Platinum Certified Participants to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

NASDAQ Celebrates Certified Partners Program

Robert Greifeld, President and CEO of The NASDAQ Stock Market, and Chris Concannon, Executive Vice President, Transaction Services, presided over the closing bell to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Certified Partners Program. The following representatives from six of the Platinum Certified firms will be joining Mr. Greifeld at the podium.

Tom Secunda, Director of Worldwide Marketing, Bloomberg LP;
William Yeh, President, Genesis Securities, LLC;
Rich Korhammer, CEO, Lava Trading Inc.;
Peter Hansen, CEO, NYFIX, Inc
Mark Ames, CTO - North America, royalBlue;
Jim Ashton, Group Chief Executive Officer, SunGard Trading Systems

The Certified Partners program is designed to inform market participants of NASDAQ Service Bureaus that provide the highest levels of NASDAQ functionality, access, and enhancements in a timely fashion, using an evaluation system and designating firms as Platinum, Silver, and Bronze Partners. See www.nasdaqtrader.com/cp for more information on our Certified Partners or details of the program.

Where:

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

When:

Thursday April 14th, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. EDT

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

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.

Contacts:
Silvia Davi
Sr. Managing Director, Corporate Communications
646.441-5014
Silvia.davi@nasdaq.com

NASDAQ MarketSite:
Stephanie Lowenthal
646.441.5220

SOURCE: NASDAQ

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