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Mar 31, 2022 · Over the past 20 years, Euronext has transformed from an exchange into a market infrastructure covering the full value chain of financial markets, and connecting local markets with global economies. The journey, however, is just beginning.
Over the past ten years, we have led the way in Europe in building the backbone of the Capital Markets Union, expanding our reach through strategic acquisitions like the Irish Stock Exchange, Oslo Børs VPS, VP Securities in Copenhagen and Borsa Italiana.
Euronext was formed 20 years ago through the merger of the Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels stock exchanges. In joining forces, the vision of Euronext’s founding fathers was to provide local businesses and investor communities with unrivalled access to capital and liquidity.
- Creating The First Cross-Border Exchange
- From European Roots to Global Ambition
- Listing and Trading: Expanding Into New Asset Classes
- A Proprietary Trading Platform: Creating A Single Liquidity Pool
- Supporting The Entire Listing and Issuing Value Chain
- Offering Post-Trade and Settlement Services
- Empowering Sustainable Growth
- Helping Ambitious Companies Raise Capital
- Future Prospects: The Next Chapter of Our Story
On 22 September 2000, the exchanges of Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris combined to create Euronext, the first genuinely cross-border exchange in Europe. Euronext combined the continental exchanges into a unique federal model with unified rules and a Single Order Book, operating on the same electronic trading platform and cleared by LCH S.A. CCP. Regi...
In 2007, Euronext merged with the New York Stock Exchange to form NYSE Euronext. The newly-formed company continued to grow, moving all its European exchanges to the Universal Trading Platform (UTP) technology. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) took over NYSE Euronext in 2013. A key element of the transaction was to carve out NYSE Euronext’s continen...
With the combination of seven exchanges, four CSDs and one clearing house, Euronext now supports the listing and trading of stocks and shares, as well as other financial instruments, and covers the entire capital markets value chain. It is now the leading cash trading venue in Europe and handles 25% of shares traded in the European region. Euronext...
At the backbone of our pan-European infrastructure is our state-of-the-art proprietary trading platform, Optiq®, launched in 2017. This single trading platform connects all of our trading venues, providing a Single Order Book and a harmonised regulatory framework. Our Single Order Book enables investors to trade, clear and settle in a uniform way t...
Another vital aspect of creating a pan-European market infrastructure is supporting companies in listing and issuing equity and debt finance on our markets. Euronext does this by working with them through every phase of their listing journey. For example, in 2017, as part of the Euronext Corporate Services expansion, Euronext acquired Company Webca...
In 2020 and 2021, Euronext broadened its post-trade services offering with the acquisition of VP Securities (now Euronext Securities Copenhagen) and Monte Titoli (now Euronext Securities Milan). Together with the previously acquired central securities depositories (CSDs) in Portugal (2002) and Norway (2019), these companies form the foundation for ...
Euronext’s unique federal model places us at the intersection of local economies and global markets, connecting buyers and sellers on our trading venues. In this key role, Euronext has a responsibility to the whole finance community to facilitate the transition to a more sustainable economy in each of the countries where we operate. Early in our hi...
Europe has emerged as a centre for innovation and has a fast-growing tech sector. This growth has also increased the funding needs of companies looking to scale their business globally. As a part of our mission to facilitate the financing of the real economy, Euronext has supported this fast-growing sector by helping companies meet their funding ne...
From the trading of the first corporate shares in Amsterdam back in 1607 to providing tomorrow’s sustainable growth products, Euronext has a long history of financing the real economy. Over the past 20 years, Euronext has transformed from an exchange into a market infrastructure covering the full value chain of financial markets, and connecting loc...
Mar 13, 2024 · Pan-European exchange Euronext acquired Borsa Italiana, including MTS, from LSEG in a €4.4 billion deal on 29 April later that year. Euronext initially agreed to the acquisition in October 2020 and underwent a leadership reshuffle the following January to prepare – appointing a new chief executive in Paris, Delphine d’Amarzit as the ...
Apr 12, 2019 · A new report takes an in-depth look at 23 different industry value chains spanning 43 countries — and it finds some trends that might surprise you.
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Nov 18, 2020 · Technology has changed major sectors over the past 20 years, including media, climate action and healthcare. The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers, which just celebrated its 20th anniversary, gives us insight how emerging tech leaders have influenced and responded to these changes.
