
Mike Aitkin, Chairman, SMARTS Group and Anna Ewing, EVP and CIO, NASDAQ OMX
Strengthening the commercial technology offering
NASDAQ OMX has signed an agreement to acquire world-leading market surveillance system provider SMARTS Group. SMARTS’ surveillance solutions are a good strategic fit with the NASDAQ OMX Market Technology business and will enhance NASDAQ OMX’s proven leadership position as strategic technology partner to marketplaces worldwide.
More than ever, robust surveillance operations are imperative to ensure integrity in today’s financial markets, and SMARTS will be an important addition to the commercial technology portfolio, enabling NASDAQ OMX to provide trading and surveillance solutions. In addition, with the SMARTS’ acquisition, NASDAQ OMX enters the broker surveillance and compliance markets.
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