NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and its U.S. markets will observe a moment of silence today at 10:00 a.m. ET to acknowledge the life and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy was assassinated 50 years ago today. NASDAQ OMX will also air a commemorative message in honor of President Kennedy on its MarketSite Tower in Times Square.
About NASDAQ OMX Group:
The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., fuels economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of a trade-from risk management to trade to surveillance to clearing. In the U.S. and Europe, we own and operate 26 markets including 3 clearinghouses and 5 central securities depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to process more than 1 million messages per second at sub-40 microsecond average speeds, our technology drives more than 80 marketplaces in 50 developed and emerging countries into the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Our award-winning data products and worldwide indexes are the benchmarks in the financial industry. Home to more than 3,300 listed companies worth over $7 trillion in market cap whose innovations shape our world, we give the ideas of tomorrow access to capital today. Welcome to where the world takes a big leap forward, daily. Welcome to the NASDAQ OMX Century. To learn more, visit nasdaqomx.com. Follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/NASDAQ) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). (Symbol: NDAQ and member of S&P 500)
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CONTACT: NASDAQ OMX Media Contact:
Will Briganti
(646) 441-5012
william.briganti@nasdaqomx.com
