Friday, December 20, 2013

Data Technical News #2013 - 60
NASDAQ OMX Postpones Beta Test Start Date for Enhanced U.S. Proprietary Equity Data Feed Versions

Markets Impacted:

  • The NASDAQ Stock Market
  • NASDAQ OMX BX
  • NASDAQ OMX PSX

Contact Information:

What you need to know:


What is changing?

NASDAQ OMX® has postponed the start of the beta test period for the enhanced U.S. proprietary equity data feed versions by two weeks. NASDAQ OMX plans to offer customer access to live data in the new data feed versions at both its Carteret, NJ and Ashburn, VA data centers for testing only purposes beginning on Monday, January 27, 2014.

NASDAQ OMX will also be delaying the parallel production start date and legacy feed retirement date for its proprietary data feeds. It will publish the full revised schedule prior to the start of the beta test period.

For additional information on the NASDAQ OMX proprietary equity data feed release, please refer to Data Technical News #2013-45.

Is NASDAQ OMX making any technical documentation updates in association with the release date change?

No, there are no additional format changes to the technical specifications at this time. Please refer to the Global Data Specifications page on the NASDAQ OMX Trader® website for the most recent version of the all U.S. Equities data feed interface documents (dated October 1, 2013).

Who should I contact for additional information?

  • For information about NASDAQ’s new upcoming network and server equipment configuration, please refer to the Technology Refresh 2013 on the NASDAQ Trader® website.
  • Refer to Data Technical News #2013-45 for information on what will be included in the Enhanced U.S. Proprietary Equity Data Feed Release.
  • Refer to the Global Data Specifications page of the NASDAQ OMX Trader website for the new U.S. Equities data feed interface documents.
  • Contact NASDAQ OMX Global Data Products at +1 301 978 5307 if you have any questions on the new proprietary data feed formats.


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