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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Financial Products News #2014 - 55
NASDAQ OMX Announces Launch of Three New Indexes Effective Monday, October 6, 2014

Markets Impacted:

  • All Markets

Data Feeds Impacted:

  • NASDAQ OMX Global Index Data Service (GIDS 2.0)
  • NASDAQ OMX Global Index Watch (GIW)

Contact Information:

What you need to know:

Effective Monday, October 6, 2014, NASDAQ OMX® will begin disseminating the following new indexes on the NASDAQ OMX Global Index Data ServicesSM(GIDS 2.0).

  • NASDAQ US Buyback AchieversTM Select Index (Symbol: DRBS)
  • NASDAQ US Buyback AchieversTM Select Total Return Index (Symbol: DRBST)
  • NASDAQ US Buyback AchieversTM Select Net Total Return Index (Symbol: DRBSN)
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    What are the new indexes?

    The NASDAQ U.S. Buyback Achievers Select Index is comprised of United States (U.S.) securities issued by corporations that have effected a net reduction in shares outstanding of 5% or more in the trailing 12 months while also meeting certain fundamental metrics.

    How are the indexes disseminated?

    Effective Monday, October 6, 2014, data recipients will receive real-time index information from the proprietary GIDS 2.0 data feed with the following attributes:

    Instrument ID Instrument Name Currency Frequency FP Type Brand
    DRBS NASDAQ US Buyback Achievers Select Index USD 1S I NQ
    DRBST NASDAQ US Buyback Achievers Select Total Return Index USD 1S I NQ
    DRBSN NASDAQ US Buyback Achievers Select Net Total Return Index USD 1S I NQ
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    In addition to the real-time tick messages, NASDAQ OMX will support the following directory messages on GIDS 2.0:

    • 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 Indexes on GIW, please contact NASDAQ OMX Index Data Sales.

    Where can I find additional information?

    For questions about NASDAQ OMX Index products, please contact NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes at +1 301 978 8284 or visit GIW.

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