Professional Bull Riders (PBR) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, Jan. 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  

What: 

Professional Bull Riders (PBR), the world's premier bull riding organization, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square to kick off the Monster Energy Buck Off and to celebrate 10 years of the world's best bull riding at Madison Square Garden from January 15-17, 2016.

In honor of the occasion, Sean Gleason, CEO, Professional Bull Riders and J.B. Mauney, 2015 World Champion will ring the Opening Bell. 

Where:

Nasdaq MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43^rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

When:

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET         

PBR Media Contact:
Alan Miller, AM|PR
(917)412-0166
alanmillerpr@aol.com

Nasdaq MarketSite:
Emily Pan
(646) 441-5120 
emily.pan@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:
Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
18 mhz Lower
DL 3811 Vertical
FEC 3/4
SR 13.235
DR 18.295411
MOD 4:2:0
DVBS QPSK

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Webcast:
A webcast of the Nasdaq Opening Bell will be available at:
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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 close of your choice.

About the PBR (Professional Bull Riders)

The world's premier bull riding organization began as a dream of 20 bull riders 23 years ago and is now a global sports phenomenon. PBR broadcasts reach more than half a billion households in 40 nations and territories around the world, and more than 3 million fans attend live events each year. On its elite Built Ford Tough Series, the PBR features the Top 35 bull riders in the world and the top bulls in the business. The televised Built Ford Tough Series, the BlueDEF Tour, the Touring Pro Division and the PBR's international circuits in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico have paid more than $150 million in earnings to its athletes. Twenty-eight men have earned more than $1 million, including two-time PBR World Champion J.B. Mauney who, with his 2015 PBR World Championship, became bull riding's first $6 million man and the richest athlete in Western sports history at $6.7 million in career earnings. In May 2015, PBR was acquired by WME | IMG, the global leader in sports, entertainment, media and fashion. For more information on the PBR, go to PBR.com, or follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/PBR, Twitter at Twitter.com/PBR, and YouTube at YouTube.com/PBR.

About Nasdaq

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,600 listed companies with a market value of approximately $8.8 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com

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