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Eric Billings, Chairman and CEO of FBR Group and Steve Orr, Founder & Executive Director, Youth, I.N.C., Ring the NASDAQ Closing Bell
October 15, 2008 - FBR Capital Markets Corporation and Youth, I.N.C.
About this Marketsite Event:
FBR Capital Markets Corporation (FBCM) and Youth, I.N.C. preside over the Closing Bell to celebrate Youth, I.N.C.'s third annual Trading Day for Kids.

On Wednesday, October 15th, 100% of designated commissions on equity trades made through FBR Capital Markets will be donated to Youth, I.N.C., an organization working to improve the lives of children and youth through a unique venture philanthropy model that empowers, develops, and educates nonprofit organizations serving young people. Institutional investors can support Youth, I.N.C. through this initiative by directing all equity trading activities to Trading Day for Kids sponsor FBR Capital Markets on Wednesday, October 15th and designating Youth, I.N.C. as the beneficiary of the commissions.

  • Eric Billings, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FBR Group
  • Steve Orr, Founder & Executive Director, Youth, I.N.C.
  • Bob McCooey, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX, and Youth, I.N.C. Board member
  • Additional Youth, I.N.C. Board members, staff, and participating nonprofit partners

    About FBR Capital Markets Corporation:

    FBR Capital Markets Corporation (Nasdaq:FBCM), a majority-owned subsidiary of Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc., provides investment banking, merger and acquisition advisory services, institutional brokerage, research, and asset management and private wealth services. FBR Capital Markets focuses capital and financial expertise on seven industry sectors: consumer, diversified industrials, energy & natural resources, financial institutions, insurance, real estate, and technology, media & telecom. FBR Capital Markets is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with offices in Arlington, VA; Boston; Dallas; Houston; Irvine; London, England; New York; and San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.fbrcapitalmarkets.com.

    About Youth, I.N.C.:

    Youth, I.N.C. was founded in 1995 by former Goldman Sachs investment banker Steve Orr, who recognized that many nonprofit organizations struggled to connect with powerful networks and maximize the funding sources needed to fulfill their missions. Youth, I.N.C. has empowered over 75 nonprofits, enabling them to raise more than $10 million for their youth programs and touch the lives of more than 500,000 youth. Youth, I.N.C. has also placed more than 90 corporate professionals with nonprofits as board members, advisors and high-impact volunteers. For more information on Youth, I.N.C., please visit www.youthinc-usa.org.

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    Organizations interested in obtaining NASDAQ-listed company bell ringing ceremony photographs for press purposes, must first receive approval from the listed company before requesting photographs from NASDAQ. Please provide the company contact information from whom you received approval to Jolene Libretto at jolene.libretto@nasdaq.com. Kindly credit © 2008, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Reprinted with permission.

    Other Photography Inquiries:
    For all other photography inquiries, please contact NASDAQ’s photographer, Rob Tannenbaum at rob.tannenbaum@nasdaq.com.

    © 2008, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Reprinted with permission.