Nasdaq Liffe Markets Congratulates The Chicago Board of Trade On Selecting LIFFE CONNECT™ As Their Electronic Trading Platform

Nasdaq Liffe Markets (NQLX), congratulates the Chicago Board of Trade on their decision to use the LIFFE CONNECT™ system. As the first U.S. exchange to use LIFFE CONNECT™ as its trading platform, NQLX is pleased to learn that the industry-leading CBOT has made the same decision. LIFFE CONNECT™ is a state-of-the-art electronic trading system and the world's most advanced derivatives trading system, offering unrivalled execution speed and flexibility.

NQLX is a fully electronic, federally regulated exchange formed as a joint venture between The NASDAQ Stock Market Inc.® and *LIFFE (London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange). It lists security futures on both exchange-traded funds and the largest U.S. companies through LIFFE's electronic trading platform, LIFFE CONNECT™. For more information on NQLX, visit: www.nqlx.com