EXHIBIT 31.1
NYSE Euronext
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a), AS AMENDED
I, Duncan Niederauer, certify that:
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NYSE Euronext; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this report; |
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The registrants other certifying officer and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this quarterly report is
being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on such
evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the
registrants internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the registrants most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter
in the case of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrants internal control over
financial reporting; and |
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The registrants other certifying officer and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrants auditors and the audit committee of the
registrants board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses
in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrants ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting. |
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Date: May 7, 2010 |
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/s/ Duncan Niederauer
Duncan Niederauer
Chief Executive Officer
NYSE Euronext
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