no 46/18 Nasdaq Commodities to go live with French PEG Natural Gas Monthly DS Future contracts on November 1, 2018


Due to the price zone merger of GRTgaz Nord and TRS on November 1, 2018, Nasdaq Commodities has decided to list a new French PEG Natural Gas Monthly DS Future contract for trading and clearing. Subject to testing and regulatory approval the go-live date for the new contracts is November 1, 2018. The name of the new hub is Point d’Echange Gaz (PEG).

The new French PEG Natural Gas Monthly DS Future contracts will be settled against the ICIS Heren PEG daily price assessment Day ahead and Weekend Midpoint.

The existing French PEG NORD Gas Monthly DS Future and the French TRS Natural Gas Monthly DS Future are suspended and will be delisted on November 1, 2018.

For further information regarding the merger GRTgaz and TRS please see link below:

https://www.cre.fr/en/Documents/Deliberations/Decision/Operation-of-the-single-gas-market-area-in-France

For further information, please contact Nasdaq Commodities:

Market Place Services, phone +47 67 52 80 37, desken@nasdaq.com

Media contact:

David Augustsson, Corporate Communications, phone +46 8 4056135,  david.augustsson@nasdaq.com

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Nasdaq Oslo ASA is the commodity derivatives exchange authorized by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and supervised by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority. All trades with Nasdaq Oslo ASA are subject to clearing with Nasdaq Clearing.

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