The Warsaw Stock Exchange traces its origin to the Warsaw Mercantile Exchange, founded May 12, 1817 by decree of Grand Duke Constantine Romanov and opened for trading four days later in the city's Old Town Hall; it was shut down during the Second World War and re-established in its present form on April 16, 1991, when its first trading session listed only five stocks. Headquartered since 2000 in the Exchange Center Building on Ksiazeca Street in Warsaw, it is the largest stock exchange in Central and Eastern Europe, trading shares, bonds, subscription rights and derivatives, and as of February 2026 listed 399 companies with a combined market capitalization of about 701.6 billion US dollars. Poland's State Treasury holds a 35 percent stake in the exchange, with the remainder held by private investors.
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Founding YearSourced to the subject's own accountInfobox gives 12 May 1817 as the original founding date and 12 April 1991 as re-establishment in its current form after the communist-era closure. Founding DateSourced to the subject's own accountInfobox gives 12 May 1817 as the original founding date and 12 April 1991 as re-establishment in its current form after the communist-era closure. HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account Geography
Country or Jurisdiction ServedWikidata Q59551, property P17 (country). Classification
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1. Warsaw Stock Exchange (Wikipedia)
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city = Warsaw country = Poland
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foundation = May 12, 1817; April 12, 1991 (in current form)
Infobox, foundation field (founding date)
foundation = May 12, 1817; April 12, 1991 (in current form)
Introduction, institution-subtype
The Warsaw Stock Exchange traces its origin to the Warsaw Mercantile Exchange, founded May 12, 1817 by decree of Grand Duke Constantine Romanov and opened for trading four days later in the city's Old Town Hall; it was shut down during the Second World War and re-established in its present form on April 16, 1991, when its first trading session listed only five stocks.
In Group: Stock Exchanges of Europe, Lead paragraph
is a stock exchange in Warsaw, Poland.
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