The Frankfurt Stock Exchange
FWB® Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse is one of the world's largest trading centers. It is the largest of the eight German stock exchanges. Deutsche Börse AG operates the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, an entity under public law. In this capacity it ensures the smooth functioning of exchange trading.
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange facilitates advanced electronic trading, settlement and information systems. Thus, is able to meet the steadily growing requirements of cross border trading. Besides traditional floor trading, it has in Xetra® one of the leading electronic trading platforms in the world. With the launch of Xetra in 97, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange succeeded in strengthening its own competitive position, it also created an attractive framework conditions for foreign investors.
Today,
the Exchange is an international trading center. This is also reflected in its
member structure, 140 of around 300 market participants come from abroad.
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is one of the biggest and most efficient exchange places in the world. It is owned by Deutsche Börse, which also owns the European futures exchange Eurex and clearing company Clearstream. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange has over 90 % turnover in the German market and a big share in the European market. Mainly through Xetra, the German stock market was opened to foreign investors and market participants.
The trading index (indices) in Frankfurt are DAX, DAXplus, CDAX, DivDAX, LDAX, MDAX, TecDAX, SDAX, VDAX and EuroStoxx 50.
Trading runs from 09:00 to 17:30 with closing auction from 17:30 -17:35. In November 2003, Late DAX was introduced running 17:45 to 20:00 and in 2006 X-DAX was introduced running 17:45-22:00.
The origins of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange go back to the ninth century and a free letter by Emperor Louis the German to hold free trade fairs. By the sixteenth century Frankfurt developed to a wealthy and busy city with an economy based on trade and financial business.
In 1585 a bourse was set up. During the following centuries Frankfurt developed to one of the world's first stock exchanges - next to London and Paris. Bankers like Mayer Amschel Rothschild and Max Warburg had substantial influence in Frankfurt's trade.
In 1874 Frankfurt Stock Exchange moved into its new building at Börsenplatz.
It was only in 1949 after World War II that the Stock Exchange finally established as the leading stock exchange in Germany with consequently incoming national and internatinal investments.
During the 90s the Frankfurt Stock Exchange was also bourse for the Neuer Markt (German for New Market) as part of the world wide dot-com boom.
In 93 the Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Frankfurt Stock Exchange) became Deutsche Börse AG, operating businesses for the exchange.
From the early 60s 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 am Main.
In 2002 and 2004 Deutsche Börse was in advanced negotiations to take over London Stock Exchange, which were broken off twice.
Today, with a total turnover of 5.2 Trillion € a year the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The Stock exchange official website http://boerse-frankfurt.com gives a large amount of information on the stock exchange. The company gives information on companies, trading periods for the year and the day. So one can watch the clock tick tock to the close
"Frankfurt" am Main is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. Situated on the Main river, it is the seat of the European Central Bank, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is the largest financial centre in Germany and continental Europe. Frankfurt is also one of the richest cities in the European Union. The city's metropolitan area, the Frankfurt Rhine Main Area, has a population of 5 million and is Germany's second largest. Frankfurt has played a central role in the political history of Germany and the German states for centuries. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is Germany's largest, and one of the world's most important. Frankfurt houses the ECB, which sets monetary policy for the Eurozone economy, and the German Bundesbank. It also houses a number of major commercial banks, including Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank, and Commerzbank.
The name of Frankfurt
on the Main is derived from the Franconofurt of the Germanic tribe of Franks;
Furt (cf. English ford) denotes a low point passage across a stream or river.
Alemanni and Franks lived there and by 794 Charlemagne presided over an imperial
assembly and church synod, at which Franconofurd (-furt -vurd) is first mentioned.
However, since frank is also an old German word for frei ("free"), Frankfurt
was a "free ford," an opportunity to cross the river Main without paying
a toll.
Eintracht Frankfurt are the big football side
of the city. They have won the West German championship: 1959
West German
Cup: 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988 and the UEFA Cup champions: 1980. They took part in
what many regard as the greatest ever European cup final against Real Madrid (
a 7- 3 defeat) in Hampden Scotland in 1960.
Origin of surname Frank
Accroding to the House of names website The surname frank was most likely brought to England in the wake of the William the conqurer. The name is of two possible origins; firstly, from the Norman personal name "Franc," which was originally an ethnic name for one of Frankish race. The name may be derived from the Old French word "franc," meaning "liberal, generous." Spelling variations include: Frank, Franks, Franke, Frankes, Frenk, Frink and many more.
A frankfurter is often a name for a hot dog.
Foreign terms for city of Frankfurt
Spain = Fráncfort
France = Francfort-sur-le-Main
Francoforte sul Meno = Italy
Frankfurt nad Menem = Polish
A Frankfurt sock exchange
A german website is disscussing which team will be soccer world champion? You can find out on on what has been called a virtual sock exchange www.STOCCER.de
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Links on websites on subject
http://www.ise.ie/index.asp The home page of Irish stock exchange
http://www.nasdaq.com/ The homepage of the stock exchange
http://www.cityequities.com/
http://www.moneyweek.com
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