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 and options exchange.

In Germany, there are currently eight securities exchanges, all of which use the floor trading system. Of these, FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (the Frankfurt Stock Exchange) is by far the largest.