Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Financial Products News #2012 - 30
UPDATED 8/30/2012: NASDAQ OMX to Disseminate New Russell Geographic Exposure Indexes on RussellTick

Markets Impacted:

  • All Markets

Data Feeds Impacted:

  • RussellTick

Contact Information:

What you need to know:

  • Updated 8/30/2012: The previously announced Russell Geographic Exposure indexes will be launched on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. All index names and index symbols originally communicated will remain the same.
  • NASDAQ OMX, on behalf of Russell Investments, will disseminate the new Russell Geographic Exposure Indexes on RussellTickTM.

What are the new indexes?

The Russell Geographic Exposure ("GeoExposure") Index Series is a modified market cap weighted index series designed to track the performance of companies with significant revenue exposure to targeted geographic regions or countries. These indexes provide investors with deeper insight into a company's performance, risks, and growth opportunities through knowledge of its geographic market and economic exposures as determined by the geographic breakdown of its revenue..

How will the indexes be disseminated?

Updated 8/30/2012: On Wednesday, September 12, 2012, data recipients will receive end-of-day index information from the proprietary RussellTick data feed. For a list of the new indexes and data elements that will be disseminated via RussellTick, please click here.

NASDAQ OMX will also support the following directory messages on RussellTick:

  • Index End of Day Summary (Category A - Type B): Disseminated at the end of the U.S. and European trading session to relay closing index summary data.
  • Index Directory (Category A - Type C): Disseminated at the start of each day to relay basic index information.

For a full list of the covered indexes on the RussellTick data feed, please click here.

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