NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market Welcomes Instinet Europe Limited as a New Member


On March 17, 2008, Instinet Europe Limited has been approved as a member on the
NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market stock exchanges and now has access to trading on the
exchanges in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. With its membership, Instinet can offer
direct access to the Baltic Market to its customers worldwide. Instinet becomes
the 23rd pan-Baltic member. 

"As a global agency broker whose clients are increasingly looking outside of
the traditional market centres for Alpha, we strive to provide connectivity to
as many trading destinations as possible," said Peter Howard, Head of Equities,
Europe at Instinet. "We're happy to expand our electronic offering to include
the Baltic Markets, adding to the 80 plus securities markets worldwide in which
Instinet customers can trade today." 

Instinet will trade on the NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market under the trading code INT.
The NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market stock exchanges have 41 members. 

About Instinet
Instinet, through its subsidiaries, is a global agency broker providing the
trading expertise and advanced technology necessary to successfully interact
with more than 80 securities markets worldwide. Acting solely as an agent for
its customers, Instinet seeks to improve institutional investment performance
and lower overall trading costs through its various front-end trading systems,
securities crossing networks, smart-routing technology, algorithms, commission
management programs and investment research products. 

Instinet operates a wide array of ATS platforms around the world, including CBX
in the United States, JapanCrossing in Asia and Chi-X Europe. The firm, which
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., has offices in North
America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. 

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers
trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents,
and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among
major markets. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to
companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic
Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market.  The company
offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives,
debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX technology supports
the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central
securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a
legal entity but describes the common offering from Nasdaq OMX exchanges in
Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more
information about NASDAQ OMX, visit www.nasdaqomx.com. 

CONTACTS:  

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

Media Contacts:
Tex Vertmann, Communications Manager 
Tallinn Stock Exchange +372 640 8862

Āris Dreimanis, Head of Corporate Communications 
Riga Stock Exchange +371 7212431

Gintare Blazyte, Communication Manager
Vilnius Stock Exchange +370 5 272 34 58

Instinet Contact:
Matthew Hergest, Head of Trading Operations
Instinet Europe Limited, +44 (0)20 7154 7255