Monday, August 27, 2012

Financial Products News #2012 - 60
NASDAQ OMX Announces Change of Index Symbols for Select NASDAQ OMX Indexes on Friday, September 7, 2012

Markets Impacted:

  • All Markets

Data Feeds Impacted:

  • Global Index Data Service (GIDS and GIDS 2.0)

Contact Information:

What you need to know:

  • NASDAQ OMX will change the index symbols of the following NASDAQ OMX Indexes effective after the close of trading on Friday, September 7, 2012 on the Global Index Data ServiceSM (GIDSSM):
  • NASDAQ OMX China Technology Index (Symbol: NQCH9000)
  • NASDAQ OMX China Technology Total Return Index (Symbol: NQCH9000X)
  • NASDAQ OMX asks that all market data redistributors update their database to reflect the new index symbols following the close of trading on Friday, September 7, 2012.
  • The index name will not change.

What is the impact to the GIDS product?

NASDAQ OMX will begin dissemination of the new index symbols after the close of business on Friday, September 7, 2012.

The index symbol changes will be as follows:

Current Index Identifier New Index Identifier Index Name
NQCH9000 CHXN9000 NASDAQ OMX China Technology Index
NQCH9000X CHXN900X NASDAQ OMX China Technology Total Return Index

NASDAQ OMX asks that all market data redistributors update their database to reflect the new index symbols after the close of business on Friday, September 7, 2012

Where can I find additional information?


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