NASDAQ OMX Group (NDAQ)

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

Market Information. Our common stock has been listed on the Nasdaq National Market since February 9, 2005, under the ticker symbol “NDAQ.” From July 1, 2002 through February 8, 2005, our common stock traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “NDAQ.”

Before February 9, 2005, there was a limited trading market for our common stock. The following chart lists the quarterly high and low bid prices for shares of our common stock for 2004 and 2005. These prices are between dealers and do not include retail markups, markdowns or other fees and commissions and may not represent actual transactions.

As of March 8, 2006, we had approximately 1,013 holders of record of our common stock. As of March 8, 2006, the closing price of our common stock was $38.56. We do not pay, and do not anticipate paying in the foreseeable future, any cash dividends on our equity.

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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

Market Information. Our common stock began trading on The Nasdaq National Market on February 10, 2005 under the symbol “NDAQ.” During the period from July 1, 2002 through February 9, 2005, our common stock traded on the OTC Bulletin Board. No established public trading market existed for the common stock prior to July 2002 due to certain contractual transfer restrictions contained in the private placements of common stock .

The following chart lists the quarterly high and low bid prices for shares of the common stock for 2004 and 2003. These prices are between dealers and do not include retail markups, markdowns or other fees and commissions and may not represent actual transactions.

Holders. As of March 4, 2005, Nasdaq had approximately 1,475 holders of record of its common stock.

Dividends. Nasdaq does not pay, and does not anticipate paying in the foreseeable future, any cash dividends on its common equity.

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