Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Ewing Anna M
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NASDAQ STOCK MARKET INC [NDAQ]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE LIBERTY PLAZA
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10006
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 50,960 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 11/15/2014 Common Stock 50,000 $ 7.35 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 07/29/2013 Common Stock 50,000 $ 8.5 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 02/18/2014 Common Stock 50,000 $ 9.15 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 02/14/2011 Common Stock 24,000 $ 13 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ewing Anna M
ONE LIBERTY PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10006
      Executive Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Edward Knight, by power of attorney 12/20/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents 40,264 shares of restricted stock granted under The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, of which 3,914 shares are vested and 10,696 shares purchased under the Employee Share Purchase Plan.
(2) Option exercisable as to 50% on January 15, 2010 ("tranche 1"), subject to accelerated vesting of the entire tranche 1 on January 15, 2009, or in the alternative, extension of vesting of the entire tranche 1 until January 15, 2011 depending on whether applicable performance goals to be determined by the Board of Directors are met. Options exercisable as to 50% on January 15, 2011 ("tranche 2"), subject to accelerated vesting of the entire tranche 2 on January 15, 2010, or in the alternative, extension of vesting of the entire tranche 2 until January 15, 2012, depending on whether applicable performance goals to be determined by the Board of Directors are met.
(3) Options vested as to 33,000 and will vest as to 17,000 on July 29, 2006.
(4) Options vest as to 50,000 on February 18, 2007.
(5) Options vested as to 24,000.

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