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NASDAQ.com Makes Forbes Best Of The Web List

Date 14/04/2004

NASDAQ.com has been recognized as one of the best financial portal and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Web sites, as determined by editors of Forbes - one of the world's leading publishers of financial information. NASDAQ.com is the corporate Web site of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ ® "; OTCBB: NDAQ), the largest electronic stock market in the U.S.

Since its inception in 1996, NASDAQ.com has been consistently recognized among users as one of the best financial Web sites. Forbes Best of the Web editors review each site according to five criteria: content, design, speed, navigation and customization.

According to Forbes, "NASDAQ.com's depth … is nearly unmatched. News from the usual suspects like Dow Jones and the AP … and SEC filings fill out the site, giving you no need to turn elsewhere."

Of NASDAQ.com's ETF offerings, Forbes added, "NASDAQ.com's well-designed EFT Dynamic Heatmap serves as a virtual mood ring of intraday sector and index performance for active investors."

"This is confirmation that NASDAQ's efforts to be transparent and meet the information needs of investors are valued," said Adena Friedman, Executive Vice President of NASDAQ Strategy and Data Products.

NASDAQ.com is one of the most highly trafficked financial sites in the world - generating about 100 million page views a month. For more information about the NASDAQ.com, please visit http://www.nasdaq.com .

NASDAQ is the largest U.S. electronic stock market. With approximately 3,300 companies, it lists more companies and, on average, trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. It is home to category-defining 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. Approximately 54% of NASDAQ-listed shares traded are reported to NASDAQ systems. For more information about NASDAQ, visit the NASDAQ Web site at www.NASDAQ.com or the NASDAQ NewsroomSM at www.NASDAQnews.com.