Monday, November 22, 2021

Financial Products News #2021 - 63
UPDATE: Nasdaq Announces Launch of Six New Indexes Effective Monday, November 15, 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, November 15, 2021, Nasdaq will begin disseminating the following new indexes on the Nasdaq Global Index Data ServiceSM (GIDS).

Update 11/18/2021: We have updated index names.The one change was that “Mobile” was changed to “Digital”.


What are the new Indexes?

The Nasdaq CTA Global Digital Payments Index is designed to track the performance of a selection of companies engaged in the global digital payments industry. The companies are selected based on classification by Consumer Technology Association (CTA).

How are the Indexes disseminated?

On Monday, November 15, 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
WALLET Nasdaq CTA Global Digital Payments Index USD 1s I NQ GLO
WALLETTR Nasdaq CTA Global Digital Payments Gross Total Return Index USD 1s I NQ GLO
WALLETNR Nasdaq CTA Global Digital Payments Net Total Return Index USD 1s I NQ GLO
WALLETAU Nasdaq CTA Global Digital Payments AUD Index AUD 1s I NQ GLO
WALLETAUTR Nasdaq CTA Global Digital Payments Gross Total Return AUD Index AUD 1s I NQ GLO
WALLETAUNR Nasdaq CTA Global Digital Payments Net Total Return AUD Index AUD 1s I NQ GLO

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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