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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-001799
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150105
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150105

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NASDAQ OMX GROUP, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001120193
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECURITY & COMMODITY BROKERS, DEALERS, EXCHANGES & SERVICES [6200]
		IRS NUMBER:				521165937
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-32651
		FILM NUMBER:		15505497

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE LIBERTY PLAZA
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10006
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2124018700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE LIBERTY PLAZA
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10006

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NASDAQ STOCK MARKET INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010423
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January&nbsp;5, 2015 (January&nbsp;5, 2015) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;5, 2015, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. issued a press
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jan 5, 2015 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nasdaq to Acquire Dorsey Wright&nbsp;&amp;
Associates </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Will Become a Leading Provider of Smart Beta Indexes With Addition of Model-Based Strategies </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Acquisition Expected to be Accretive at Closing </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#151; Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it will acquire Dorsey, Wright&nbsp;&amp; Associates, LLC (DWA), a
market leader in data analytics, passive indexing and smart beta strategies. DWA will add to Nasdaq&#146;s robust index portfolio, bringing model-based strategies and analysis to support the financial advisor community, and further strengthening
Nasdaq&#146;s position as a leading smart beta index provider in the U.S. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DWA will increase
Nasdaq&#146;s capacity for growth in the index business across asset classes and geographies, with substantial opportunities in index licensing. The combined group will bring together DWA&#146;s 17 ETFs and Nasdaq&#146;s 69 licensed smart-beta ETFs
focused primarily on dividend and income strategies. As a result, Nasdaq Global Indexes will become one of the largest providers of smart beta indexes with nearly $45 billion in assets benchmarked to its family of Smart Beta indexes and more than
$105 billion benchmarked to all Nasdaq Indexes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Our index business has been a strong growth area for Nasdaq over the last decade, and the
acquisition of Dorsey Wright&nbsp;&amp; Associates will further cement our position as a major player and industry innovator,&#148; said Adena Friedman, President of Nasdaq. &#147;We are always looking for opportunities to expand Nasdaq&#146;s index
offering with quality products that deepen our relationships with the investing community. DWA provides a natural complement to our business and growth strategy.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to customary conditions and approvals, Nasdaq will acquire DWA for $225 million funded through a mix of debt and cash on hand. Nasdaq expects the
acquisition will be accretive to the company&#146;s earnings at closing, excluding transaction-related costs, and does not expect a material impact on Nasdaq&#146;s financial leverage or capital return strategy. The acquisition will further support
the company&#146;s efforts to deliver consistent and stable returns to shareholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Smart Beta represents one of the fastest growing sectors
within the ETF market,&#148; said Tom Dorsey, President, Dorsey Wright&nbsp;&amp; Associates. &#147;This deal will allow us to grow significantly, while continuing to create products and strategies that meet the needs of our clients.&#148; </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nasdaq intends to fuel DWA&#146;s growth strategy by accelerating product development, raising awareness of the
DWA indexes and increasing the base of potential market participants through its global distribution network. Nasdaq&#146;s ability to create innovative indexes, its long-term relationships with ETF providers, and DWA&#146;s analytical capabilities
and smart-beta models are expected to lead to new products in more asset classes, including fixed income, currencies and commodities, and facilitate international expansion of the DWA offerings, beginning in Canada and Europe. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additionally, there are opportunities for Nasdaq technology to enhance DWA&#146;s web-based advisor tools used to deliver DWA&#146;s methodology into tactical
asset allocation models. The enhancements will create more opportunities for financial advisors as the market continues to move toward model-based investing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Historically, Nasdaq has a proven ability to bolster acquired companies&#146; index businesses by leveraging its distribution, technology and product
generation capabilities. This is best exemplified by the acquisition of the index business of Mergent in 2012. In the two years since the deal was completed, the index business of Mergent has over-achieved its business targets and returns, resulting
in licensed asset growth of 100 percent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Friedman concluded, &#147;We intend to integrate the DWA team with our broader Nasdaq organization, leveraging
DWA&#146;s research expertise and deep relationships with the financial advisor community, and we expect to generate revenue synergies by deepening DWA&#146;s licensing relationships with the ETF sponsor community globally.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Nasdaq Global Information Services </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nasdaq Global
Information Services (GIS) leverages reliable, scalable technology and robust distribution channels to provide comprehensive benchmarks and market data solutions across asset classes and regions. We equip financial institutions and investors with
essential market transparency to make informed decisions. Our Global Data Products (GDP) provide innovative real-time and historical market data products, as well as analytic data solutions designed to meet new industry challenges. In addition,
Nasdaq Global Index Group (GIG) spans geographies and asset classes to support financial product sponsors across a wide-spectrum of investable products and asset managers that measure risk and performance. Our diverse families include the Dividend
Achievers, Global Equity, Fixed Income, Nordic, Green Economy, Sharia and Commodity Indexes, based upon rules-based, transparent methodologies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About
Nasdaq </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, exchange technology, information and public company services across six continents.
Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today&#146;s global capital
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first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world&#146;s securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,500 listed
companies with a market value of over $8.8 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit www.nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Dorsey, Wright&nbsp;&amp; Associates </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dorsey,
Wright&nbsp;&amp; Associates (DWA) is an independent and privately owned registered investment advisory firm based in Richmond, Virginia. Since its founding in 1987 by Tom Dorsey and Watson Wright, Dorsey Wright has been a leading advisor to Wall
Street and investment managers worldwide. Dorsey Wright provides three essential services for clients: comprehensive investment research and analysis, professional money management for financial advisors and individuals, and sub-advisory and
licensing services to mutual funds and ETF providers. For more information, visit www.dorseywright.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the acquisition of Dorsey Wright&nbsp;&amp; Associates and Nasdaq&#146;s 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&#146;s control. These
factors include, but are not limited to factors detailed in Nasdaq&#146;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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NDAQG </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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