Swiss Stock Exchange, Stock exchange in Zürich, Switzerland

The Swiss Stock Exchange is a trading platform for financial instruments in Zürich that handles shares, bonds, and exchange-traded funds. The market provides access to over 60,000 securities and connects issuers with investors from different regions.

The Zürich exchange was founded in 1873; Geneva's had opened in 1850 and Basel's followed in 1866 or 1876. In 1993 Geneva, Basel and Zürich merged into the Verein Schweizerische Effektenbörse, which took over trading in 1995 and replaced floor trading with the world's first fully automated trading, clearing and settlement system. Renamed SWX in 1999 and SIX Swiss Exchange in 2008 after merging with SIS Group and Telekurs.

The exchange's official name appears in four languages: Schweizer Börse, Bourse suisse, Borsa svizzera and Swiss Exchange. The raised letters "BÖRSE" on the façade of the old Zürich exchange building at Bleicherweg 5 recall the era of floor trading, which ended there in 1996 when the closing bell rang for the last time.

The exchange is a trading venue, not a visitor attraction; its headquarters is at Pfingstweidstrasse in Zürich-West, while the old exchange building at Bleicherweg 5 near Paradeplatz still stands but no longer serves as an exchange. Trading is fully electronic, so there are no trading floors to observe.

The segment for medium-sized companies allows firms with lower requirements to enter the public capital market. This access option differs from the main market through simplified admission conditions.