Type: Public
On the web: http://deutsche-boerse.com
Employees: 3,490
Employee growth: (3.1%)

If Deutsche Börse's trading volume doesn't dominate European trading, maybe its trading technology will. The firm offers securities trading via the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the electronic Xetra platform, derivatives trading on the Eurex market, market information from the DAX indices, and global clearing services through subsidiary Clearstream. Frankfurt is Germany's largest stock exchange, and Eurex (which Deutsche Börse jointly operates with the SIX Swiss Exchange) is among the largest futures markets in the world. The company licenses Xetra, which boasts more than 10,000 securities from around the world, to other exchanges, including the Vienna Exchange.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $2,671.3M
One year growth: (13.5%)
Net income: $523.6M
Income growth: (22.5%)

Officers:
Chairman: Manfred Gentz
CEO: Reto Francioni
Deputy CEO and Member, Executive Board, Derivatives and Market Data Division: Andreas Preuß

Competitors:
NYSE Liffe
London Stock Exchange
NASDAQ OMX

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