ADVISORY, Jan. 28, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. in partnership with CNBC, will open its market remotely from outside the United States of America from Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum's Annual meeting. On Thursday, January 29th NASDAQ CEO Bob Greifeld, NASDAQ President Magnus Bocker and European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia will participate in the market open. This is the fourth market open NASDAQ has done from Davos. The Opening Bell ceremony will be simultaneously displayed on the NASDAQ MarketSite Tower, NASDAQ's premier broadcast studio and digital sign in Times Square. The Opening Bell is a ceremonial event that represents NASDAQ's virtual market model. As a result, NASDAQ can be opened from any location bringing together electronically investors and market participants from around the world to mark the beginning of the trading day. Who: - Bob Greifeld, CEO, NASDAQ OMX; - Magnus Bocker, President, NASDAQ OMX; - Bruce Aust, Executive Vice President, NASDAQ OMX; - Bob McCooey, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX; - Joaquin Almunia, EU Commissioner When: Thursday, January 29th, 2009 NASDAQ Opening Bell Ceremony: 6:20 a.m. P.T./9:20 a.m. E.T./ 2:20 p.m. G.M.T, 3.20pm Switzerland. to 6:35 a.m. P.T./9:35 a.m. E.T./ 2:35 p.m. G.M.T, 3.35pm Switzerland. Where: Congress Center Front Lawn - CNBC Global Media Center. WEBCAST: A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm. BROADCAST: Time - 15:20 - 15:35 CET (Swiss local time) IS9/24C Downlk Freq: 4155.5 H Bandwidth: 9 For technical assistance during your feed, please contact the appropriate AMNS Operations facility: AMNS CT - 203-965-6372 AMNS NJ - 201-784-2003 AMNS NY - 212-599-1391 New York 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. RSVP: Please RSVP by contacting Jolene Libretto on +1 646 441 5220 or at Jolene.libretto@nasdaqomx.com NDAQA