Today, the Vienna Stock Exchange welcomed the 100th trading member to the exchange – biw Bank für Investments und Wertpapiere AG. The exchange now boasts 42 national and 58 international banks and brokers as direct trading members. Six new members have been acquired alone since the start of the year. International investors have been shifting their attention more and more to the financial market of Vienna: Within just a few years, along with the rising number of international investment firms, the share in the trading volume accounted for by international trading members has risen from zero to around two-thirds of total volume. The two management board members of the Vienna Stock Exchange, Michael Buhl and Heinrich Schaller, believe that this positive trend will continue.
Ranked by country, most foreign trading members come from Germany and Great Britain, followed by France and Holland. International trading members find the companies listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange attractive, above all, because of their commitment in the growth markets of Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe: 84 % of ATX companies do business in Eastern Europe. The Vienna Stock Exchange therefore plays the role of gateway to the promising region of Central and Eastern Europe.