Frankfurt Stock Exchange (1585–present)

1. Merchants set uniform exchange rates in Frankfurt

   Jan 1, 1585Labels: Frankfurt merchants, Exchange rates

   • Deutsche B rse

2. Early exchange meetings formalize as “Börse”

   Jan 1, 1605Labels: B rse, Trade fairs

   • Deutsche B rse

3. First official Frankfurt quotation sheet appears

   Jan 1, 1625Labels: Quotation sheet, Frankfurt

   • Deutsche B rse

4. Frankfurt enacts its first exchange rules

   Jan 1, 1666Labels: Exchange administration, Frankfurt rules

   • Deutsche B rse

5. Traders move into the Großer Braunfels building

   Jan 1, 1694Labels: Gro er, Liebfrauenberg

   • Deutsche B rse

6. Old Stock Exchange building opens at Paulsplatz

   Jan 1, 1843Labels: Old Stock, Paulsplatz

   • Deutsche B rse

7. New Börsenplatz building opens for securities trading

   Jan 1, 1879Labels: B rsenplatz, Frankfurt core

   • Deutsche B rse
   • Frankfurt City

8. Exchange reopens under U.S. military oversight

   Sep 1, 1945Labels: U S, Postwar reopening

   • Deutsche B rse
   • Deutsche B rse

9. Official trading resumes after currency reform

   Jan 1, 1949Labels: Currency reform, Federal Republic

   • Deutsche B rse

10. Restored trading floor reopens in Börsenplatz building

    Feb 9, 1957Labels: B rsenplatz, Restoration

    • Deutsche B rse
    • Deutsche B rse

11. Computer processing arrives with the BÖGA system

    Jan 1, 1969Labels: B GA, Computer processing

    • Deutsche B rse

12. Market data center BDZ is founded

    Jan 1, 1970Labels: BDZ, Market data

    • Deutsche B rse

13. DAX index begins publication as a German benchmark

    Jul 1, 1988Labels: DAX index, German benchmark

    • Deutsche B rse

14. IBIS electronic trading starts and later expands

    May 4, 1991Labels: IBIS system, Electronic trading

    • IBIS2 DE
    • Deutsche B rse

15. Neuer Markt segment begins during tech-growth boom

    Mar 10, 1997Labels: Neuer Markt, Deutsche B

    • Neuer Markt DE

16. Xetra launches fully electronic order-book trading

    Nov 28, 1997Labels: Xetra, Electronic order-book

    • Deutsche B rse
    • B rse Frankfurt

17. Neuer Markt closes after major losses

    Jun 1, 2003Labels: Neuer Markt, Market reform

    • Neuer Markt DE
    • Merk Lexicon

18. DAX expands to 40 constituents after rule reform

    Sep 20, 2021Labels: DAX expansion, Rule reform

    • Deutsche B rse
    • CNBC