Comedian Mike Birbiglia, Star of Nathan Lane's SLEEPWALK WITH ME, to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

• Press Release
• Source: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
• On Monday November 17, 2008, 8:30 am EST

ADVISORY, Nov. 17, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

 What:
 Comedian Mike Birbiglia, star of Nathan Lane's SLEEPWALK WITH ME,
 will preside over the Opening Bell.

 Mike Birbiglia takes the audience on a hysterically funny and
 intensely personal journey through his struggles with sleepwalking
 and his reluctance to confront his fears of love, honesty and
 growing up.

 SLEEPWALK WITH ME is produced by Nathan Lane and Eli Gonda and
 Ryan Scott Warren of QuasiWorld Entertainment and plays plays at
 The Bleecker Street Theater, off Broadway (45 Bleecker Street
 just East of Lafayette Street).

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

 When:
 Monday, November 17, 2008 at 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Scott Klein
 Keith Sherman and Associates
 212-764-7900
 scott@ksa-pr.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto
 (646) 441-5220
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

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.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.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 Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

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 open of your choice.

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, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes 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/.