Nasdaq Nordic

Nasdaq Nordic is the common name for the subsidiaries of Nasdaq, Inc. that provide financial services and operate marketplaces for securities in the Nordic, Baltic, and Caucasian regions of Europe.[2]

"OMX" redirects here. For other uses, see OMX (disambiguation).

Nasdaq Nordic
Subsidiary
IndustryFinancial services
Founded2003
HeadquartersStockholm, Sweden
Key people
Hans-Ole Jochumsen
ProductsStock exchanges
RevenueSEK 4.305 billion (2007)[1]
Number of employees
1,638 (2007)[1]
ParentNasdaq, Inc.
Websitewww.nasdaqomxnordic.com
The old Stockholm Stock Exchange building

Historically, the operations have been known by the company name OMX AB (Aktiebolaget Optionsmäklarna/Helsinki Stock Exchange), which was created in 2003 upon a merger between OM AB and HEX plc. In 2015, the legal entity OMX AB was renamed Nasdaq AB, but it also operates under the alias Nasdaq OMX AB.[3][4] The operations have been part of Nasdaq, Inc. (formerly known as Nasdaq OMX Group) since February 2008.[5]

Nasdaq Nordic has two divisions: OMX Exchanges, which operates eight stock exchanges mainly in the Nordic, Baltic countries and Caucasus regions of Europe, as well as OMX Technology, which develops and markets systems for financial transactions used by OMX Exchanges, as well as by other stock exchanges.

History

Origins

OM AB (Optionsmäklarna) was a futures exchange founded by Olof Stenhammar in the 1980s to introduce trading in standardized option contracts in Sweden. OM acquired the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1998[6] and unsuccessfully attempted acquisition of the London Stock Exchange in 2001.[7] During the dot-com bubble in the early 21st century, OM, together with investment bank Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, launched a virtual European stock exchange called Jiway. The project was not successful[8] and was cancelled on 14 October 2002.[9]

Acquisition of other exchanges

On 3 September 2003, the Helsinki Stock Exchange (HEX) merged with OM, and the joint company became OM HEX.[10] On 31 August 2004, the brand name of the company was changed to OMX.[11] OMX then acquired the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in January 2005[6] for €164 million.[12] On 19 September 2006, the Iceland Stock Exchange owner Eignarhaldsfelagid Verdbrefathing (EV) announced it would be acquired by OMX in a deal valuing the company at 250 million SEK.[13] The transaction was completed by the end of the year.[6]

The company took a 10% stake in Oslo Børs Holding ASA, the owner of the Oslo Stock Exchange in October 2006. As of September 2016, Nasdaq is not a major shareholder in the Oslo Stock Exchange holding company, which following a merger is currently called Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA. Nasdaq has, however, publicly stated its interest in eventually acquiring the Oslo Stock Exchange.[14][15][16]

In November 2007, OMX acquired the Armenian Stock Exchange and Central Depository.[17]

Expansion of offerings

In December 2005, OMX started First North, an alternative exchange for smaller companies, in Denmark. The First North exchange expanded to Stockholm in June 2006, Iceland in January 2007 and Helsinki in April 2007.[18] The Markets Technology division of Computershare was acquired in 2006. The acquisition greatly expanded its product offerings and made its client list the largest of all trading system technology providers.

On 2 October 2006, the group launched a virtual Nordic Stock Exchange after merging the individual lists of shares traded at its three wholly owned Nordic exchanges into a combined Nordic List.[19] Companies listed on the Iceland Stock Exchange have also since been merged into the list. OMX also launched a pan-regional benchmark index known as the OMX Nordic 40 on the same date; however, the individual exchanges have also retained their own national benchmark indices.

NASDAQ takeover
Former logo used from 1971 to 2014, with Nasdaq logo added in 2007.

On 25 May 2007, NASDAQ agreed to buy OMX for US$3.7 billion.[20] In August, however, Borse Dubai offered US$4 billion, prompting speculation of a bidding war.[21] On 20 September 2007, Borse Dubai agreed to stop competing to buy OMX in return for a 20% stake and 5 percent of votes in NASDAQ as well as NASDAQ's then 28% stake in the London Stock Exchange.[22] In a complex transaction, Borse Dubai acquired 97.2% of OMX's outstanding shares before selling them on to NASDAQ.[23] The newly merged company was renamed the NASDAQ OMX Group upon completion of the deal on 27 February 2008.

Exchanges
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Helsinki
Reykjavík
Tallinn
Riga
Vilnius
Locations

The following exchanges, with official market names within parentheses, are operated by Nasdaq Nordic:[24]

  • Copenhagen Stock Exchange (Nasdaq Copenhagen)
  • Stockholm Stock Exchange (Nasdaq Stockholm)
  • Helsinki Stock Exchange (Nasdaq Helsinki)
  • Iceland Stock Exchange (Nasdaq Iceland)
  • Tallinn Stock Exchange (Nasdaq Baltic)
  • Riga Stock Exchange (Nasdaq Baltic)
  • Vilnius Stock Exchange (Nasdaq Baltic)
  • Armenian Stock Exchange (completed November 2007, renamed Nasdaq OMX Armenia in 2009)[25][26][27]

Divisions

The company's stock market activities are categorized into three divisions:

  • Nordic Market (Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Iceland)
  • Baltic Market (Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius)
  • First North (alternative exchange)

Technology

In North America, OMX supports its most high-profile customers such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), ICAP, ISE, and IDCG, which are powered by OMX trading systems such as X-stream, CLICK, CONDICO and SAXESS.

OMX is the world's leading provider of central securities depository (CSD) technology. Its Equator CSD product is used by clients in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean.

Central counterparty clearing (CCC) technology is a significant potential growth area for OMX. OMX's SECUR clearing[28] and Genium trading platform[29] facilitate trade novation, derivatives clearing, risk management and improved liquidity. SECUR clearing and Genium trading technology are in production around the world.

OMX's technology customers include:

gollark: No. I am mostly okay with 24-hour time.
gollark: What?
gollark: I'm aware of a crossplatform crate to use the system's web view thing, OpenGL-based UI stuff, and I think other stuff?
gollark: I mean, crossplatform networking yes, UI also sort of yes.
gollark: Roughly!

See also

References
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  29. "Genium INET Trading" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
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