Euronext N.V. is a listed, high-tech company with strong European roots. It is the leading European stock exchange, with listing venues in Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Milan, Oslo and Paris. Our mission is to build the leading European market infrastructure, shaping the capital markets for future generations by making an impact on our industry and our ecosystem. Euronext connects local European economies to the global capital markets, to accelerate innovation and sustainable growth.
There are almost 2,000 companies listed on the Euronext exchanges, including national and international blue-chip companies such as AMSL, Unilever, Philips, Heineken and Just Eat Takeaway, with a total worth of almost €5.6 trillion. It is also the leading exchange for derivatives, with on average 3.3 million transactions per day with a transaction value of €11.26 billion, and is home to more than 500 indices, including the AEX, the Dutch flagship index. With four central securities depository (CSDs) and one clearing house in Europe, Euronext manages the entire capital markets value chain.
Euronext Amsterdam, oldest stock exchange in the world
The origin of Euronext can be traced to the founding of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in the 16th century, the oldest stock exchange in the world. In 2000 Euronext was founded by the strategic merger of exchanges in Amsterdam, Paris and Brussels.
Euronext nowadays is an international, intercultural company, which provides its more than 2,200 employees in more than 20 countries worldwide with a dynamic work environment at a high-tech company. In the Netherlands a total of 200 professionals help build the future of our fast-growing company.
Heart of the Dutch financial capital market
Euronext Amsterdam is located in the lively city centre of Amsterdam at the historical exchange building at Beursplein 5. This historical building is the heart of the Dutch financial capital market. With around 35 tenant companies all active in the ecosystem of the Amsterdam stock exchange, our building functions as a trading, knowledge and network centre in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.