ADVISORY, June 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
WHAT: NASDAQ and the Structured Products Association (SPA) will
co-host a media briefing to discuss why "structured
products" represent the fastest growing investment vehicle
for American investors. With nearly 7,000 structured
products sold in the United States in the last year, this
investment class has been resilient in turbulent markets
and nimble in monetizing current market opportunities. The
Structured Product investment class outsold closed-end
funds and convertible securities last year and was third
behind hedge funds and exchange traded funds in new
assets. Structured Products are rapidly becoming a
mainstream investment instrument for millions of American
investors, taking its place along side mutual funds,
exchange traded funds, closed-end funds and stocks and
bonds in well-diversified portfolios. This presentation
will provide an overview of the investment class and bring
you up to date on this rapidly developing industry.
WHO: Keith Styrcula, Founder, Structured Products Association
Philippe El-Asmar, Managing Director, Barclays Capital
Karen Fang, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Matt Ginsburg, Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo
John Radtke, Executive Director, Incapital LLC
Nikki Tippins, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
WHEN: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
9:30 a.m.
Breakfast will be served
WHERE: NASDAQ MarketSite
43rd and Broadway (enter on Broadway)
New York, New York
RESERVATIONS:
Please contact Wayne Lee
+1.301.978.4875
Wayne.D.Lee@NASDAQOMX.com
About the Structured Products Association
The Structured Products Association (SPA) is a New York-based trade group whose mission includes positioning structured products as a distinct asset class; promoting financial innovation among member firms; developing model "best practices" for members and their firms; identifying legal, tax, compliance and regulatory challenges to the business. With more than 3,700 members, the Association has members from the exchanges, self-regulatory bodies, legal compliance community financial media, investor networks, family offices, and both buy-side and sell-side structured product firms. For more information, visit http://www.structuredproducts.org/.
ABOUT NASDAQ OMX GROUP
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 www.nasdaqomx.com.
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