Editing Nasdaq Nordic (section)

===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.<ref>{{cite news
 |title= OMX: First North Services Expand to Finland |work=[[Business Wire]]
 |date=3 April 2007 |access-date=29 February 2008
 |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30215294_ITM}}</ref> 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.{{Cn|date=August 2021}}

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|wholly owned]] [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] exchanges into a combined Nordic List.<ref>{{cite press release
 |title= The OMX Nordic Exchange strengthens its position as a leading European marketplace
 |publisher=OMX |date=2 October 2006 |access-date=29 February 2008 |url= http://www.omxnordicexchange.com/newsandstatistics/marketnotices/Article/?msgId=619404&lang=en}}</ref> 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 also retained their own national benchmark indices.{{Cn|date=August 2021}}