Connecticut Congressman Christopher Shays Opens Nasdaq on Monday, October 15

New York, NY—The Nasdaq Stock Market^® announced that Connecticut Congressman Christopher Shays opened the market today at 9:30 a.m., ET, at the Nasdaq MarketSite^SM located in New York City's Time Square. Hardwick "Wick" Simmons, Chairman and CEO of Nasdaq*, and Daniel F.C. Crowley, Vice President of Governmental Affairs for Nasdaq, accompanied Congressman Shays at the ceremony.

Congressman Shays represents Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District. He serves as the Chairman of the Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, which oversees the Departments of State, Defense and Veterans Affairs. In this role, Shays is working to reduce the threat of chemical and biological weapons and prepare our emergency response teams to handle potential terrorist attacks; improve pay and living conditions for American soldiers; decrease the serious back-log of security clearance investigations; and improve financial and inventory management in the Pentagon.

"Nasdaq salutes Congressman Shays for his commitment to improving the safety of all Americans," said Simmons. "As Chairman of the Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Shays is a key player in the fight to defeat terrorism and preserve the freedoms that Americans continue to enjoy. We are proud that he has taken time out of his busy schedule to open the Nasdaq Stock Market."

Representative Shays said, "In the wake of the tragedy that befell our nation, I wanted to come to Nasdaq and commend its employees for their extraordinary efforts to resume operations after September 11. The capital formation that takes place here is the driving force behind not only our nation's economy, but the entire world's. The return to business of the world's largest exchange is a reminder that this nation will not cave in to terrorist attacks."

The Nasdaq Stock Market lists over 4,200 companies and trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. For more information about Nasdaq, visit the Nasdaq Web site at www.nasdaq.com or the Nasdaq Newsroom^SM at www.nasdaq.com/newsroom.