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SEC Approves NASDAQ's BX Venture Market- a New Listing Option for Smaller Companies

By Michael R. Littenberg and Jillian B. Goldberg of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, 02/02/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group has received approval from the SEC to launch its new listing market, the BX Venture Market. The BX Venture Market is intended to serve as a new listing alternative for early stage and smaller companies that do not qualify for a NASDAQ Capital Market listing, bridging the gap between the over-the-counter markets and NASDAQ's existing listing venues. Companies will be able to list common and preferred stock, ordinary shares and ADRs, trust and limited partnership interests, units, rights and warrants. NASDAQ expects to launch the BX Venture Market during 2012.

Read more in this week's Buzz, SEC Approves NASDAQ's BX Venture Market- a New Listing Option for Smaller Companies

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