As announced in Exchange Information 53/13 , subject to testing and regulatory approval, NASDAQ OMX Commodities will extend the Exchange opening hours from 15.30 to 16.00 CET for Nordic Power and Swedish-Norwegian Electricity Certificates. The change will take effect March 24, 2014.
The time period for calculating the Daily Fix for Nordic Power will shift from 15.25 - 15.30 CET to 15.55 - 16.00 CET, the same timing as for German Power.
Please note that the changes described above will have no impact on clearing hours, which are unchanged with registration of contracts for clearing until 18.00 CET.
For further information, please contact NASDAQ OMX Commodities:
Market Place, phone +47 6752 8037, desken@nasdaqomx.com
Technical support (technical queries and support), phone +46 8 405 6400, technicalsupport@nasdaqomx.com
Member Services (logons, passwords, FIX, Pre-Trade Risk Management (PRM) access, etc.), phone +46 8 405 6660, MS.Geniuminet@nasdaqomx.com
Risk Management phone +47 67108426, clearing.risk@nasdaqomx.com
Member and Market Readiness (test environments for members and ISV, etc.), phone +46 8 405 6621, kestan.hasan@nasdaqomx.com
Media contact: Sara Aadnesen, Director Corporate Communications, phone +47 9060 0759, sara.aadnesen@nasdaqomx.com
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About NASDAQ OMX Commodities NASDAQ OMX Commodities is the brand name for the NASDAQ OMX Group’s worldwide suite of commodity related products and services. The NASDAQ OMX Commodities offerings include power, natural gas and carbon emission markets and clearing services. NASDAQ OMX Commodities is a trademark of the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
NASDAQ OMX Commodities Europe is the trade name of NASDAQ OMX Oslo ASA which is authorized as a commodity derivatives exchange by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and supervised by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority. All trades with NASDAQ OMX Commodities Europe are subject to clearing with NASDAQ OMX Clearing.
NOS Clearing ASA is the leading clearing house for the freight market and a specialist clearing provider to the commodities markets. The company is wholly owned by the NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. The clearinghouse, which is situated in Oslo, has more than 300 members.
NASDAQ OMX Clearing AB is authorized and supervised as a multi-asset clearinghouse by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority in Sweden as well as authorized to conduct clearing operation in Norway by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance.
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