History of Boerse Stuttgart Group

11 February 1861

The founding of the "Stuttgarter Börsenverein" marks the birth of Boerse Stuttgart Group.

1881

The first Official List comprises 44 listed securities.

1896

An exchange supervisory authority is established, the exchange meetings get a clear organizational structure.

1961

140 shares and 550 fixed-income securities are listed in Stuttgart.

1974

Electronic data processing is introduced, transactions are now processed electronically.

1997

The introduction of the best-size principle reduces the minimum order size in trading to one security.

1999

The Euwax trading segment is founded.

The launch of the Euwax trading segment for structured securities lays the foundation for Boerse Stuttgart Group's rise to become the leading European exchange group in this asset class.

2008

Boerse Stuttgart Group expands into Europe.

As part of its internationalization strategy, Boerse Stuttgart Group expands and acquires the second largest Swedish exchange, Nordic Growth Market NGM AB (NGM).

2008

Boerse Stuttgart Group now holds 84 per cent of the broker EUWAX AG.

2012

Boerse Stuttgart Group launches its commodities business and issues the exchange-traded commodity EUWAX Gold.

2014

Boerse Stuttgart Group acquires 90 percent of the off-exchange trading network cats from Citi.

2015

The introduction of its own trading system Xitaro strengthens Boerse Stuttgart Group's strategic independence.

2017

Boerse Stuttgart Group acquires Sowa Labs.

With the acquisition of the fintech Sowa Labs, Boerse Stuttgart Group lays the foundation for the development of its digital and crypto business.

2017

Boerse Stuttgart Group expands into Switzerland.

Boerse Stuttgart Group continues its expansion as a European exchange group and acquires the Swiss exchange BX Swiss.

2019

BISON is launched.

With the launch of the retail broker BISON, Boerse Stuttgart Group is the first traditional exchange group to offer cryptocurrency trading for private clients. In addition, Boerse Stuttgart Digital Exchange launches as the first regulated trading venue for cryptocurrencies in Germany.

2019

Axel Springer SE and SBI Group become strategic partners of Boerse Stuttgart Group in the digital and crypto business.

2019

EUWAX AG expands its international activities to NGM and the LuxXPrime bond segment of Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

2022

Boerse Stuttgart Group adopts a growth strategy in the capital markets business and in the digital business.

Boerse Stuttgart Group completes its reorganization with the strategic growth areas of capital markets business and digital business and adopts an integrated European growth strategy and a modern governance.

2022

In securities trading, Boerse Stuttgart Group enters the zero-fee segment.

In Switzerland, BX Swiss launches a zero-fee offering, while the regulated zero-fee trading platform TradeREBEL is launched in Germany.

2022

Boerse Stuttgart Group expands its institutional digital and crypto business.

An integrated offering with solutions for brokerage, exchange and custody for institutional players is created.

2022

Tokenized securities are traded on BX Swiss for the first time.

As part of a proof-of-concept by the Capital Markets Technology Association (CMTA), tokenized securities are traded on BX Swiss for the first time, and trades are settled in Swiss francs via a blockchain.

2023

Boerse Stuttgart Group establishes the Easy Euwax segment.

Easy Euwax enables trading in structured securities without exchange fees.

2023

Axel Springer SE and the SBI Group deepen their investment in the entire digital and crypto business.

The digital and crypto business is now bundled under the roof of Boerse Stuttgart Digital.

2023

Boerse Stuttgart Digital Custody receives its licence as a crypto custodian from BaFin.

2023

Boerse Stuttgart Group establishes a strategic partnership with the Swiss financial company Leonteq.

Leonteq acquires a 10 per cent stake in BX Swiss.