Organisation by Business Fields

The SIX Swiss Exchange is part of the Cash Market Division of SIX Group. That division also encompasses the London-based international securities exchange SWX Europe (formerly virt-x) as well as the financial market data vendor SIX Exfeed. The SIX Swiss Exchange is also engaged in very successful joint ventures with Europe's leading index provider, STOXX, as well as Swiss Fund Data.

The SIX Swiss Exchange operates several trading platforms and is the marketplace for various types of securities such as domestic shares, CHF-denominated bonds, multicurrency international bonds, ETFs, ETSFs and Swiss-franc repurchase agreements (repos). Since August 1996, trading on SIX Swiss Exchange has been conducted solely on an electronic basis.

Moreover, die SIX Swiss Exchange performs regulatory tasks in Switzerland: within the scope of self-regulation as prescribed by law, it determines the requirements for listing and maintaining the listing of securities on the SIX Swiss Exchange. SIX Swiss Exchange is subject to Swiss law (the Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading, SESTA) and is supervised by the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC).

Incorporation of SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd. into the SIX Group business fields.