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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Financial Products News #2018 - 24
Nasdaq Announces Launch of Three New Indexes Effective Friday, April 20, 2018

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:

  • Nasdaq Global Indexes at the Toll Free Number +1 844 717 0708 (for US Callers) or +1 301 978 8311 (for International Callers)

What you need to know:

Effective Friday, April 20, 2018, Nasdaq will begin disseminating the following new indexes on the Nasdaq Global Index Data ServiceSM (GIDS).

What are the new indexes?

The Nasdaq Yewno North America Cannabis Economy Index is designed to provide exposure to companies in the United States (U.S.) or Canada that are engaged in the legal Cannabis Economy.

How are the indexes disseminated?

On Friday, April 20, 2018, 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
NQNACE
 Nasdaq Yewno North America Cannabis Economy Index
 USD
 1s I NQ AME
NQNACET
 Nasdaq Yewno North America Cannabis Economy Total Return Index
 USD
 1s I NQ AME
NQNACEN
 Nasdaq Yewno North America Cannabis Economy Net Total Return Index
 USD
 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 Nasdaq Global Indexes at the Toll Free Number +1 844 717 0708 (for US Callers) or +1 301 978 8311 (for International Callers) or visit GIW.

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