SIX Swiss Exchange

www.six-swiss-exchange.com  
Tel : 41 58 854 5454
Fax : 41 58 854 2233

 

Representatives

Chairman of the Board of Directors : Prof. Dr. Peter Gomez

CEO SIX Group : Dr. Urs Rüegsegger

 

Types of Securities Traded

Name of Trading Systems

(Cash & Derivatives)

Trading Hours

 

 

 

 

Central Limit Order Book (CLOB)

 

Swiss Federal Bonds

 

08:30 – 17:00

All shares and investment funds

 

09:00 – 17:30*

Rights

 

09:15 – 17:15

All bonds (with the exception of Swiss Federal Bonds and international bonds), credit-linked notes, bond-linked notes

 

09:30 – 17:00

* In the Trading segments Shares and Investment Funds an auction is conducted from 17.20 to 17.30

 

 

 

 

Market Maker Book (MMB)

 

ETFs and Warrants on Swiss Federal Bonds

 

09:00 – 17:00

Warrants on equity securities, - baskets, - indices, - commodities and currencies, structured warrant products, certificates, structured bond products, ETSFs

 

09:15 – 17:15

ETFs (except for ETFs on Swiss Federal Bonds)

 

09:00 – 17:30

Interest rate derivatives, international bonds (except for international bonds with differing initial denomination)

 

09:30 – 17:00

 

 

 

 

Market Maker Book - Fill-or-Kill (MMB-FoK)

 

International bonds (with differing initial denomination)

 

09:30 – 17:00

Current details of trading segments and hours can be found at:

http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/participants/trading/exchange_hours/trading_hours_en.html#

 

Supervisory Body

Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)

Name of Clearing Organization

  • SIX X-Clear
  • LCH.Clearnet Ltd

Settlement Cycle

T + 3

Name of Central Securities Depository

SIX SIS AG

Commissions on Transactions levied by Exchange

Exchange fees are listed in Directives. The relevant directives can be found at :

 

http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/participants/regulation/directives_en.html

 

Taxes on Dividends, Interests

Withholding tax, 35%

2011 Share ownership thresholds (%)

A company incorporated in Switzerland whose equity securities are listed, in whole or in part in Switzerland and thereby attains, falls below or exceeds the threshold percentages of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 33 1/3, 50

Short selling (Yes / No)

Yes

Short selling conditions (if any)

Investors must fulfill settlement within the standard settlement cycle (Covered Short)
 

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