Wedbush Morgan Securities to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, July 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Gary Wedbush, Executive Vice President, Capital Markets, and Jeff 
 Bell, Executive Vice President, Corporate Operations, will preside 
 over the Opening Bell to celebrate the company's 2-year anniversary 
 as NASDAQ's top liquidity provider. Wedbush Morgan Securities has 
 been NASDAQ's monthly top liquidity provider consistently since 
 June 2006.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Thursday, July 10 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Wedbush Morgan Securities:
 Natalie Taylor
 (213) 688-8008
 Natalie.Taylor@wedbush.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 25 - uplink IA6 C band / transponder 14, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at:http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Opening Bell, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Wedbush Morgan Securities:

Founded in 1955, Wedbush Morgan Securities is a leading financial services and investment firm that provides private and institutional brokerage, correspondent clearing, investment banking, public finance, private capital, research, and asset management to individual, institutional and issuing clients. With 85 offices and over 100 correspondent offices nationwide, Wedbush Morgan focuses on middle market companies and their entrepreneurial leaders, and has met the financing needs of numerous successful growth companies across a variety of industries through public offerings, private placements and financial advisory services.