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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Options Technical Update #2026 - 2
Update :The Nasdaq Options Market (NOM) Announces Re-Platform

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  • Industry Announcement

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The Nasdaq Options team is excited to announce the start of The Nasdaq Options Market (NOM) Re-platform. Nasdaq realizes that technology migrations are a big commitment for its members, and we thank you in advance for your time and efforts.

Nasdaq believes that the enhanced suite of functionality NOM will offer on the new platform will position its members for future success and growth while taking a further step toward conformity of APIs, Data Feeds, and functionality across Nasdaq equity derivative markets.

Technical Specifications and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Updated SQF, FIX, OTTO, FIX Drop, CTI and Market Data Technical Specification Documents and a detailed migration FAQ are available on https://www.nasdaq.com/solutions/nasdaq-options-market-replatform


Testing, Connectivity and Migration Plan

NOM will migrate to the new platform on a symbol-by-symbol basis over a 2-week period. Specific details around the symbol migration plan will be published in a future update. Below is the migration timeline:

Migration Milestone

Milestone Date
Test Environment (NTF) -Customer Ports Requests Available  Monday, March 30, 2026

Customer Test Environment Ready for Testing

Monday, April 6, 2026
Production-Customer Ports Requests Available  Monday, May 18, 2026

Production Simulation Environment Available

Monday, May 25, 2026

1st Customer Production Test

Saturday, June 6, 2026

2nd Customer Production Test

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Final Confidence Test

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Symbol Migration Begins

Monday, July 27, 2026

Symbol Migration Completes

Monday, August 10, 2026


Please Contact Market Operations with any questions.


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