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Friday, October 30, 2026

Financial Products News #2026 - 75
UPDATE: Nasdaq Announces Launch of Three New Indexes Effective Friday, October 30th, 2026

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:

What you need to know:

Effective Friday, October 30th, 2026, Nasdaq will begin disseminating the following new Indexes on the Nasdaq Global Index Data ServiceSM (GIDS).

UPDATE: We have now updated the Index Names as mentioned below.

Ticker (No Change) Index Name (Old) Index Name (New)
NQINNA Nasdaq Asia Innovators 100 Index Nasdaq Asia Innovation 100 Index
NQINNAT Nasdaq Asia Innovators 100 Total Return Index Nasdaq Asia Innovation 100 Total Return Index
NQINNAN Nasdaq Asia Innovators 100 Net Total Return Index Nasdaq Asia Innovation 100 Net Total Return Index

What are the new indexes?

The Nasdaq Asia Innovation 100 Index (the “Index”) is designed to track the performance of the 100 largest innovative Asian companies. Companies are assigned an R&D Conversion Score using a multifactor scoring model, which is based on Patent Value Estimates, R&D Expenses, and Revenue Growth. This Index reflects the engines of global growth based in the region and the companies building the world of tomorrow.

How are the Indexes disseminated?

On Friday, October 30th, 2026, 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
NQINNA Nasdaq Asia Innovation 100 Index USD 1s I NQ GLO
NQINNAT Nasdaq Asia Innovation 100 Total Return Index USD 1s I NQ GLO
NQINNAN Nasdaq Asia Innovation 100 Net Total Return Index USD 1s I NQ GLO

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 Index Services or visit GIW.

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