The vast majority of stock trades in Frankfurt were made through the electronic Xetra trading venue, rather than the traditional Börse Frankfurt trading floor. The number of prime standard shares traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange jumped to over eight billion units during March 2020, due to the economic crash caused coronavirus pandemic. At this time, the DAX index - which is comprised of the 40 largest German companies on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange who meet the prime standard - fell by around 35 percent. As of March 2023, the monthly number of total transactions increased to around 3.92 billion.
Monthly transaction volume of prime standard shares listed on the different trading venues of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange from January 2019 to March 2023
(in million units)
The prime standard is contrasted to the general standard, and refers to a higher set of transparency standards companies need to comply with. Companies need to meet these requirements in order to be listed in the DAX, MDAX, TecDAX and SDAX indices, all of which are also managed by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Totals calculated by Statista using values provided by the source.
According to the source, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange comprises of three exchange trading venues:
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