Deutsche Borse is the stock marketplace which is involved in share trading and also in the trading of other tradable stocks as securities. It is a joint stock company and it was founded in 1993. The management headquarters of this company is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

The Deutsche Borse also serves to be the transaction services provider consisting of services like playing bank, offering credit cards, offering insurance, providing consumer finance, stock brokerage, regulating investment funds, and also working with some government sponsored enterprises.

The financial transaction services of the company contributed to 20% of the total market capital strength per the S&P value weighed index in the United States.

The Deutsche Borse provides the investors with a global access to capital markets.

The Deutsche Borse has more than 3200 employees across Europe, the United States and in Asia. Deutsche Börse also operates through branches in Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Czech Republic. They also have their branch offices in London, Paris, Chicago, New York, Hong Kong, and Dubai.

WB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, which is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, is one of the major share trading centers in the globe operating on securities. They have a share turnover of nearly 90%. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is the leading German stock exchange stock exchange service provider.

Some of the other German stock exchanges are situated in Berlin, and they have merged with Bremen in 2003, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, and Stuttgart. Deutsche Börse AG is in charge of the operational activities of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Deutsche Börse also owns the Clearstream, which is a clearing house based in Luxembourg.

The Clearstream was formed in January 2000 via the merger of Cedel International with the Deutsche Börse Clearing.

In 2001, Deutsche Börse attempted to join with the London Stock Exchange, this was strategically categorized by a takeover bid in 2006; however, they were not accepted by the LSE. Werner Seifert, the CEO during this process was pressurized by the main shareholder in 2006 to resign from his position.

Deutsche Börse altered their plans and they entered into well planned and advanced negotiations to merge with Euronext. The Euronext probably would have purchased the two of the biggest stock exchanges in Europe into one holding; however, the New York Stock Exchange defeated the Deutsche Börse’s final bid proposed for Euronext in 2006.

On December 7, 2008, Deutsche Boerse refused the rumors that they are likely to join with NYSE Euronext in attempts to create the world’s leading stock exchange; however, the company maintained that it followed the matter.

On December 8, 2008 the company reported that the talks with which started on November 25, 2008 were closed in this regards since there was no path to such a happening due to the difference which came about in the valuation of the company, its assets and capabilities.

The major shareholders in the Deutsche Borse now as follows:

• TCI, The Children’s Investment Fund, a London-based hedge fund.
• Atticus Capital, a U.S.-based hedge fund.