Monday, April 23, 2018

Financial Products News #2018 - 27
Nasdaq Announces Launch of Ten New Indexes Effective Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Markets Impacted:

  • All Markets

Data Feeds Impacted:

  • Nasdaq Global Index Data Service (GIDS)
  • Nasdaq Global Index Watch (GIW)
  • Nasdaq Global Index FlexFile Delivery (GIFFD)

Contact Information:

  • Nasdaq Global Indexes at the Toll Free Number +1 844 717 0708 (for US Callers) or +1 301 978 8311 (for International Callers)

What you need to know:

Effective Tuesday, April 24, 2018, Nasdaq will begin disseminating the following new indexes on the Nasdaq Global Index Data ServiceSM (GIDS).


What are the new indexes?

The Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI1 Index is a rules-based, quantitatively enabled index which is designed to catch the long-term trends of both the market and strong asset classes when the overall environment is bullish and supportive of higher prices.

How are the indexes disseminated?

On Tuesday, April 24, 2018,data recipients will receive real-time index information from the proprietary GIDS data feed with the following attributes:

Instrument ID Instrument Name Currency Frequency FP Type Brand Session ID
NQDALI
Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI1 Index
USD
1s I NQ AME
NQDALIT
Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI1 Total Return Index
USD
1s I NQ AME
NQDALIDE
Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI1 Domestic Equity Index
USD
1s I NQ AME
NQDALIDET
Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI1 Domestic Equity Total Return Index
USD
1s I NQ AME
NQDALIIE
Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI1 International Equity Index
USD
1s I NQ AME
NQDALIIET
Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI1 International Equity Total Return Index
USD
1s I NQ AME
NQDALIF
Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI1 Fixed Income Index
USD
1s I NQ AME
NQDALIFT
Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI1 Fixed Income Total Return Index
USD
1s I NQ AME
NQDALIC
Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI1 Commodity Index
USD
1s I NQ AME
NQDALICT
Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI1 Commodity Total Return Index
USD
1s I NQ AME

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

  • 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 Index on the Nasdaq Global Index Watch (GIW) and Nasdaq Global Index FlexFile Delivery (GIFFD), please contact Nasdaq Index Data Sales .

Where can I find additional information?

For questions about Nasdaq index products, please contact Nasdaq Global Indexes at the Toll Free Number +1 844 717 0708 (for US Callers) or +1 301 978 8311 (for International Callers) or visit GIW.


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