New platform: Tradegate Exchange informs about global shares traded by private investors

The Tradegate Exchange presents http://www.bankernews.co.uk/ , a new platform to inform at regular intervals of global shares traded by private investors. Tradegate Exchange is Europe’s leading marketplace for private investors. The long trading hours (08:00 to 22:00 CST, UTC +2) and outstanding liquidity enable Tradegate to provide an actual view of current trading activities in the securities business.

The Tradegate Exchange is a securities exchange geared to the needs of private investors. It provides private investors with real-time price data and enables trading in more than 4,700 equities, 1,700 ETPs, 2,800 bonds and 2,000 funds, and runs on all exchange trading days from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Members can also rely on special types of orders, such as trailing stop or one-cancels-other orders. Market Specialists provide continuously valid prices and orders are on principle executed immediately and completely.

As a Market Specialist, Tradegate AG is active in all equity classes and ETFs. A second Market Specialist (mwb fairtrade Wertpapierhandelsbank AG) provides quotes for bonds and funds. At present, mainly online banks from Germany, France, Austria and the United Kingdom are connected to the platform.

Tradegate Exchange has enjoyed regulated market status as defined by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) since the beginning of 2010.

Ownership structure

Deutsche Börse AG owns 75 per cent plus one share in Tradegate Exchange GmbH, the company operating Tradegate Exchange. Tradegate AG holds the remaining stake in Tradegate Exchange GmbH. Moreover, Deutsche Börse AG has a 19.99 per cent share in Tradegate AG Wertpapierhandelsbank, one of the Tradegate Exchange Market Specialists.