SIX Swiss

SIX Swiss Exchange (formerly SWX Swiss Exchange), based in Zurich, is Switzerland's principal stock exchange (the other being Berne eXchange). SIX Swiss Exchange also trades other securities such as Swiss government bonds and derivatives such as stock options.

SIX Swiss Exchange
TypeStock Exchange
Location Zurich, Switzerland
Founded1995 (1995)
Key peopleChristian Katz (CEO)
Urs Ruegsegger (Vice Preseident)
CurrencyCHF
MarketCapCHF 1,187 million (2013)
VolumeCHF 1,004 billion (2013)
Website[1]

The main stock market index for the SIX Swiss Exchange is the blue-chip index, the SMI, or Swiss Market Index. The index consists of the 20 most significant and most liquid large and mid-cap SPI equity-securities based on the free float market capitalisation.

SIX Swiss Exchange was the first stock exchange in the world to incorporate a fully automated trading, clearing and settlement system in 1995. The exchange is controlled by an association of 55 banks. Each of these banks has equal voting rights in the matter of decision making concerning the management and regulation of the exchange.

SIX X-Clear Ltd provides clearing and acts as the central counterparty for clearing trades, securities settlement and custody services.

SMI

Ticker Company name Sector
ABBN ABB Computers
ATLN Actelion Healthcare
ADEN Adecco Retail
CSGN Credit Suisse Financial Services
GEBN Geberit Retail
GIVN Givaudan Commodities
HOLN Holcim Retail
BAER Juliuis Baer Financial Services
NESN Nestle Agribusiness
NOVN Novartis Healthcare
CFR Richemont Retail
ROG Roche Healthcare
SGSN SGS Retail
UHR Swatch Retail
SCMN Swisscom Telecommunications
SREN Swiss RE Financial Services
SYNN Syngenta Commodities
RIGN Transocean Heavy Industry
UBSN UBS Financial Services
ZURN Zurich Financial Services

History

  • Replacement of floor trading systems at Geneva (est. 1850), Basel (est. 1866) and Zurich (est. 1873) stock exchanges by fully automated system SWX (1995)
  • World's first fully automated trading, clearing and settlement system (est.1995)
  • Since 2007 Deutsche Börse and SIX Swiss Exchange have operated the joint venture Scoach to provide a derivatives trading platform
  • Purchased virt-x cross-border electronic exchange in 2002, which it later renamed SWX Europe.[1]
  • Was renamed SIX Swiss Exchange in 2008 [2]
  • Merged with SIS Group and Telekurs Group in 2008 to form SIX Group.

Other services

SIX Group as well as being a stock exchange provides a number of other services through separate subsidiaries, these include;

Hours

The exchange's normal trading sessions are from 09:00 to 17:30 on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.[4]

Notes and references

  1. virt-x changes its name to SWX Europe. March 3, 2008, retrieved July 5, 2008.
  2. SWX Swiss Exchange becomes SIX Swiss Exchange. September 30, 2008.
  3. "Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC) - Milestones". Swiss National Bank. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  4. Market Hours, SIX Swiss Exchange via Wikinvest

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