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Change to Nasdaq waiting time key to Facebook choice

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.’s waiting period for entry into one of its best-known stock indexes was a negotiating point with Facebook Inc. as the company weighed where to list its shares, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

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