LIVE From DAVOS, Switzerland The NASDAQ OMX Opening Bell Ceremony

NASDAQ OMX Hosts 4th Annual Opening Bell From The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting


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

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