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Nasdaq Global Index Watch

Web-Based, Accurate, Real-Time Data

Experience the future of market intelligence with GIW and empower your decision-making with confidence

What is Global Index Watch (GIW)?


Nasdaq Global Index Watch (GIW) is a comprehensive, web-based platform that provides real-time access to index weights, components, and essential data for Nasdaq Global Indexes. Designed with an intuitive user interface, GIW allows subscribers to effortlessly access both current and historical index data, including daily updates on index compositions, weightings, and corporate actions. This platform is an invaluable tool for investors, asset managers, financial advisors, and other financial professionals who require up-to-date information to make informed, data-driven decisions.

How GIW Helps You

Maximizing Investment Strategies and Decision-Making

  • Asset Managers: Enhance their investment strategies by accessing index data, monitoring corporate actions, analyzing historical trends, and evaluating index-linked products through GIW.
  • Insurance Companies: Utilize GIW to assess risks, diversify portfolios, monitor corporate actions, identify investment opportunities, and access research resources to support their risk management and investment decisions.
  • Asset Owners: Leverage GIW to monitor index composition, evaluate corporate actions, access historical data, identify index-linked products, stay informed with research resources, and efficiently manage data to optimize their investment portfolios.
  • Financial Advisors: Enhance their services by utilizing GIW to access real-time index data, monitor corporate actions, analyze historical trends, identify index-linked products, access research resources, and efficiently manage data to support informed investment recommendations for their clients.
Download the GIW Web Service Specification ->
  • Asset Managers: Enhance their investment strategies by accessing index data, monitoring corporate actions, analyzing historical trends, and evaluating index-linked products through GIW.
  • Insurance Companies: Utilize GIW to assess risks, diversify portfolios, monitor corporate actions, identify investment opportunities, and access research resources to support their risk management and investment decisions.
  • Asset Owners: Leverage GIW to monitor index composition, evaluate corporate actions, access historical data, identify index-linked products, stay informed with research resources, and efficiently manage data to optimize their investment portfolios.
  • Financial Advisors: Enhance their services by utilizing GIW to access real-time index data, monitor corporate actions, analyze historical trends, identify index-linked products, access research resources, and efficiently manage data to support informed investment recommendations for their clients.
Download the GIW Web Service Specification ->
Asset Managers

Challenges GIW Solves

Challenges GIW Solves

Access to Up-to-Date Data

Provides real-time access to index compositions, weightings, and corporate actions, ensuring users have the latest information.

Efficient Data Retrieval

An intuitive web interface and optimized search functions make it easy to find and download necessary data.

Tracking Corporate Actions

Keeps users informed about significant events impacting index constituents, allowing for proactive investment management.

Simplifying Data Integration

Standardized data formats facilitate easy integration into existing systems and workflows.

Monitoring Long-Term Trends

Access to essential historical data enables users to analyze past performance and identify market trends.

Access to Up-to-Date Data

Provides real-time access to index compositions, weightings, and corporate actions, ensuring users have the latest information.

Efficient Data Retrieval

An intuitive web interface and optimized search functions make it easy to find and download necessary data.

Tracking Corporate Actions

Keeps users informed about significant events impacting index constituents, allowing for proactive investment management.

Simplifying Data Integration

Standardized data formats facilitate easy integration into existing systems and workflows.

Monitoring Long-Term Trends

Access to essential historical data enables users to analyze past performance and identify market trends.

Benefits of GIW

Informed Decision-Making


Users can make well-informed investment decisions based on accurate and real-time index data.

Time Efficiency


Quick access to daily updates saves users time in researching and staying up-to-date with market changes.

Improved Investment Strategies


Access to index-linked product information helps users diversify portfolios and optimize investment strategies.

Enhanced Market Understanding


Latest research insights provide users with deeper market knowledge, empowering them to navigate trends effectively.

Streamlined Data Handling


Faster data downloads and automatic updates reduce manual data handling efforts, enhancing operational efficiency.

User-Friendly Experience


Modernized design and enhanced search functionality offer a seamless user experience, making navigation and data retrieval effortless for users.

Key Characteristics of GIW

Features of GIW

Daily Index Composition and Weighting Updates


Provides daily updates on index compositions and weightings to keep investment strategies aligned with the latest market data.

Corporate Action Notifications


Sends notifications about events affecting index constituents to keep users informed.

Historical Index Data


Offers essential historical performance data to support analysis.

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Enables users to easily find ETFs and other products linked to specific indexes.

Latest Research Access


Grants access to insights from Nasdaq's Index R&D team to inform investment decisions.

Optimized Data Downloading


Allows users to select dates in the calendar to automatically update and download data without extra steps.

Get Started with Nasdaq Global Index Watch


Ready to enhance your market insights with accurate, real-time index data? Contact our team to learn more about how GIW can support your investment strategies and decision-making processes.

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