NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that trading of Angie's List (ANGI), a word-of-mouth membership network for consumers, commenced on The NASDAQ Stock Market on November 17, 2011.
"Angie's List is a company that began as a creative idea generated by an entrepreneur. Since its inception, NASDAQ has been committed to supporting innovators and innovative companies - like Angie's List - on our exchange," said Bob McCooey, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX Corporate Client Group. "NASDAQ is proud to welcome Angie's List to The NASDAQ Stock Market, and looks forward to supporting their continued success as a public company."
Angie's List, listed under the ticker symbol ANGI, is a membership service that compiles consumer ratings of local service companies and contractors in multiple cities across the United States. More than 1 million consumers nationwide use Angie's List to find reliable professionals in their area. Angie's List was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Since its inception, NASDAQ OMX has consistently been the exchange of choice for innovative companies like Angie's List. Angie's List joins some of the world's largest technology companies on The NASDAQ Stock Market, including Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, Google, Intel, Cisco, eBay, Baidu, Adobe, Dell and Yandex. In the second half of 2011, NASDAQ has welcomed over 75 percent of the technology companies that have listed on U.S. markets. Angie's List (ANGI) joins Zillow Inc. (Z), Tangoe Inc. (TNGO), Carbonite Inc. (CARB), Tudou Holdings Ltd. (TUDO) and Ubiquiti Networks (UBNT) as the sixth technology company to list on NASDAQ in the second half of this year.
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