Nasdaq OMX Europe commenced trading on Friday in 25 FTSE 100 stocks. Ultimately, it will roll-out trading in approximately 600 European securities, to be completed by the end of October.

It also introduced the Nasdaq OMX Europe Index, a market cap-weighted index designed to track the companies traded on the Nasdaq OMX Europe marketplace. The index will commence calculation with a value of 1500.00 on Friday.

Charlotte Crosswell, president of Nasdaq OMX Europe commented: “We are looking forward to delivering a better trading experience to investor as securities trading moves towards higher volumes executed at faster speeds. With our unique order routing capability, not offered by any other MTF, we have the capability to revolutionize the trading environment in Europe.”