Global Index Service Offerings

Overview

NASDAQ OMX is a full-service index provider dedicated to designing powerful indexes that are in sync with a continually changing market environment. Utilizing four distinct index brands—NASDAQ, OMX, NASDAQ OMX and NASDAQ OMX PHLX—our diverse indexes cover equities, bonds and commodities, as well as exchange traded funds (ETFs) listed globally. In addition to index design, NASDAQ OMX provides calculation, licensing and marketing services, along with custom index solutions as a third-party provider.

NASDAQ OMX disseminates real-time values for its indexes and listed ETFs throughout the trading day. Additionally, we compile and distribute the component securities and relative weightings information for index-based products.

Benefits and Features

Flexible Access

The NASDAQ OMX Global Index Services provide NASDAQ OMX index data in multiple formats. The data is delivered automatically or manually to accommodate specific users’ data consumption needs.

Consolidated Real-Time Information

NASDAQ OMX Global Index Services provide investment professionals with the daily and historical information needed to track or trade NASDAQ OMX indexes, listed ETFs or third-party partner indexes. Utilize the services to:

  • Receive real-time tick for NASDAQ OMX globally-listed index and derivative products, and select third-party index products.
  • Gauge the market’s performance and make buy and sell decisions whether trading index-based funds or pursuing more advanced investment strategies related to the trading of securities underlying an index.
  • Identify and value securities within a NASDAQ OMX index.
  • Easily track portfolio investments based on NASDAQ OMX indexes. Develop portfolio screens and other trading tools for NASDAQ OMX index traders and ETF investors.

End of Day Summary Information

NASDAQ OMX Global Index Services provides official end-of-day summary statistics in a single message format that includes:

  • Open, High, Low, Closing values
  • Net Change, Net Change Direction
  • Settlement Identifier, Settlement Value
  • Closing Market Value

Data Description

NASDAQ OMX currently offers multiple distribution formats to disseminate real-time index information to customers:

Global Index Data Service (GIDS) - Our premier global index data feed service, offering real-time updates, daily summary messages, and access to the most widely followed indexes and ETFs in the world.

  • Data available for indexes:
    • Intraday Net Asset Values (NAVs)
    • Settlement values
    • Currency Spot values for select instruments
    • Daily security weightings and components data
    • End-of-day summary data
  • Data available for ETFs:
    • Intraday Portfolio Values (IPVs)
    • Daily valuation information, such as NAV per Share, Estimated Cash per Share (also known as Net Accrued Dividend per Share), Estimated Cash per Creation Unit, Total Cash per Creation Unit and Total Shares Outstanding of the fund
    • ETF Directory message designed to provide the symbols of the ETF valuations

This service is also available as a bundled product with the Genium Consolidated Feed (GCF) service. For opportunities to distribute index data along with Nordic depth information under an enterprise license, please contact NASDAQ OMX Global Data Products at +1 301 978 5307 or +45 33 93 33 66.

Global Index Watch (GIW) - An indispensable tool for investment professionals who track NASDAQ OMX indexes or trade NASDAQ OMX index-related derivative instruments.

  • Features include:
    • Advanced Corporate Actions/Index News
    • Index Holdings
    • Daily Summary Statistics
    • Industry Breakdowns
    • Index Methodologies

Access Options

Global Index Data Service (GIDS):

To initiate this data on a data feed, firms must submit the appropriate documentation and receive prior approval from NASDAQ OMX:

For the complete list of NASDAQ OMX and UTP market data agreements and forms, please refer to the NASDAQ OMX Global Data Products Agreements and Forms page.

Global Index Watch (GIW):

To order this web-based data product, firms must submit the appropriate documentation and receive prior approval from NASDAQ OMX:

For the complete list of NASDAQ OMX and UTP market data agreements and forms, please refer to the NASDAQ OMX Global Data Products Agreements and Forms page.

Pricing

Global Index Data Service (GIDS):

NASDAQ OMX Global Index Data Service (GIDS)
Entitlement Name Security Coverage Monthly Fee
Distributor Fees
GIDS Distributor Fee - Internal NASDAQ OMX Indexes 0 to 5 subscribers: $350
6 to 100 subscribers: $1,000
101+: $2,500
GIDS Distributor Fee - External NASDAQ OMX Indexes 0 to 499 subscribers: $2,500
500 to 4,999 subscribers: $5,000
5,000+ subscribers: $7,500
GIDS Direct Access NASDAQ OMX Indexes $2,000 per firm
GIDS Delayed Distributor Fee – Internal and/or External Distribution NASDAQ OMX Indexes $500 per firm
Hosted Solution
Per Delayed Hosted Firm NASDAQ OMX Indexes $50 per month
Per Real-Time Hosted Firm NASDAQ OMX Indexes $350 per month
Enterprise License NASDAQ OMX Indexes $10,000 per month

Global Index Watch (GIW):

NASDAQ OMX Global Index Watch (GIW)
Entitlement Name Security Coverage Monthly Fee
Distributor Fees
GIW US Family (including PHLX) - Internal Use Only NASDAQ OMX Indexes
U.S. and Global		 $3,000 per firm
GIW Green Economy Family - Internal NASDAQ OMX Green Economy $300 per firm
GIW NASDAQ Axioma Equity-Commodities - Internal NASDAQ Axioma Equity-Commodities $1,000 per firm
Fee Hoilday till October 2012
GIW NASDAQ U.S. All Market Family - Internal NASDAQ U.S. All Indexes $2,000 per firm
GIW U.S. Treasury Fixed Income - Internal Use Only U.S. Treasury Fixed Income First site location: $2,500
Each additional site location: $1,250
Enterprise cap per firm: $5,000
GIW Sharia Family - Internal NASDAQ OMX Sharia $1,000 per firm
GIW Nordic & Baltic Family (bundled) -
Internal		 NASDAQ OMX Indexes
Nordic & Baltic (bundled)		 € 835 per firm
GIW Nordic Family -
Internal		 NASDAQ OMX Indexes
Nordic only		 € 585 per firm
GIW Baltic Family -
Internal		 NASDAQ OMX Indexes
Baltic only		 € 250 per firm