Upcoming Rules & Guidance Changes

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S&P/NZX Index Futures Omnibus Rule Amendments

NZX and NZX Clearing have made amendments to the below Rules, Procedures and Guidance to facilitate the relaunch of the S&P/NZX 20 Index Futures Contract (NZX 20 Futures). Mark-ups of the relevant documents are available below:

These amendments will become effective on Friday 17 January 2025.

Booking Purposes Only Transactions Amendments - Self-Match Prevention Practice Note Amendments

NZX has made amendments to the Self-Match Prevention (SMP) Practice Note to facilitate the enhancement of the self-match prevention (SMP) tool through the introduction of booking purposes only transaction (BPOT) functionality.

A mark-up of the amendments to the practice note is available below:

NZX Dark is available now for market participants and NZX currently expects the SMP enhancements will be available in Q4 2024. Please note that the above amendments to the SMP Practice Note will come into effect in Q4 2024 (revised).