The Warsaw Stock Exchange is the largest market in Central Europe in terms of capitalization, trading value, number and types of instruments traded, as well as organizational and technical solutions used. Trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange is order-driven and fully electronic. The Warsaw Stock Exchange offers both cash and derivative products under one roof. Current WSE cash products’ list includes: equities, bonds, pre-emptive rights, rights to shares as well as investment certificates. WSE derivatives market is one of the most promising in Europe, with structured instruments and derivatives, i.e. futures contracts, options and index participation units listed.

Today the Warsaw Stock Exchange conducts trading in financial instruments on two markets. On the WSE Main List (regulated market) 378 companies are listed, including 22 foreign ones, with the total market capitalization around PLN 728 bn (app. EUR 182 bn - as of May 12, 2010). In the first four months of 2010 equities trading value on the WSE reached EUR 15.1 bn, which made the Warsaw bourse a leader in the Central-Eastern and South-Eastern European region, in terms of trading value in equities. The turnover value on the WSE market in this period has not only exceed that of the Wiener Boerse (EUR 13.7 bn) but also that of the Athens Exchange (EUR 14.6 bn).

Another market run by the WSE it is NewConnect, which provides with the opportunity to co-finance innovative companies and share in the rewards of their rapid growth. Since the beginning of the operations of this market in late 2007, nearly 130 companies became listed, gaining totally nearly EUR 110 m from the market.

The bond market Catalyst – the latest project of the WSE - was launched on 30 September 2009. It operates on transaction platforms of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and BondSpot (formerly MTS CeTO). Catalyst comprises four trading platforms. Two platforms operated by the WSE (a regulated market and an alternative trading system) are dedicated to retail investors; two BondSpot markets (regulated market and ATS) are dedicated to wholesale investors, enabling trading in municipal bonds, corporate bonds, and mortgage bonds.

The year 2009, brought 38 new domestic companies to the market, which debuted on the WSE Main List as well as on NewConnect. The total value of their IPOs amounted to EUR 1.6 bn. Year 2010 on the other hand brought the largest IPO in the history of the WSE of PZU insurance company, which attracted an unprecedented wave of interest from both individual and institutional investors, and gaining for the company PLN 8 bn (EUR 2 bn).

The WSE may already be considered as an international market. Six of the 10 largest companies in the CEE region are listed on the WSE Main List. Foreign investors had 37% share in equity trading on the WSE Main List and constitute an important shareholder group in WSE-listed companies. The presence of 20 remote members (these include world famous investment companies operating globally) on the Warsaw Stock Exchange strengthens additionally its international status. The Warsaw Stock Exchange has a good reputation among not only Polish but also foreign investors, financial institutions and issuers. The development of the WSE is facilitated by its advanced infrastructure, typical of a mature market, as well as a legislation in full compliance with EU standards.

Creating a new quality in communication on the capital market, the WSE provides an easy access to market information, by its market data platforms such as: www.wse.com.pl, www.newconnect.eu, www.WSEInfoSpace.eu and www.WSEInternational.eu.