Today, the OMX Nordic Exchange is turning one year. A year with some impressive
results giving the companies listed on the Nordic Exchange greater exposure,
members more efficient access and investors more to choose from and easier to
make comparisons among a considerably larger selection of shares.
“Our ambition was to create a bigger and better marketplace. We have clearly
demonstrated the potential for growth, and we've provided the tools to
facilitate the one market approach. The Nordic Exchange is now the fifth largest
exchange in Europe highly visible for investor through almost 75,000 real-time
terminals for market data,” says Jukka Ruuska, President Nordic Marketplaces at
OMX.
Achievements during the first year of the Nordic Exchange:
Higher overall market cap growth than any of Europe's six largest exchanges,
from 797 to 1,083 billion euro.
Increase in number of listed companies from 739 to 838
Increase in daily turnover from 4 billion to 5.3 billion euro
Increase in number of daily trades from 120,000 to 183,000
Increase in total market cap of Nordic funds by 52%
Increase in number of members from 153 to 161
Increase in remote member market share to over 40%
Increase in market data vendors from 88 to 107
This has been accomplished by integrating the Nordic financial markets and
creating the Nordic Exchange which now has:
One common trading system
One common rulebook for trading on our exchanges
One common set of listing requirements
One common main market with common segmentation into large cap, mid cap and
small cap companies as well as common sector classification
One common Nordic index family
A common alternative market in First North
“This journey has only just begun. The Nordic Exchange is an innovation process,
especially as regards shifting the investor perspective to a Nordic one. Based
on studies, we can see that Nordic retail investors now are ready to take that
step. But to get there a close cooperation between all stake holders on the
Nordic financial market is needed. And, as always, it requires our unwavering
commitment to lead the way,” says Jukka Ruuska.
Today the Nordic Exchange counts as:
Europe's biggest exchange in the IT sector.
Europe's second largest exchange in the Industrials sector.
The world's biggest exchange in Paper Products.
The world's second largest exchange in Apparel Retail.
The world's third largest exchange in Machinery.
For more information, please contact
Jonas Rodny, OMX +46 8 405 72 67
About OMX | OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. The OMX Nordic
Exchange comprises over 800 companies including its alternative market First
North. OMX provides technology to over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and
central securities depositories in over 50 countries. The Nordic Exchange is not
a legal entity but describes the common offering from OMX exchanges in Helsinki,
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. OMX is a Nordic
Large Cap company in the Financials sector on the OMX Nordic Exchange. For more
information, please visit www.omxgroup.com.
