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Published: 2010-11-01 10:02:29 CET
Nasdaq Commodities
Press release
09/10 Nord Pool ASA changes its name
Lysaker, November 1, 2010 -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ)
today
announced that Nord Pool ASA, the world's largest power derivatives
exchange,
has changed its company name to NASDAQ OMX Oslo ASA. A new trade
name, NASDAQ
OMX Commodities Europe, will be used for marketing and
communications purposes. 
 
“From its beginnings in 1995, NASDAQ OMX
Commodities Europe has developed from
a Nordic power exchange into a European
energy exchange and a global pioneer in
the power derivatives market. The
combination of NASDAQ OMX's world class
exchange technology and NASDAQ OMX
Commodities Europe's extensive experience in
the Nordic financial power market
will put the company in a prime position for
continued growth. The new company
name reflects our growth ambitions. We want
to combine our global ambitions
with a strong local presence, and our customers
will continue to receive the
same excellent level of service that they are
accustomed to,” said Geir
Reigstad, Senior Vice President of NASDAQ OMX
Commodities. 

NASDAQ OMX
Commodities Europe holds a Norwegian exchange license and operates
the Nordic
power derivatives market and one of Europe's largest carbon
exchanges on one
trading platform. NASDAQ OMX Commodities Europe is fully owned
by the NASDAQ
OMX Group. 

The name change takes effect from November 1, 2010.


Media
contacts:
NASDAQ OMX Commodities 
Trine Fersnes Riccardi + 47 9574 7497,
Corporate Communications
trine.riccardi@nasdaqomx.com  


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trading, exchange technology and public company services across six
continents,
with more than 3,600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple
capital
raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S.
listings
market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North,
and the
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than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX
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Vilnius. 

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About NASDAQ OMX
Commodities
NASDAQ OMX Commodities is the brand name for the NASDAQ OMX
Group's worldwide
suite of commodity related products and services. The NASDAQ
OMX Commodities
offerings include power, natural gas and carbon emission
markets and clearing
services. NASDAQ OMX Commodities is a trademark of the
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. 

NASDAQ OMX Commodities Europe is a secondary name of
NASDAQ OMX Oslo ASA, and
is authorised as a commodity derivatives exchange by
the Norwegian Ministry of
Finance and supervised by the Norwegian Financial
Supervisory Authority. 

The clearing house, NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB, is
authorised and supervised as a
multi-asset clearing house by the Swedish
Financial Supervisory Authority in
Sweden as well as authorised to conduct
clearing operation in Norway by the
Norwegian Ministry of Finance. 

For
more information, visit www.nasdaqomx.com/commodities.  

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