Greenpoint woman rings opening bell at Nasdaq
The Nasdaq Stock Market adopted a decidedly Brooklyn attitude on a recent morning, as a Greenpoint woman got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to ring the opening bell to signal the start of the trading day.
Laura James, chairwoman of the Advisory Board of Playworks New York/New Jersey, a nonprofit firm that works with schools to promote the emotional health of students by revamping recess and playtime activities on school playgrounds, had the honor of ringing the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite Studio in Times Square on Jan. 2.
James, whose day job is in governmental relations at UPS, not only had the honor of ringing the opening bell for the start of the trading day, but since Jan. 2 was the first trading day of the New Year, she had the unique opportunity to signal the start of Nasdaq’s trading for the year of 2018.