Event Celebrates Rebranding of Dubai International Financial Exchange
(DIFX) to NASDAQ Dubai
NASDAQ OMX to List Its Shares On NASDAQ Dubai
ADVISORY, Nov. 18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: NASDAQ OMX CEO Bob Greifeld; Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman,
Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre;
Soud Ba'alawy Chairman, NASDAQ Dubai; Essa Kazim
Chairman, Borse Dubai and Jeff Singer, Chief Executive
Officer of DIFX will ring the NASDAQ opening bell
remotely from the Dubai International Financial Centre
(DIFC) on November 20th at 9:30 a.m. (EST).
The NASDAQ Opening Bell ceremony will be broadcast on
NASDAQ's seven-story Tower overlooking Times Square, where
more than a million people pass by daily. It will also be
broadcast via NASDAQ's MarketSite studio which conducts
daily broadcasts aired around the globe.
The Opening Bell is a ceremonial event that represents The
NASDAQ's virtual market model. As a result, NASDAQ can be
opened from any location bringing together investors and
market participants from around the world to mark the
beginning of the trading day.
Why: To celebrate the renaming of DIFX to NASDAQ Dubai
effective November 18. The NASDAQ OMX Group will list its
shares on NASDAQ Dubai effective November 20.
In addition, NASDAQ OMX will host its First Middle East
Investor Conference in Dubai on November 20 to provide its
issuers with access to investors in the region. The
conference will be held jointly with NASDAQ Dubai.
Who: Bob Greifeld, NASDAQ OMX CEO;
Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of the Dubai International
Financial Centre;
Soud Ba'alawy, Chairman of NASDAQ Dubai and Director of
NASDAQ OMX;
Essa Kazim, Chairman, Borse Dubai;
Jeff Singer, Chief Executive Officer of NASDAQ Dubai
When: Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. EST
NASDAQ Opening Bell Ceremony
Dubai time 1330 - 1500 GMT
Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway
Broadcast Studio
Live from Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
Webcast: A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be
available at:
http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm
Broadcast: Dubai
The entire NASDAQ Opening Bell ceremony live from Dubai
can be made available to all local and regional broadcast
outlets
Time: 1330 - 1500 GMT
Origin: DIFC Gate, Dubai
Route: MEN Dubai SNG uplinks on Eutelsat
W6, C1 U/L 13796.8893 H D/L: 11496.8893 V S/R 2.755 FEC 7/8
MEN Downlinks and delivers the signal on NASDAQ NY 1523
Standards: Conversion of PAL (Origin) to NTSC
(Destination) Provided by MEN
Please call +971 4 391 9779 if you experience any downlink
problems.
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Feed Information:
The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m.
on Galaxy 28 C/9, downlink frequency 3880 horizontal. The
feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have
any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at
(646) 441-5220.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also
available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C
band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal.
The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.
Webcast:
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be
available at:
http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open,
please go to
http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm
and click on the market open of your choice.
About NASDAQ Dubai
NASDAQ Dubai is the international financial exchange
serving the region between Western Europe and East Asia.
It welcomes regional as well as global issuers that seek
regional and international investment. The exchange
currently lists shares, structured products, Sukuk
(Islamic bonds) and conventional bonds and is planning to
list equity derivatives later in 2008.
The majority shareholder of NASDAQ Dubai is Borse Dubai
with a two-thirds stake. NASDAQ OMX Group owns one third
of the shares. The regulator of NASDAQ Dubai is the Dubai
Financial Services Authority (DFSA). NASDAQ Dubai is
located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
For more information, visit www.nasdaqdubai.com
About NASDAQ OMX:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange
company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and
public company services across six continents, and with
over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide
listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple
capital raising solutions to companies around the globe,
including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic
Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL
Market. The company offers trading across multiple asset
classes including equities, derivatives, debt,
commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX
technology supports the operations of over 60 exchanges,
clearing organizations and central securities depositories
in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a
legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ
OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland,
Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about
NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com/.