Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club Chairman to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Dec. 22, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Ivan Obolensky, Chairman of the Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast
 Guard and Airmen's Club, will preside over the Closing Bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast 
 Studio

 When:
 Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Christopher Page
 (862) 215-5020
 cpage@ssmaclub.org

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.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 Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club:

Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club has a mission to promote the general welfare of Servicemen and Servicewomen (and their families) of the United States and its Allies and to maintain club houses and/or other facilities. They also proudly serve the N.Y.P.D., N.Y.F.D., and E.M.S. personnel who, after 9/11, are likewise on the "Front Lines." We are hereby dedicated to support our Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Merchant Marine and Navy personnel and their dependents."

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, with over 3,900 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, including First North; and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.