ADVISORY, Jan. 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: The cast of CNBC's new show, "Options Action," will preside over the Closing Bell to celebrate its premiere on Friday, January 16th, 2009. Joining them will be Chris Concannon, Executive Vice President of Transaction Services, NASDAQ OMX. CNBC's "Options Action" will air Fridays from 11:30PM-12AM ET, and will repeat on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 6AM ET on CNBC. "Options Action," hosted by CNBC's Melissa Lee, is a fast-paced, weekly half-hour roundtable discussion featuring four prominent options traders who will explain the advantages of options trading and demonstrate the strategy using the news of the week. Who: * Melissa Lee, CNBC Host * Mike Khouw, Director of Equity Derivatives Trading, US, Cantor Fitzgerald * Jim Iuorio, Managing Director, TJM Institutional Services * Brian Stutland, President, Stutland Equities * Stacey Gilbert, Market Strategist, Susquehanna Capital Group * Joe Terranova, Chief Alternatives Strategist, Virtus Investment Partners Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. ET NASDAQ OMX operates two options exchanges, The NASDAQ Options Market and NASDAQ OMX PHLX, the third largest options exchange in the US. Contacts: Beth Goldman Director of Publicity, CNBC (201) 735-4724 Beth.Goldman@nbcuni.com 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 CNBC:
CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news, providing real-time financial market coverage and business information to approximately 400 million homes worldwide, including more than 95 million households in the United States and Canada. The network's Business Day programming (weekdays from 5:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. ET) is produced at CNBC's headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., and also includes reports from CNBC news bureaus worldwide. Additionally, CNBC viewers can manage their individual investment portfolios and gain additional in-depth information from on-air reports by accessing http://www.cnbc.com.
Members of the media can receive more information about CNBC and its programming on the NBC Universal Media Village Web site at http://nbcumv.com/cnbc/.
About NASDAQ Options Market:
The NASDAQ Options Market operates a fully automated, price/time priority market with an opportunity for price improvement that provides a level playing field to all participants. It also has the ability to provide a routing service to orders when trading is not present on the NASDAQ Options Market. NASDAQ OMX's offering is the first options trading platform to offer true price/time priority. The NASDAQ Options Market complements NASDAQ's acquisition of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
About NASDAQ OMX PHLX:
NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX) trades more than 2,650 equity options, sector index options and U.S. dollar-settled options on major currencies. PHLX operates on a combination of cutting-edge electronic and floor-based options trading technology. Our model affords customer's priority over other participants and allows for directed orders. With the completion of the rollout of the PHLX Complex Order System, electronic complex orders can be entered for two legged option to option transactions. PHLX offers electronic entry and execution of complex trading in all of our products including PHLX sector index options and PHLX World Currency Options.
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/.