Global Change Associates Chairman to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, March 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Peter Fusaro, Chairman of Global Change Associates will preside
 over the opening bell.

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

 When:
 Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Peter Fusaro
 Global Change Associates
 (212) 316-0223
 peterfusaro@global-change.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; mobile - 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQomx.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 19 C/15, downlink frequency 4000 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Librettto 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 Global Change Associates:

Global Change Associates Inc. (GCA) was founded in 1991 by Peter C. Fusaro to focus on the convergence of energy and environmental financial markets. Peter is the best selling author of "What Went Wrong at Enron" and is a recognized "thought leader" on energy and environmental markets. GCA holds the annual Wall Street Green Trading Summit (www.wsgts.com) on April 1 and 2 in New York. NASDAQ and OMX are sponsors of this event. GCA continues to focus on recognizing investment opportunities in both sustainable energy and environmental projects for financial services companies such as hedge funds, banks and for venture capital in cleantech and renewable energy.

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 3,800 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, NASDAQ OMX 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.

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