Frankfurt Stock Exchange
| Frankfurt Stock Exchange Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse | |
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| Type | Stock exchange |
| Location | Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°06′55″N 8°40′40″E / 50.11528°N 8.67778°E |
| Founded | 1585 |
| Owner | Deutsche Börse, Scoach Europa |
| Market cap | US$ 1,776 trillion (July 2015)[1] |
| Website | www.boerse-frankfurt.de |
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange (German: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, FWB) is the world's 10th largest stock exchange by market capitalization. Located in Frankfurt, Germany, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is owned and operated by Deutsche Börse (FWB: DB1), which also owns the European futures exchange Eurex and the clearing company Clearstream. It is located in the district of Innenstadt and within the central business district known as Bankenviertel.
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange accounts for over 90 percent of the turnover in the German market and a very large share of the European market. In 2010, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange agreed to move to abolish floor trading and completed this transition in May 2011.[2] Today, trading takes place exclusively via the Xetra system, with redundant floor brokers taking on the role of market-makers on the new platform.
More than 14 international exchanges have adopted Xetra (including the Vienna Stock Exchange in 1999, the Irish Stock Exchange in 2000 and the Budapest Stock Exchange in 2003). Approximately 47% of the 300 market participants in Frankfurt come from abroad. As of November, 2010, companies from more than 80 countries list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with 49% from North and South America, 31% from Europe (including Russia), 14% from Asia and 6% from Australia and Africa.
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange has more than 250 international trading institutions and more than 4,500 traders. Investors directly connected to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange represent 35% of the world's investment capital.
The trading indices in Frankfurt are DAX, DAXplus, CDAX, DivDAX, LDAX, MDAX, SDAX, TecDAX, VDAX and EuroStoxx 50.
Automatic Xetra trading runs from 09:00 to 17:30 with closing auction from 17:30-17:35, floor brokers' trading times are from 8:00 to 20:00. In November 2003, Late/Early DAX was introduced running from 08:00 to 09:00 pre market and 17:45-20:01 during after hours and in 2006 X-DAX was introduced running from 08:00-09:01 and 17:45-22:00 (in line with Asia and US trading hours).
History
The origins of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange go back to medieval trade fairs in the 11th century.[3] By the 16th century Frankfurt developed into a wealthy and busy city with an economy based on trade and financial services.
In 1585 a bourse was established to set up fixed currency exchange rates, which is considered to mark the 'birth' of the stock exchange.[3] During the following centuries Frankfurt developed into one of the world's first stock exchanges - next to London and Paris. Bankers like Mayer Amschel Rothschild and Max Warburg had substantial influence on Frankfurt's financial trade.
In 1879 Frankfurt Stock Exchange moved into its new building at Börsenplatz.[4]
It was only in 1949 after World War II that the Frankfurt Stock Exchange finally established as the leading stock exchange in Germany with consequently incoming national and international investments.
During the 1990s the Frankfurt Stock Exchange was also bourse for the Neuer Markt (German for New Market) as part of the worldwide dot-com boom.
In 1993 the Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Frankfurt Stock Exchange) became Deutsche Börse AG, operating businesses for the exchange.
From the early 1960s onwards the Frankfurt Stock Exchange took advantage of the close by Bundesbank which effectively decided on financial policies in Europe until the introduction of the euro in 2002. Since then the exchange profits from the presence of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt.
In 2002 and 2004 Deutsche Börse was in advanced negotiations to take over London Stock Exchange, which were broken off in 2005.[5]
References
- ↑ Deutsche Boerse AG, Summary as of 24 July 2015. markets.ft.com, retrieved 26 July 2015
- ↑ Frankfurt Stock Exchange to terminate floor trading, FineExtra, 24 November, 2010
- 1 2 "History of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange – Fairs, coins and bills of exchange: 11th - 17th century". Deutsche Börse. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "History of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange – Patricians, princes and commodity markets: 18th - 19th century". Deutsche Börse. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ Deutsche Boerse withdraws LSE offer; to return cash to shareholders
http://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/en/start
Further reading
- Financial Market Integration in a Wider European Union
- International financial centres: rivals or partner?
- Assessment on Frankfurt's failed take-over of LSE
External links
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- Frankfurt Stock Exchange - Website for investors
- Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE), Brussels
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