Edward S. Knight                     Executive Vice President,                       General Counsel and                       Chief Regulatory Officer                     805 King Farm Blvd,  Suite 100                     Rockville, MD 20850 / USA                     (301) 978-8480                     Edward.Knight@nasdaq.com                       Nasdaq.com

November 5, 2014

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re:	Notice of Disclosure in Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. has made disclosure pursuant to those provisions in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2014.

Sincerely,

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

 

By:		/s/ Edward S. Knight
		Edward S. Knight
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Officer