DGAP-News: LIVE From DAVOS, Switzerland The NASDAQ Opening Bell Ceremony

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

25.01.2011 16:32
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NASDAQ OMX Hosts 6th Annual Opening Bell From the World Economic Forum–s Annual
Meeting

ADVISORY, 2011-01-25 16:32 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) –What:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. will open its market remotely from outside the
United States from Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum–s Annual
meeting. On Thursday, January 27th NASDAQ OMX Chief Executive Officer Bob
Greifeld will participate in the market open with NASDAQ OMX officials and
NASDAQ listed companies. This is the sixth market open NASDAQ OMX has held
remotely from Davos.

The Opening Bell ceremony will be simultaneously displayed on the NASDAQ
MarketSite Tower, NASDAQ–s iconic digital sign in the heart of Times Square and
the NASDAQ Wall within the MarketSite broadcast studio.

The NASDAQ Opening Bell is a ceremonial event held daily to represent NASDAQ
OMX–s virtual market model. As a result, the NASDAQ market 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, Chief Executive Officer, NASDAQ OMX;

– Bruce Aust, Executive Vice President, NASDAQ OMX;

– Anna Ewing, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, NASDAQ
OMX;

– Adena Friedman, Chief Financial Officer&Executive Vice President, NASDAQ OMX

When:

Thursday, January 27th, 2011
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:

Hallenbad Building, Davos Switzerland
Rooftop next to The Congress 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 – International Satellite

Bandwidth: 9 Slot A
Polarization: Vertical
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 6.1113
Data Rate: 8.448
Downlink Freq: 4146.5 H

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 – Domestic Feed

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on AMC 3/C20 DL
4100V. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any
questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

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/nasdaqomx

For news tweets, please visit our Twitter page at:

http://twitter.com/nasdaqomx

Webcast:

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

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
close of your choice.

RSVP:

Please RSVP by contacting Jolene Libretto on +1 646 441 5220 or at
Jolene.libretto@nasdaqomx.com

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 more than 3,600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMXoffers 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).

NDAQA

CONTACT: Media Contact:
Frank DeMaria
NASDAQ OMX
+1 (347) 415-1607
Frank.DeMaria@nasdaqomx.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX

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