As previously communicated in Exchange Notice (175/26), effective Monday 14 September 2026 Nasdaq Derivatives Markets will introduce OMXS30 Daily Options with designated Monday, Wednesday and Friday expiries. Please note that the new daily option series will from the effective date be available in the exchange and clearing systems, while remaining suspended from trading. The first trading day will be Thursday 17 September 2026.
The transition from weekly to daily options will take place as follows:
- No new weekly expiries will be listed, implying that Friday 11 September 2026 will be the final expiration date for legacy weekly options.
- As an exception to the standard expiry cycle, no daily options will be listed for expiration during the initial go-live week. The following daily expiries will initially be listed:
- Monday 21 September 2026
- Friday 25 September 2026
- Friday 2 October 2026
- Friday 9 October 2026
- The daily option series initially listed will be included in the Exchange Notice “Derivatives - New Strikes Stock Products”, which will be published after market close on Friday 11 September 2026.
- In addition to the above, the designated Wednesday expiry with expiration date 23 September 2026 will be listed on Wednesday 16 September 2026, while remaining suspended from trading until the first trading day.
On Friday 18 September 2026, the designated Friday expiry with expiration date 16 October 2026 will be listed and made available for trading. Thereafter, the standard expiry cycle will apply, whereby the nearest Monday, Wednesday and Friday expiries, together with the following three Friday expiries, are always available for trading. On each Monday and Wednesday expiration date, a new expiry one week out is introduced. On each Friday expiration date, a new expiry four weeks out is introduced.
Related amendments to Chapter A and Chapter B (Contract Specifications) of the Exchange and Clearing Rules of Nasdaq Derivatives Markets have been notified to members via regulatory notice, and Appendix 1 (Quotation List) will be amended in due course.
As of the effective date, the Equity Derivatives Fee List will be amended, including updates to the market maker fees. A revised version of the fee list is attached to this notice, with all changes marked in red. Related amendments to market maker obligations will be separately notified to market makers.
For complete contract specifications, market model parameters and an outline of key specifications and differences compared with regular (monthly) OMXS30 Futures and Options, please refer to Exchange Notice (175/26).
For contact details, please see the attached file.