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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Options Trader Alert #2008 - 6
The NASDAQ Options Market Adds Options Underlyings on April 14, 2008

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Options Contacts, Head Traders, Technical Contacts, Compliance Officers, NASDAQ Vendor Technical Contacts, Vendor Admin Contacts

What you need to know:

  • On Monday, April 14, 2008, The NASDAQ Options Market will make additional options on new underlyings available for trading.
  • Firms can register through NASDAQ Trading Services at 212.231.5100.

Who you should contact:

NASDAQ Market Sales at 800.846.0477


Which options are being added to The NASDAQ Options Market?

On Monday, April 14, 2008, The NASDAQ Options MarketSM will make additional underlyings available for trading:

AA EMC LEH SNDK
AMD F MO T
AMZN FCX NEM VLO
BIDU FLEX NYX VZ
COP GOOG OIH WM
DELL HAL PFE XLE
EBAY HD SBUX XLF
EEM JAVA SMH XOM

What options are already available on The NASDAQ Options Market?

The following underlyings are currently available for trading on The NASDAQ Options Market:

AAPL GE MER
AMAT GM MSFT
BAC GS QCOM
C INTC QQQQ
CSCO IWM YHOO
DIA JPM
RIMM TGT
SPY WMT

How can I stay informed about what is available for trading on The NASDAQ Options Market?

To stay informed about what series are available to trade on The NASDAQ Options Market, firms should subscribe to NASDAQ Options Market data feeds or derive the information from the OPRA feed.

The NASDAQ Options Market proprietary data feeds (ITTO, DAP, BONO, NOIView) contain a symbol directory message that identifies each options series that The NASDAQ Options Market will be trading for that day. These feeds will also disseminate messages for intra-day series adds. For more information on The NASDAQ Options Market data feeds, please see our options data feed page on the NASDAQ Trader® website.

Throughout April, The NASDAQ Options Market will continue to announce new underlyings via Options Trader Alerts.

How does NASDAQ communicate Options Market system problems to its members?

If The NASDAQ Options Market should experience system problems affecting its members, system status alert emails will be distributed. If you would like to receive system status alerts contact Subscriber Services at 212.231.5180 to sign up.

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