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Monday, September 8, 2008

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NASDAQ OMX to Disseminate New Index Effective Friday, September 26, 2008

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  • Direct NASDAQ OMX Data Feed Subscribers
  • NASDAQ OMX Market Data Redistributors

Data Feed Impacted:

  • NASDAQ Index Dissemination Service (NIDS)

Summary:

  • On Friday, September 26, 2008, the NASDAQ OMX Group will begin disseminating the following new index:
    • NASDAQ OMX Europe Index (symbol: NEUX)

Overview:

On Friday, September 26, 2008, the NASDAQ OMX GroupSM will begin disseminating a new index on the NASDAQ Index Dissemination ServiceSM (NIDSSM) data feed:

  • NASDAQ OMX Europe Index (symbol: NEUX)

Upon initial implementation, this index will be disseminated every 15 seconds on the NIDS data feed via the Index Detail message.

Index Descriptions:

The NASDAQ OMX Europe Index is a market capitalized weighted index designed to track the companies traded on NASDAQ OMX Europe. The Index will commence calculation with a base value of 1500.00 on Friday, September 26, 2008.

One version of the index will be disseminated:

  • Price Return Index - ordinarily calculated without regard to cash dividends.

NIDS Dissemination:

This index will be disseminated every 15 seconds on the NIDS data feed via the Index Detail message.

Please note: NASDAQ OMXSM will not support an official Index Opening Value field within the Index Detail Message at this time.

In addition to the Index Detail message, NASDAQ OMX will support the following messages on the NIDS data feed:

  • Index Directory Messages (Category A - Type J) - This message will provide the index identifier, index name, market value, divisor and the index base value.
  • Issue Symbol Participation Message (Category A - Type P) - This message will provide the issue symbol, issue name, current index weightings and market of origin for the component security.

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