The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

NEW YORK and MANILA, 2013-02-20 14:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and the Philippine Dealing and
Exchange Corporation (PDEx) today announced that PDEx has selected NASDAQ OMX's
SMARTSOnline market surveillance system to monitor market activity across the
fixed income market in the Philippines. 

SMARTSOnline blends quick time-to-market and extensive support with the rich
functionality of the SMARTS Integrity platform to monitor market activity. 

"It is an honor to partner again with a growing, well-recognized leader in
Southeast Asia like PDEx," said Lars Ottersgard, Senior Vice President of
Market Technology, NASDAQ OMX. "Our SMARTSOnline technology will allow PDEx to
undertake real-time surveillance and shorten investigation time for fraudulent
activities." 

The selection of NASDAQ OMX's SMARTSOnline marks the second opportunity for
collaboration for these companies, as NASDAQ OMX currently powers PDEx's
trading through its X-stream trading solution. 

"The Philippine domestic bond market is proud to partner up again with NASDAQ
OMX in bringing order and a level playing field to the local community of fixed
income market stakeholders," said Vicente B. Castillo, Chairman and CEO, PDEx.
"NASDAQ OMX has been our infrastructure partner since we opened the market in
2005. Due to the power of its surveillance systems and the natural synergies
with our platform this selection was an easy choice. Our relationship with
NASDAQ OMX has been most fruitful and we look forward to the gains we can
achieve together as the Philippine market expands and evolves." 

Operating in more than 40 national exchanges and regulators, and more than 70
market participants across 55 markets, SMARTS surveillance solutions are
helping customers respond to the ever changing regulatory landscape. 

About Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp (PDEx)

The Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp (PDEx) is the trading arm of the PDS
Group of Companies, a Philippines-based enterprise operating a full-service
suite for the fixed income markets, from trading, clearing and settlement, to
post-settlement. As trading arm of the Group, it is licensed by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Exchange under the provisions of the
Securities Regulation Code (SRC) and is authorized to operate an
Over-the-Counter market. In this capacity, PDEx provides a centralized &
efficient infrastructure for trading securities which ensures price discovery,
transparency and investor protection. In July 2006, SEC formally recognized
PDEx as a Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) in the Inter-Dealer Market and is
thus vested with the responsibility of formulating the requisite market rules,
undertaking surveillance and enforcing compliance in the inter-dealer market.
In November 2007, the SEC expanded the SRO registration of PDEx to cover the
Inter-Professional Market, and in February 2008, its SRO authority was expanded
to cover its members in all markets within the PDEx Trading Systems.
www.pdex.com.ph 

About NASDAQ OMX:

The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., fuels
economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of
a trade - from risk management to trade to surveillance to clearing. In the
U.S. and Europe, we own and operate 25 markets, 3 clearinghouses and 5 central
securities depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income,
derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to process more
than 1 million messages per second at sub-40 microsecond speeds with 99.99%
uptime, our technology drives more than 70 marketplaces in 50 developed and
emerging countries into the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world's securities
transactions. Our award-winning data products and worldwide indexes are the
benchmarks in the financial industry. Home to approximately 3,400 listed
companies worth $6 trillion in market cap whose innovations shape our world, we
give the ideas of tomorrow access to capital today. Welcome to where the world
takes a big leap forward, daily. Welcome to the NASDAQ OMX Century. To learn
more, visit www.nasdaqomx.com. Follow us on Facebook
(http://www.facebook.com/NASDAQ) and Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). (Symbol: NDAQ and member of S&P 500) 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made
under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about
SMARTSOnline and NASDAQ OMX's other products and offerings. We caution that
these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may
differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties
or other factors beyond NASDAQ OMX's control. These factors include, but are
not limited to factors detailed in NASDAQ OMX's annual report on Form 10-K, and
periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We
undertake no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking
statements. 

                                      NDAQG


         CONTACT: NASDAQ OMX Media Contact:
         Ryan Wells
         (212) 231-5541 (office)
         (646) 581-4286 (mobile)
         Ryan.Wells@NASDAQOMX.com
         
         PDEx
         Socorro Bolipata Lerer
         +632 884 5000 (office)
         non.lerer@pds.com.ph