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

April 8, 2015

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Notice of Disclosure in Annual Report on Form 10-K 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2015.

Sincerely,

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
By:	/s/ Edward S. Knight
	Edward S. Knight
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Officer