Semi-Annual Changes to the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index
24 Septiembre 2012 - 7:07AM
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Clean Edge, Inc.
announced today the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the
NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index
(Nasdaq:QGRD), which will become effective with the market open
today.
The following two securities will be added to the Index: Acorn
Energy, Inc. (ACFN UQ) and Melrose PLC (MRO LN).
The Index is designed to act as a transparent and liquid
benchmark for the smart grid and electric infrastructure sector.
The Index includes companies that are primarily engaged and
involved in electric grid; electric meters, devices, and networks;
energy storage and management; and enabling software used by the
smart grid and electric infrastructure sector. The securities must
also meet other eligibility criteria which include minimum
requirements for market capitalization and average daily dollar
trading volume. The NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure
Index is evaluated semi-annually in March and September. For more
information about the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid
Infrastructure Index, including detailed eligibility criteria,
visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.
The First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid
Infrastructure Index Fund (Nasdaq:GRID), is an exchange traded fund
that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the
price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of the NASDAQ
OMX® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index.
As a result of the evaluation, the following six securities will
be removed from the Index: A123 Systems Inc. (3393 HK), Jinpan
International Ltd. (JST UQ), Pike Electric Corporation (PIKE UN),
PowerSecure International (POWR UQ), PSI AG (PSAN GR), and Wasion
Group Holdings Ltd. (3393 HK).
About NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes
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offering spans geographies and asset classes and includes diverse
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About NASDAQ OMX Group
The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group,
Inc., fuels economies and provides transformative technologies for
the entire lifecycle of a trade - from risk management to trade to
surveillance to clearing. In the U.S. and Europe, we own and
operate 24 markets, 3 clearinghouses and 5 central securities
depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income,
derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to
process more than 1 million messages per second at sub-40
microsecond speeds with 99.999% uptime, our technology drives more
than 70 marketplaces in 50 developed and emerging countries into
the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world's securities
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About Clean Edge, Inc.
Clean Edge, Inc., founded in 2000, is the world's first research
and advisory firm devoted to the clean-tech sector. Clean Edge
managing director Ron Pernick and senior editor Clint Wilder
released their latest book, Clean Tech Nation (HarperCollins) in
September 2012, offering a bipartisan Seven Point Action Plan for
Repowering America (www.cleantechnation.com). For more than a
decade, the firm has delivered timely data, expert analysis, and
comprehensive insights to governments, corporations, investors,
nonprofits, and other key stakeholders. The company offers an
unparalleled suite of index, benchmarking, and advisory services,
including the Clean Energy Leadership Index subscription service
which tracks states and metro regions, sponsored publications
including the annual Clean Energy Trends report, and benchmark
clean-tech stock indexes with NASDAQ. To keep abreast of the latest
clean-tech news; access industry reports; learn more about Clean
Edge, or sign up for the firm's free e-newsletters; visit
www.cleanedge.com.
NDAQG
CONTACT: NASDAQ OMX Media Contact:
Wayne Lee
+1.301.978.4875
Wayne.D.Lee@NASDAQOMX.Com
NASDAQ OMX Issuer and Investor Contact:
Lisa Chaney
+1.301.978.8281
Lisa.Chaney@NASDAQOMX.Com
Clean Edge Contact:
Ron Pernick
+1.503.493.8681
pernick@cleanedge.com
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