Friday, June 18, 2021

Financial Products News #2021 - 35
Nasdaq Announces Launch of 24 New Indexes Effective Monday, 21, 2021

Markets Impacted:

  • All Markets

Data Feeds Impacted:

  • Nasdaq Global Index Data Service (GIDS)
  • Nasdaq Global Index Watch (GIW)
  • Nasdaq Global Index FlexFile Delivery (GIFFD)

Contact Information:

What you need to know:

Effective Monday, June 21, 2021, Nasdaq will begin disseminating the following new indexes on the Nasdaq Global Index Data ServiceSM (GIDS).


What are the new Indexes?

The Nasdaq-100 ESG Index is designed to measure the performance of the companies in the Nasdaq-100 Index that meet specific ESG criteria. Companies are evaluated and weighted on the basis of their business activities, controversies and ESG Risk Ratings.

How are the Indexes disseminated?

On Monday, June 21, 2021, data recipients will receive real-time index information from the proprietary GIDS data feed with the following attributes:

Instrument ID Instrument Name Currency Frequency FP Type Brand Session ID
NDXESG NASDAQ-100 ESG Index USD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESGT NASDAQ-100 ESG Total Return Index USD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESGN NASDAQ-100 ESG Notional Net Total Return Index USD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG01 NASDAQ-100 ESG AUD Index AUD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG11 NASDAQ-100 ESG Total Return AUD Index AUD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG21 NASDAQ-100 ESG Notional Net Total Return AUD Index AUD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG02 NASDAQ-100 ESG CAD Index CAD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG12 NASDAQ-100 ESG Total Return CAD Index CAD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG22 NASDAQ-100 ESG Notional Net Total Return CAD Index CAD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG03 NASDAQ-100 ESG CHF Index CHF 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG13 NASDAQ-100 ESG Total Return CHF Index CHF 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG23 NASDAQ-100 ESG Notional Net Total Return CHF Index CHF 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG04 NASDAQ-100 ESG EUR Index EUR 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG14 NASDAQ-100 ESG Total Return EUR Index EUR 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG24 NASDAQ-100 ESG Notional Net Total Return EUR Index EUR 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG05 NASDAQ-100 ESG GBP Index GBP 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG15 NASDAQ-100 ESG Total Return GBP Index GBP 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG25 NASDAQ-100 ESG Notional Net Total Return GBP Index GBP 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG06 NASDAQ-100 ESG HKD Index HKD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG16 NASDAQ-100 ESG Total Return HKD Index HKD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG26 NASDAQ-100 ESG Notional Net Total Return HKD Index HKD 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG07 NASDAQ-100 ESG JPY Index JPY 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG17 NASDAQ-100 ESG Total Return JPY Index JPY 1s I NQ AME
NDXESG27 NASDAQ-100 ESG Notional Net Total Return JPY Index JPY 1s I NQ AME

In addition to the real-time tick messages, Nasdaq will support the following directory messages on GIDS:

  • Equities Summary (Message Type F): Disseminated at the end of the U.S. and European trading session to relay the summary of the current trading day's activity for an equity index.
  • Index Directory (Message Type R): Disseminated at the start of each day to relay basic index information.

Will the components and weightings data be made available?

Yes. For access and more information on the Index on the Nasdaq Global Index Watch (GIW) and Nasdaq Global Index FlexFile Delivery (GIFFD), please contact Nasdaq Index Data Sales.

Where can I find additional information?

For questions about Nasdaq index products, please contact Index Services or visit GIW..


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