Deutsche Boerse was formed in Frankfurt in the early 1990s as a company that brought together the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, whose roots go back to the sixteenth century, and the other German exchanges and clearing services under a single operator. It was created to modernise German securities trading and to compete with the larger markets of London and New York. The group runs the Xetra electronic trading platform, the Eurex derivatives market and the Clearstream settlement business, and it compiles the DAX share index. It went public in 2001 and has attempted several large mergers, including a failed combination with the London Stock Exchange. Frankfurt remains continental Europe's leading financial centre alongside Paris.
Before and after
- 8 December 1991Founding of Commonwealth of Independent States
- 26 December 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 28 December 1991Publication of Sailor Moon
- 1992Construction of K'gari
- 1992Founding of Deutsche Börse
- 1992Višegrad massacres
- 1992Establishment of Pamir National Park
- 1992Founding of International Campaign to Ban Landmines
- 1992Construction of Okapi Wildlife Reserve
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- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations
- 4 April 1949Founding of NATO
- 1960Founding of Somalia
- 1 October 1963Founding of Nigeria
- 1 November 1993Founding of European Union
- 2015Rise of Wikipedia Asian Month
The era
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