Monday, August 5, 2024

Financial Products News #2024 - 26
Nasdaq Announces Launch of Three New Indexes Effective Monday, August 5th, 2024

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 Monday, August 5th, 2024, Nasdaq will begin disseminating the following new indexes on the Nasdaq Global Index Data ServiceSM (GIDS).


What are the new indexes?

The Nasdaq Sprott Silver Miners Index is designed to track the performance of a selection of securities in the silver industry, including silver producers, non-producers, and physical silver. Silver is a raw material with a dual role as a precious metal and an industrial metal essential for electrical applications. Silver is critical for the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources and technologies.

How are the Indexes disseminated?

On Monday, August 5th, 2024, 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
NSLVR Nasdaq Sprott Silver Miners Index USD 1s I NQ GLO
NSLVRT Nasdaq Sprott Silver Miners Total Return Index USD 1s I NQ GLO
NSLVRN Nasdaq Sprott Silver Miners 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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