IR magazine and 2010 IR magazine U.S. Award Winners to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, March 24, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

Neil Stewart, Executive Editor of IR magazine, will preside over the Closing Bell along with winners of the IR magazine U.S. Awards 2010.

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 at 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

Contacts:

Becky Hurley
+44 20 7251 7525
Becky.hurley@thecrossbordergroup.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.

Facebook and Twitter:

For multimedia features such as exclusive content, photo postings, status updates and video of bell ceremonies please visit our Facebook page at:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653

For news tweets, please visit our Twitter page at:

http://twitter.com/nasdaqomx

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at:
http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a high-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 the IR magazine:

IR magazine is the only global publication dedicated to serving the needs of investor relations executives. The annual U.S. awards mark the growing importance of investor relations in the world of corporate finance and institutional investment.

About Cross Border Ltd.:

Cross Border was formed in 1993 when Ian Richman and IR magazine's then editor Janet Dignan led a small group to take over the magazine from its existing publishers. Their founding philosophy was to deliver high quality, relevant content to a previously underserved audience: investor relations professionals worldwide. 

The 15 years since the company's founding have seen our offering expand to include Corporate Secretary in the U.S., and dozens of events across the world. But we remain true to our principles, providing relevant content to niche and under-served business audiences.

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 approximately 3,700 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX 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 exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX 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 exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. *Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx).

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