------        --------------
 Seagate Technology (STX)           22.0%                44.8%
 CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS)     23.5%                46.6%
 Altira Group, Inc. (MO)            19.4%                48.4%
 Mirant Corp. (MIR)                 24.7%                49.1%
 Washington Mutual, Inc. (WM)       24.5%                50.2%

For the month, NASDAQ achieved total reported market share of over 30% in 465 NYSE-listed companies priced over $10 with average daily trading volume of more than 1 million shares.

To view all 465 NYSE-listed companies, visit http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader/ccg_1207.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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 U.S. Equities Volume                  Dec-07       Nov-07      Dec-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                 33,958       47,465      25,505
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume          57,444       76,374      45,877
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                 70,592       92,698      57,009
 Consolidated Volume                  116,905      156,436      91,775

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 U.S. Equities Market Share            Dec-07       Nov-07      Dec-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                   29.0%        30.3%       27.8%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share            49.1%        48.8%       50.0%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                   60.4%        59.3%       62.1%

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 NASDAQ-Listed Equities Volume         Dec-07       Nov-07      Dec-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                 17,298       23,782      17,009
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume          26,362       34,794      27,264
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                 27,908       36,198      28,794
 Consolidated Volume                   38,123       51,351      36,534

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 NASDAQ-Listed Equities Market Share   Dec-07       Nov-07      Dec-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                   45.4%        46.3%       46.6%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share            69.2%        67.8%       74.6%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                   73.2%        70.5%       78.8%

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 NYSE-Listed Equities Volume           Dec-07       Nov-07      Dec-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                 11,762       17,007       6,938
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume          23,550       31,766      15,579
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                 34,564       45,941      24,903
 Consolidated Volume                   64,127       86,793      48,899

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 NYSE-Listed Equities Market Share     Dec-07       Nov-07      Dec-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                   18.3%        19.6%       14.2%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share            36.7%        36.6%       31.9%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                   53.9%        52.9%       50.9%

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 U.S. ETFs Volume                      Dec-07       Nov-07      Dec-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Volume                  5,530        9,177       2,139
 NASDAQ Total Reported Volume           7,907       12,752       3,664
 NASDAQ Handled Volume                  8,382       13,679       3,929
 Consolidated Volume                   14,874       23,599       7,076

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 U.S. ETFs Market Share                Dec-07       Nov-07      Dec-06
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 NASDAQ Matched Share                   37.2%        38.9%       30.2%
 NASDAQ Total Reported Share            53.2%        54.0%       51.8%
 NASDAQ Handled Share                   56.4%        58.0%       55.5%


 (1) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 25.3%
 (2) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 23.8%
 (3) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 18.0%
 (4) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 18.0%
 (5) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 18.4%
 (6) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 18.4%
 (7) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 17.1%
 (8) Figure includes FINRA/NASDAQ TRF market share of 16.0%

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