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Profile of the OMXS30 Futures Market

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The OMXS30 futures market is based upon the OMXS 30 stock index, which is the primary stock index of the OMX Nordic Exchange in Sweden. The OMXS30 index consists of the 30 largest capitalization companies that are traded on the Stockholm stock exchange. The OMXS 30 index is calculated in real time, and the OMXS30 futures market is traded on the OMX Nordic Exchange trading system from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM Central European Time.

Companies

As of July 2008, the OMXS 30 stock index includes the following 30 companies :

  • ABB
  • Alfa Laval
  • Assa Abloy
  • AstraZeneca
  • Atlas Copco (Class A)
  • Atlas Copco (Class B)
  • Boliden
  • Electrolux
  • Eniro
  • Ericsson
  • Hennes & Mauritz
  • Investor
  • Lundin Petroleum
  • Nokia
  • Nordea
  • Sandvik
  • SCA
  • SCANIA
  • SEB
  • Securitas
  • Skanska
  • SKF
  • SSAB
  • Svenska Handelsbanken
  • Swedbank
  • Swedish Match
  • Tele2
  • TeliaSonera
  • Volvo Group
  • Vostok Gas

Contract Specifications

The full contract specifications for the OMXS30 futures market are as follows :

  • Symbol (IB / Sierra Chart Format) : OMXS30
  • Expiration date (as of July 2008) : July 18 2008
  • Exchange : OMS
  • Currency : SEK
  • Multiplier / Contract value : 100 SEK
  • Tick size / Minimum price change : 0.25
  • Tick value / Minimum price value : 25 SEK

Holidays

In 2008, the OMXS30 futures market is open for trading every trading day (Monday to Friday), except for the following holidays :

  • January 01
  • March 21
  • March 24
  • May 01
  • June 06
  • June 20
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 31

Exchange Web Site

The OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm web site is available at http://www.omxnordicexchange.com/, and provides additional information about the exchange, its trading system, and the OMXS 30 index and futures market.

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