no 75/08 Nord Pool launches new option contracts and new ticker codes on Monday 17 November 2008

Lysaker, 21 October 2008

Product
In order to enhance our product range on options and enable customers in meeting their trading needs, Nord Pool launches an option contract with quarterly expiry with the nearest year contract for Nordic power as the underlying reference. This is in addition to our existing December expiry. The first contract listed will be the March expiry in year 09, with ENOYR-10 as underlying. This will be listed on Monday 17 November. For further information, please see our /en/asa/Markets/Downloads-financial-market/Product-calendar/ product calendar >>

Ticker code
In order to show the expiry month in the ticker codes, Nord Pool will use a new ticker code structure on all new options listed from 17 November 2008. E.g. ENOCYR0MAR9-51 (ENO - Electricity Nordic, C - Call, YR0 - Year 10 is its underlying contract, MAR9 - expiry March year 2009, 51 - strike level 51). All options listed before 17 November 2008 will keep their existing ticker codes.
For further information, please contact Nord Pool: 

Marianne W. Jenssen, senior vice president, financial market, 
phone +47 6752 8076/+47 9013 6853

Georg Aasen, head of marketplace, financial market, 
phone +47 6752 8024

Press contact: Lars Galtung, vice president communications, 
phone +47 6752 8080/+ 47 9821 4812