Contest: Ring the NASDAQ Closing Bell in Times Square!

• NASDAQ
• August 13th, 2009

UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Please see the full recap.

If you’re a  NASDAQ Data Junkie, then you know that the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York is where all the action is. To recognize how much we appreciate all the Data Junkies’s out there, NASDAQ is excited to announce a contest to give you a shot at visiting the MarketSite to ring the closing bell with the StockTwits team on August 25th, 2009. Here’s how it works:

1) Send an @ message in Twitter to @DataJunkies that shows your enthusiasm for wanting to close the market

2) You must include #ringthebell and @DataJunkies in your message so we can track it

3) You can send as many messages of that type between now and August 20th at 5pm to enter

4) We’ll use an algorithm to randomly choose 30 winners to come to the NASDAQ MarketSite to ring the closing bell

5) You can only win one spot

Neither NASDAQ OMX, nor StockTwits, are responsible for transportation, lodging or other costs that may be associated with attending this event.

Here’s a sample entry:

Now, if you’re not familiar with what happens at the NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony, here’s the good stuff:

-Live video of you and your fellow NASDAQ Data Junkies will be displayed on the MarketSite tower shown above; your tweets will be streamed to the 7-story video tower in Times Square.

-The NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony is broadcast on CNBC and other networks around the world, so dress up and call/tweet your friends and family to say you’ll be on the air.

-You’ll have some great pictures taken of you; feel free to bring your camera too (photos and video are encouraged)

-We’ll have some other NASDAQ Data Junkies goodies for you to grab before you leave

GOOD LUCK!

‘Data Junkies Ring the Bell’ Official Rules:

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER THIS CONTEST

Eligibility.  Open to individuals who are 18 years of age or over as of the date of entry. The Contest begins Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. and ends on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. For purposes of these Official Rules, all times are Eastern Time (ET). Employees or agents of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (“NASDAQ OMX”) and StockTwits and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising/promotional agencies, and the members of their immediate families or those persons living in the same household of such individuals are ineligible to enter or win. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law.

Entries.  You may enter the Contest by tweeting @DataJunkies with the reply ‘#ringthebell’.  You may submit an unlimited number of entries. All entries become the exclusive property of NASDAQ OMX and StockTwits and will not be acknowledged or returned. Winners will be selected at random using a random number generator.

Winners. Thirty (30) winners will be randomly selected to attend the closing bell ceremony at the NASDAQ Market Site on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009. Winners will receive notification on Friday, August 21st via direct messaging through twitter. All winners will be required to submit an RSVP form and must be able to report to the MarketSite, 4 Times Square, New York, New York, by 3:30 p.m. the day of the event, Tuesday, August 25th. Winners will be posted on the StockTwits Data Junkies blog page. Neither NASDAQ OMX, nor StockTwits, are responsible for transportation, lodging or other costs that may be associated with attending this event.

Prize. Grand prize for the winners is the opportunity to attend and participate in closing The NASDAQ Stock Market with other NASDAQ Data Junkies and senior management officials from NASDAQ OMX and StockTwits.  The Data Junkies Market Close will be broadcast live on the Internet and may be streamed through other broadcast outlets. By accepting the prize, each Winner grants NASDAQ OMX and StockTwits permission to use his/her name and likeness for advertising and future promotion purposes without additional compensation (except where prohibited by law). Unaccepted prizes may not be awarded.

Odds of Winning.  Odds of winning will be determined by the number of entries and referrals received.

Limitation of Liability. NASDAQ OMX is not responsible for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects in part or whole, delays in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry or referral materials, or for any technical or non-technical network, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate or partial transmission of or failure to receive entry or referral information. By participating in the Contest, you agree to release and hold NASDAQ OMX and its directors, officers, employees and agents, and all prize suppliers harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind in connection with the Contest or any product purchased, or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, including, without limitation, personal injuries, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy, whether suffered by you or a third party.

NASDAQ OMX Discretion. NASDAQ OMX reserves the right to modify scheduling of the Contest without prior notice. If NASDAQ OMX determines in its sole discretion that there is any suspected or actual electronic tampering with the Contest entries and/or referrals or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Contest, NASDAQ OMX reserves the right to void the entries at issue, and/or terminate the Contest and conduct a random drawing to award prize(s) using all eligible entries received as of the termination date. NASDAQ OMX may require winners to provide proof that they are the authorized account holders of the e-mail addresses used to enter the Contest. Any winner who does not comply with the Official Rules will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected. Return of any prize or prize notification as “undeliverable” will result in disqualification and an alternate winner will be selected. By participating in the Contest, you agree that the decisions of NASDAQ OMX are final.

Copyright © 2009, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

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