[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]NASDAQ OMX (Nasdaq:NDAQ) was recently named winner of ‘Best Data Center Provider to the Sell Side’ by Waters Magazine's second annual Sell-Side Technology Awards. NASDAQ OMX received the award for the NASDAQ OMX Data Center, which provides market participants with access to the most liquid electronic exchanges and over-the-counter platforms for trading in virtually every access class.

“It is an honor to be recognized for the NASDAQ OMX Data Center as we offer the sell-side community a state-of-the-art facility and an unparalleled trading experience for equities, derivatives and more asset classes as we grow our footprint in the fixed income, currencies and commodities arena,” said Hans-Ole Jochumsen, Executive Vice President of Global Market Services at NASDAQ OMX. “I'm proud of our team which has developed an ecosystem that is not only functionally complete but also demonstrates operational resiliency to maintain continuous markets.”

The award highlights the exchange group's Global Market Services business, particularly the Access Services division, which provides sell-side customers with fair access to exchange connectivity and co-location services, operational resiliency through disaster recovery, redundancy and other critical market functions.

The NASDAQ OMX Data Center is a leading liquidity center and one of the largest trading hubs for market participants across the world. It hosts markets across various asset classes and provides access to all major industry market data feeds, multiple telecommunications providers and leading financial technology and services. NASDAQ OMX's transparent approach to data center management and its use of leading edge infrastructure, including an independent solution for operational performance monitoring, offers an equal experience for all investors.