Boxer 'Superman' Roy Jones Jr. to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

ADVISORY, Oct. 31, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

 What:
 Eight-time world champion "Superman" Roy Jones, Jr. will preside
 over the Closing Bell just days before he meets defending light
 heavyweight champion "Super" Joe Calzaghe in "Battle of the
 Superpowers" at Madison Square Garden.

 In a battle between two of boxing's superpowers, world's will
 collide when "Super" Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) clashes with
 "Superman" Roy Jones, Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) in "Battle of the
 Superpowers," a scheduled 12-rounder for the Ring Magazine Light
 Heavyweight Championship belt.  The bout is scheduled to take place
 on Saturday, November 8th at the Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square
 Garden and broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

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

 When:
 Monday, November 3, 2008 at 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Jeremy Silkowitz
 (202) 783-5500 (office)
 (202) 641-8801 (mobile)
 jsilkowitz@swansonpr.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 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 hi-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 Calzaghe Vs. Jones:

The Calzaghe vs. Jones pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes on November 8th. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Calzaghe vs. Jones fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.

HBO's Emmy-Award-winning all-access franchise "24/7" returns on Sunday, Oct. 26 with the premiere episode of "Calzaghe/Jones 24/7" at 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET/PT.

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/.

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