Oslo Stock Exchange

The Oslo Stock Exchange (Norwegian: Oslo Børs ), the Stock Exchange of Norway with headquarters in the Norwegian capital Oslo. The OBX Index is the most important financial index on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

History

The Oslo Stock Exchange was founded in 1819 in what was then Christiania and was initially only a meeting place for the trading of ships, ship shares, foreign currencies and other goods. 1881 began the trading of securities, 1988, an extension to electronic commerce and since 1999 the stock market is a pure computer market.

Oslo Børs 2001, was transformed into a publicly traded corporation. The financial services provider DnB NOR has 18 % of the shares, the remainder is in free float.

In July 2009 it was announced that the NASDAQ stock market, which until then had around 6 % or more shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange, has sold its stake. The decision is based on the new technology partnership to rebuild the Oslo trading system, which is with the London Stock Exchange, one of the main competitors of the NASDAQ, received the Oslo Stock Exchange. With this decision, the strategic goals, the NASDAQ originally pursued by the shareholdings were invalid.