ADVISORY, Nov. 25, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: Gary Bagley, Executive Director of New York Cares and Kathryn Soman, Health Plus Director of Communications and external affairs, will preside over the opening bell in Honor of the 20th Anniversary of the New York Cares Coat Drive. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. ET Contacts: Colleen Farrell (212) 402-1103 colleen_farrell@nycares.org NASDAQ MarketSite: Jolene Libretto (646) 441-5220 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQOMX.com
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 New York Cares:
New York Cares is New York City's leading volunteer organization. New York Cares and its volunteers help people in need break the cycle of poverty and build better lives. Since 1987, New York Cares has been creating a full range of opportunities for New Yorkers to volunteer in meaningful ways, providing support to almost 1,000 nonprofit organizations serving disadvantaged men, women and children citywide. The New York Cares Coat Drive is an annual holiday charitable tradition that takes place during the month of December each year. Since 1989, the Coat Drive has collected and distributed over one million coats to people in need in New York City. To learn more about New York Cares, visit www.nycares.org.
Health Plus is a not-for-profit, multicultural organization that is one of the largest managed care organizations in New York City. It has been the Presenting Sponsor of the New York Cares Coat Drive for the last four years.
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/.