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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   FORD WILLIAM E 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/07/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NYSE Group, Inc. [NYX] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NYSE GROUP, INC., 11 WALL STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10005 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 10,366,466 (1) I See FN2 (2)

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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
Restricted Stock Units (3)	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock par value $0.01 per share	13,251 (5)	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FORD WILLIAM E C/O NYSE GROUP, INC. 11 WALL STREET NEW YORK, NY 10005	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ William E. Ford		03/07/2006
**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)	Received in exchange for an equal number of shares of common stock of Archipelago Holdings, Inc. in connection with the merger of New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and Archipelago Holdings, Inc. On March 7, 2006, the effective date of the merger, the closing price of the common stock of Archipelago Holdings, Inc. was $64.25 per share. The NYSE Group, Inc. common stock will commence trading on March 8, 2006, the day following the effective date of the merger.
(2)	10,366,466 shares of common stock consists of 7,193,963 shares of common stock owned by General Atlantic Partners 77, L.P. ("GAP 77"), 2,437,604 shares of common stock owned by GAP-W Holdings, L.P. ("GAP-W"), 129,835 shares of common stock owned by GapStar, LLC ("GapStar") and 605,064 shares of common stock owned by GAP Coinvestment Partners II, L.P. ("GAPCO II"). Mr. Ford is President and Managing Director of General Atlantic LLC ("GA LLC") and a general partner of GAPCO II. GA LLC is the general partner of GAP 77 and GAP-W, and the sole member of GapStar. The general partners of GAPCO II are also Managing Directors of GA LLC. Mr. Ford disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit represents a right to receive one share of the Company's Common Stock (or cash equal to the fair market value thereof) upon the director's resignation or other termination of service from the Company's board of directors.
(4)	These restricted stock units are fully vested with the underyling shares (or cash equal to the fair market value thereof) to be delivered upon Mr. Ford's resignation or other termination from the Company's board of directors.
(5)	Received in exchange for an equivalent number of RSUs for which Archipelago Holdings, Inc. common stock was the underlying security.

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