Today the Warsaw Stock Exchange conducts trading in financial instruments on three markets. On the WSE Main List (regulated market) 384 companies are listed, including 23 foreign ones, with the total market capitalization around PLN 782 bn (app. EUR 196 bn - as of  September 9, 2010). In the eight months of 2010 equities trading value on the WSE reached PLN 286 bn (EUR 72 bn), which made the Warsaw bourse again a leader in the Central-Eastern and South-Eastern European region, in terms of trading value in equities.

NewConnect, an alternative market run by the WSE, provides the opportunity to co-finance innovative companies and to share in the rewards of their rapid growth. Since the beginning of the operations of this market in late 2007, nearly 160 companies (including 3 foreign ones) became listed, gaining totally PLN 480 m (nearly EUR 120 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. 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 first eight months year 2010, brought 70 new companies (including 2 foreign ones) to the market, which debuted on the WSE Main List as well as on NewConnect. The total value of their IPOs amounted to PLN 13,2 bn (EUR 3,3 bn). Year 2010 also 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 8,1 bn (EUR 2 bn).

The WSE may already be considered as an international market. Already eight of the 10 largest companies in the CEE region are listed on the WSE Main List. Foreign investors had 47% 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.

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