NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jun 16, 2014) - Interactive Data's BondEdge Solutions, a provider of high-quality cross-asset portfolio management and risk analytics solutions, and the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (
The addition of the NASDAQ Global Index Family to the BondEdge platform combines NASDAQ OMX's Global sector, benchmark, and tradable indexes with the existing suite of BondEdge cross-asset analytical and reporting tools, enabling clients to benchmark and dynamically track a broad representation of the global investable marketplace.
"Interactive Data is pleased to add the NASDAQ Global Index Family to our BondEdge Solutions platform," said Andrew Hausman, President, Pricing, Reference Data and Analytics for Interactive Data. "Our goal is to provide our clients with a single source solution for cross-asset analytics and reporting (index) information that can help them make more informed investment decisions. Providing our customers with access to the NASDAQ Global Index Family, alongside our recent launch of the BondEdge Equity module serves to underscore that goal."
As a member of the NASDAQ "Elite" Data Partner Program, BondEdge will distribute new index value data to its customers, immediately upon distribution from NASDAQ OMX. As part of the index launch, BondEdge will also provide free access to NASDAQ's suite of Global Equity Indexes through August 2014 for its client base to help them evaluate the offering.
The NASDAQ Global Index Family covers international securities segmented by geography, sector, and size. NASDAQ OMX's transparent and rules-based selection method results in a complete representation of the global investable equity marketplace. The indexes cover 45 individual countries within developed and emerging markets, and facilitate a multitude of tracking, trading, and investing opportunities.
"We work closely with the best data providers to offer the market several options for receiving index weightings data," said Oliver Albers, vice president at NASDAQ OMX Global Data Products. "We applaud Interactive Data for providing the high quality data to their customers, enabling them to more effectively gauge market performance and make educated buy and sell decisions."
For more information about the NASDAQ Global Index Family, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/Home/Global .
About BondEdge Solutions
Interactive Data's BondEdge Solutions, provides high-quality cross-asset portfolio management and risk analytics solutions backed by proprietary quantitative modeling techniques to more than 400 leading banks, investment managers, brokerage firms, insurance companies and pension funds throughout North America. Its flagship offering, BondEdge, combines advanced analytics with security master data that provides comprehensive coverage for approximately 2.8 million domestic and international fixed income and equity issues, including a structured finance library of more than 16,000 U.S. structured deals.
For more information about BondEdge, please visit www.bondedge.com
About Interactive Data Corporation
Interactive Data Corporation is a trusted leader in financial information. Thousands of financial institutions and active traders, as well as hundreds of software and service providers, subscribe to our fixed income evaluations, reference data, real-time market data, trading infrastructure services, fixed income analytics, desktop solutions and web-based solutions. Interactive Data's offerings support clients around the world with mission-critical functions, including portfolio valuation, regulatory compliance, risk management, electronic trading and wealth management. Interactive Data has over 2,500 employees in offices worldwide.
For more information about Interactive Data please visit: www.interactivedata.com .
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