Market Making

Providers of liquidity have proven themselves on all leading stock exchanges in the world.

Shares in one of the selection indices of Deutsche Börse must be continuously tradable. The underlying criterion is the liquidity of the security. If they do not meet the corresponding criterion, (XLM <= 100bp and order book turnover >= €2.5m) at least one Designated Sponsor must be engaged.

Designated Sponsors ensure higher liquidity by offering binding quotes for the buying and selling of a share. The probability that orders placed are executed thereby increases considerably. Based on the principle “liquidity attracts liquidity”, actively supported shares are more popular with investors.

Designated Sponsors ensure liquidity in continuous Xetra® trading. Thereby it may be required to assign at least one Designated Sponsor, subject to the liquidity of the share. More