New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business Dean to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


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



 What:
 Thomas Cooley, Dean of the New York University Stern School of
 Business and lead author of the book Restoring Financial Stability:
 How to Repair a Failed System, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in
 New York City's Times Square.

 The book, which was published in early March, was a collaborative
 effort of over 30 NYU Stern Professors to provide an in-depth
 analysis of the current financial crisis and specific policy
 recommendations on how to solve the current crisis and to avoid
 another one in the future.

 New York University Stern School of Business is a partner of The
 NASDAQ OMX Group Educational Foundation.

 In honor of the occasion, co-authors of the book will preside over
 the Closing Bell.

 Who:
 . Thomas Cooley, Dean of the New York University Stern School of
   Business and lead author
 . Viral Acharya, co-author
 . Edward Altman, co-author
 . Menachem Brenner, co-author
 . Andrew Caplin, co-author
 . Stephen Figlewski, co-author
 . Marcin Kacperczyk, co-author
 . Anthony Lynch, co-author
 . Lasse Pedersen, co-author
 . Thomas Philippon, co-author
 . Matthew Richardson, co-author
 . Stephen Ryan, co-author
 . Philipp Schnabl, co-author
 . Ingo Walter, co-author
 . Lawrence White, co-author
 . Eitan Zemel, co-author

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

 When:
 Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:

 Walter Fowler
 (212) 994-7512 (office)
 (646) 410-6944 (mobile)
 Walter.Fowler@rfbinder.com

 Janine Savarese
 (212) 994-7608 (office)
 (646) 829-7589 (mobile)
 Janine.Savarese@rfbinder.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045 (office)
 (347) 740-0191 (mobile)
 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.

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 New York University Stern School of Business:

New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business is one of the nation's premier management education schools and research centers. From its Greenwich Village campus in the heart of New York City, NYU Stern offers a broad portfolio of academic programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels, all of them informed and enriched by the dynamism, energy and resources of the world's business capital.

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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