NASDAQ Welcomes Liquid Holdings Group, Inc. [NASDAQ:LIQD] to The NASDAQ Stock Market
NEW YORK, July 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that trading of Liquid Holdings Group, Inc. "Liquid" (Nasdaq:LIQD), a provider of cloud-based execution and order management, risk and shadow accounting systems for the financial services community, commenced on the NASDAQ Global Market on July 26, 2013, under the ticker symbol "LIQD."
Liquid is leading the way for a new level of technology and services for the global hedge fund and active trading markets. The Liquid platform was purpose-built to manage the entire trade lifecycle in real-time, seamlessly integrating order management and execution with real-time risk management, portfolio management, reporting and shadow accounting in a single solution. Designed for emerging and established hedge fund managers, asset managers, wealth management offices, family offices and financial institutions, the Liquid platform is delivered efficiently, quickly and securely in a cloud-based SaaS model, or as a software installation on customers' premises. Headquartered in New York City with offices in London and Aventura, Florida, Liquid was formed in 2012.
"NASDAQ OMX congratulates Liquid on its initial public offering, which will provide the company with the opportunity for continued growth as a public company," said Nelson Griggs, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX. "We look forward to celebrating many milestones with Liquid and its shareholders in the years to come."
Since its inception, NASDAQ OMX has been the home to some of the world's most innovative and progressive software providers, including Liquid Holdings Group, Inc., Google, Yahoo, Equinix and Akamai Technologies.
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