Registrar company An outside company that administers shareholders’ records for issuers of registered shares. In addition to maintaining the shareholders’ record, a registrar company supports issuers in organizing the Annual General Meeting, implementing IR campaigns, and undertaking changes to the capital stock. CONTACT INFO@FSELISTINGS.COM TODAY TO GO PUBLIC ON THE FSE
Xetra Electronic cash market trading system Around 320 European banks and securities trading houses currently (January 2004) use the Xetra® (Exchange Electronic Trading) system to trade the full range of shares listed on FWB® Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse and more than 10,000 warrants. Xetra is available between 9.00 a.m. and 17.30 p.m. Buy and sell orders placed […]
Listing A security is listed for trading on the exchange. “Listing” means that a security – a stock, bond, etc. – is now available to be traded on a specific market segment within an exchange. When a security is listed on FWB® Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (the Frankfurt Stock Exchange), it is tradable on the exchange floor […]
Market maker Bank or securities trading house that quotes binding buy and sell prices for a security. Market makers guarantee that a security can be traded on an ongoing basis, thereby ensuring the liquidity and viability of the market. Through their readiness to step in as a counterparty at any time, market makers compensate for […]
Prospectus Brochure published by the issuer of a security. It contains general information on the company and the placement of the security. An issuing prospectus contains all key information about the security: the issuer, corporate structure, financial situation, business activities, as well as all executive bodies and companies involved in the floatation. The issuer and […]
Stock exchange Organized market for securities trading. (Auch: Börsengebäude) Exchange trading takes place at established times, with the exchange itself performing the following main functions: · Bringing together supply and demand (market function) · Creating an environment in which companies can raise capital by issuing securities (mobilization function) · Guaranteeing that securities can be sold […]
Securities exchange In the broader sense of the word, an exchange on which securities or derivatives are traded under the provisions of the Securities Trading Act. In practice, only securities (i. e. stocks, government bonds, mortgage bonds, public-sector bonds, corporate bonds, etc.) are traded on a securities exchange; derivatives trading takes place on a futures […]
Initial Public Offering (IPO) Process by which a company becomes listed on an exchange A company usually prepares and executes an IPO with the support of an issuing bank, or, in the case of large-scale issues, in conjunction with a syndicate. Companies go public primarily as a means of raising additional equity capital and as […]
Second Quotation Board The First Quotation Board and Second Quotation Board structure the Open Market. All companies whose shares are already listed or included at another international or domestic trading venue and apply for admission to the Open Market are included in the Second Quotation Board. GO PUBLIC ON THE FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE CONTACT INFO@FSELISTINGS.COM […]
First Quotation Board The First Quotation Board and Second Quotation Board structure the Open Market. All companies with an initial listing in Open Market are included in the First Quotation Board. It is directed at domestic and international companies for a cost efficient and fast admission of their shares to trading. GO PUBLIC ON THE […]