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Subject: NEX - 11/19/2010 (Test/Shadow Files)
From: Dwijen Gandhi <DGandhi@nyx.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:40:02 -0500


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Attachment: NEX Shadow/Test File November 19, 2010, in .xls format
Attachment: NEX Shadow/Test File November 19, 2010, in .txt FORMAT
Attachment: Client Notification, October 27, 2010
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End-of-Day, Forward-Looking Index Composition Files

o   Note that these files are Shadow/Test Files – Only, created for clients’ use in preparing for the new index data delivery setup (file format, FTP location, etc.)

o   Disseminated via E-mail to this Distribution List each U.S. evening at approximately 5 to 5:30 PM ET

o   Posted to our FTP site at the following (public) folder each U.S. evening at the same time

§  ftp://ftp.amex.com/ETF/ETFIssuers/NEX

o   Examples of the Files Attached

§  Excel File

§  Pipe-delimited Text File

-        Total Return Calculation

o   Total Return Levels will be Published each U.S. evening after 5 PM ET

o   Total Return Files will be posted to FTP

o   File formats will be disseminated/provided on Monday or Tuesday of Next Week (November 22 – 23)

-        Price-Return Index Calculation Hours

o   Note that NEX, NEXEU, NEXBP, and NEXJY (Price-Return Indexes) will be disseminated from approximately 3:30 AM through 5:30 PM ET each U.S. trading day (new hours of index dissemination)

-        Corporate actions will be available to clients

o   Corporate Actions will be announced at: http://www.amex.com/amextrader/dailylist/indexes.jsp

§  Clients will be able to Filter the Corporate Action List by Announcement/Update Date & Effective Date

o   Note that Index Corporate Actions will NO longer be announced in a TIMELY FASHION at: http://nexindex.com/events.php

o   Any client wishing to be added to an e-mail distribution list that notifies clients when NEX changes have been announced can contact usindex@nyx.com or dgandhi@nyx.com

o   Clients can search for Historical NEX Index Actions at the following link: http://www.amex.com/amextrader/dailylist/search.jsp

§  Please note that index corporate actions will only be available for these indices from the time period after December 1, 2010 and from before 5/30/2007 (the pre-May 2007 history only for the USD version NEX)

-        Please note that all Closing Index Levels will incorporate WM Spot Currency Rates (Mid) taken from 16:00 London time each business day

-        Clients will notice that our Calculated Index Levels will sometimes differ from the Dow Jones Published Index Level by 0.01

o   This is due to the fact that the Dow Jones calculation of the index & our calculation of the index incorporate currency rates and index currency-denominated security prices to varying degrees of precision

-        Any clients who are receiving this e-mail currently will receive the End-of-Day Forward-Looking Composition Files on and after December 1, 2010

-        Any other questions, please contact usindex@nyx.com

 

Thank you,

Dwijen

 

 

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Dwijen A. Gandhi

Global Index Group

NYSE Euronext, Inc.

Office  +1-212-656-4468

Mobile +1-347-334-4556

dgandhi@nyx.com


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