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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Financial Products News #2026 - 2
Nasdaq Announces Name Change to Two Indexes Effective Tuesday, January 20th, 2026.

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 Tuesday, January 20th, 2026, Nasdaq will change the name of the following Indexes on the Nasdaq Global Index Data Service SM (GIDS).

What are the indexes?

The Nasdaq Crypto Index is designed to measure the performance of a significant portion of the digital asset market and to provide a benchmark for institutional investment in this new and emerging asset class. The Index is specifically designed to be dynamic in nature, broadly representative of the market, and readily trackable by investors.

The Nasdaq Crypto Settlement Price Index (NCIS) is a daily closing value of the Nasdaq Crypto Index (NCI), which is designed to measure the performance of a significant portion of the digital asset market and to provide a benchmark for institutional investment in this new and emerging asset class. The Index is specifically designed to be dynamic in nature, broadly representative of the market, and readily trackable by investors.

What are the changes?

On January 20th, 2026, data recipients will receive real-time index information from the proprietary GIDS data feed with the following attributes:

Ticker (No Change) Index Name (Old) Index Name (New)
NCI Nasdaq Crypto Index Nasdaq CME Crypto Index
NCIS Nasdaq Crypto Settlement Price Index Nasdaq CME Crypto Settlement Price Index

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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