Nasdaq to end 11 CTA thematic indexes after close on 3 December 2026
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Nasdaq has notified subscribers that it will cease calculation and dissemination of 11 CTA-branded thematic indexes after the close on 3 December 2026. The affected families cover global digital health, smartphones and international cloud computing. Anyone referencing these indexes in products, benchmarks or data feeds needs to confirm continuity arrangements before the cut-off.
- Nasdaq will cease calculation and dissemination of the listed indexes after the close of business on Thursday, 3 December 2026.
- The 11 indexes cover the CTA Global Digital Health, CTA Smartphone and CTA International Cloud Computing families, including total return and AUD variants.
- Index values and directory messages will stop on the GIDS, GIW and GIFFD data feeds.
- The notice is marked as impacting all markets and was published on 4 November 2026.
Executive summary
Nasdaq issued Financial Products News #2026-76 on 4 November 2026, telling subscribers it will cease the calculation and dissemination of 11 indexes after the close of business on Thursday, 3 December 2026. The affected indexes are the Nasdaq CTA Global…
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http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/TraderNews.aspx?id=fpnews2026-76Read by Regulus 12 Nov 2026 at 03:10 UTC
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