As of today, 33 new shares from China, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan are tradable on the global market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. These include selected shares of world-renowned brands and companies such as the Alibaba Group (digital trading platform), Tata Motors (automobile manufacturer), Samsung Electronics (electronics group), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (semiconductor industry) and Sony (consumer electronics). Since its launch in summer 2017, a total of 571 securities from 24 countries have been offered to domestic investors in the global market segment.
"We have once again expanded our world menu and now also offer specialties from the Far East to domestic investors," says Christoph Boschan, CEO Vienna Stock Exchange. "Our international offering has been well received. Austrian investors appreciate trading globally renowned companies at domestic quality standards, familiar trading hours and lower expenses than abroad. As a result, the global market has become our second strongest segment since its launch last year".
In the global market segment, three market makers (Baader Bank, Lang & Schwarz and Raiffeisen Centrobank) ensure additional liquidity. By offering attractive prices, they ensure continuous trading from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Narrow spreads at high volumes ensure a prompt and cheaper execution for domestic private investors than abroad.
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