Financial marketCash-settled power futures contractsAn N2EX referenced and cash-settled futures market with a full range of clearing services will open for trading during the second half of 2010. Nord Pool ASA, owned by NASDAQ OMX, is the world’s largest power derivative exchange with approximately 380 members. Trading days will follow the UK banking calendar, and the N2EX referenced futures contracts will be traded in pound sterling. Contract typesThe contract types will be cash-settled pound sterling UK power futures listed for weeks, months, quarters and seasons (summer and winter). The contracts will be cleared by NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB and NASDAQ OMX Oslo. Electronic trading is conducted on the proven CLICK Trade/SECUR PI platform. Time spread netting and inter-commodity spread creditThe clearing house NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB may in some cases accept netting of initial margin between delivery periods for contracts in the same risk group (time spread netting). For more information about the parameters for time spread netting, please visit www.nordpool.com:ICSS parameters For more information about inter commodity spread credit, please visit:Membership alternativesExisting members at the Nord Pool financial market will be able to trade and clear UK power futures contracts under their existing memberships, but need to establish new bank accounts for settlement and collateral arrangements in the United Kingdom. There are three membership alternatives for N2EX participants:1) As a non-clearing member through the Nord Pool general clearing member (GCM) network For more information about how to become a member and the membership agreements, please contact our sales and marketing representatives:Christina König, phone +46 8 405 7842, christina.konig@nasdaqomx.com Deirdre Lane, phone +44 (0) 207 065 8078, deirdre.lane@nasdaqomx.com For more information, please see www.nordpool.com: |




