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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