Nasdaq Expands its European ESG Derivatives Offering with Options
November 10 2021 - 3:40AM
Nasdaq Expands its European ESG Derivatives Offering with
Options
Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the launch of options
contracts on the OMX Stockholm 30 ESG index. With the new
contracts, Nasdaq’s ESG derivatives offering now includes both
options and futures contracts based on the world´s first ESG
benchmark index, which has grown into one of the most traded
indexes in Europe since being launched in June 2018.
The new product has been developed in close collaboration with
Nasdaq clients, including Swedbank Robur, and is aligned with
Nasdaq’s objective to address the growing demand for more
sustainable investment solutions.
“We are very pleased with the launch of OMXS30 ESG options, as
Nasdaq is creating new opportunities for investors with a
sustainable focus to optimize their risk and return profile,” said
Magnus Linder, Equity Derivatives Trading & Portfolio
Optimization at Swedbank Robur. “To be successful, you need to use
the entire financial toolbox. We look forward to continuing our
partnership with the aim to strengthen the ESG investor landscape
in the region”.
“With the success of our ESG index futures contracts as a
platform, the addition of options allows us to round out our
offering and provide our clients a complete suite of derivative
products based on one of the leading ESG indexes in Europe,” says
Alessandro Romani, Head of European Derivatives at Nasdaq. “This
launch marks the next step in our journey to better help end
investors looking to invest responsibly while maintaining the
compelling access to liquidity that the OMXS30 index can
offer.”
In close collaboration with its clients, Nasdaq works across the
globe to continuously grow its suite of products and services aimed
to support investments and risk management in a more sustainable
way.
Earlier this month, Nasdaq launched an ESG version of the OMX
Stockholm Benchmark Index, designed to track the performance of the
securities whose issuers meet specific ESG criteria.
Other examples of recent Nasdaq ESG initiatives include the
acquisition of carbon removal marketplace Puro.earth and the launch
of ESG Data Hub to offer investors expert-led sustainability data.
Read more about the different ways Nasdaq is catalyzing progress
towards a more sustainable tomorrow here.
The OMXS30 ESG Options contracts are available for trading on
Nasdaq Stockholm today.
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