SIX is set up in a responsible and transparent way. The corporate governance rules cover all areas and set down how we are managed, organized and controlled.
Stable infrastructure and innovative financial technology: SIX can do both. We therewith drive the competitiveness of our customers in Swiss and international financial markets.
At SIX, we are convinced that the future of finance has already begun. Financial market players must act now. That’s why we continuously feel the pulse of the market and invest accordingly in employees and technology.
As a key player in the financial markets, SIX supports the sustainable and responsible development of the financial markets.
SIX operates the infrastructure for the Swiss and Spanish financial centers, catering to a broad international client base. We provide services in the securities, financial information as well as the payments business.
SIX operates the infrastructure for the financial centers in Switzerland and Spain, thus ensuring the flow of information and money between financial market players. SIX offers exchange services, financial information and banking services with the aim of increasing efficiency, quality and innovative capacity along the entire value chain.
SIX connects financial market participants in Switzerland, Spain and throughout the world. The company is owned by around 120 national and international financial institutions. They are the main users of our services and our most important customers. Our close relationship with them guarantees stability of the financial infrastructure and processes, proximity to clients’ evolving business needs and competitive prices.
We aim to become the financial heartbeat across European capital markets and beyond by strengthening the core, accelerating growth through geographic expansion, value chain extension, and thematic growth, and moving forward as one aligned organization.
SIX delivered solid growth across all four business units in 2024, underscoring the strength of its diversified business model.
With SIX Swiss Exchange and BME Exchange in Spain, SIX is the third-largest exchange group in Europe by free-float market capitalization. The acquisition of UK-based Aquis in 2025 created a truly European exchange group with traditional primary exchange and MTF businesses across 16 markets including Switzerland, the EU, and the UK.
From the initial clearing of a trade to final payment, SIX also provides its clients access to its top-class range of post-trade services at every stage and in more than 50 countries worldwide.
As a global provider of financial information, SIX delivers high-quality reference, pricing, corporate action, ESG and regulatory data on multi assets classes, with specialized services in indices and ETFs.
As the competence center for Swiss payment transactions, SIX supports banks with innovative services in an increasingly digitalized world.
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Our company brochure Drive provides you with an overview of how the services of SIX contribute to making Switzerland a strong and competitive business center.
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In Europe, SIX is positioned as a top financial market infrastructure provider. This enables SIX to support the competitiveness of clients in its home markets of Switzerland and Spain, as well as globally, through superior services and innovation. SIX services not only benefit financial industry clients but also the wider economy and society as a whole. In line with this mission, SIX pursues a comprehensive range of objectives that includes all relevant stakeholders:
To meet these objectives in a fast-paced and global context, SIX relies on its distinctive business portfolio of exchanges, post-trade services, financial information, and banking infrastructure services. This diversified portfolio enables SIX to seize growth opportunities throughout the securities value chain and across banking infrastructure services that deliver superior customer value.
We drive the competitiveness of our customers in our home markets and in international financial markets through superior services and innovation.
First-Class Innovative Products and Services
SIX provides a unique portfolio of products and services in a highly dynamic market environment. Our services and innovations enable our clients to excel in their core business, reduce their operational costs, and create value.
Secure, Stable, and Efficient Infrastructure for Conventional and Digital Assets
As a financial market infrastructure (FMI), SIX plays a systemically important role in Swiss and Spanish financial centers. SIX is committed to the stability and efficient running of the financial markets – today and tomorrow.
Enabling a Sustainable Future
As an FMI, SIX plays a pivotal role in the transition to a greener, more sustainable economy by enabling the mobilization and reallocation of capital necessary for this transformation.
Vehicle for Growth and Value Creation
The consolidating global capital markets infrastructure and financial information landscape remain highly attractive. The diversified business portfolio of SIX allows the company to tap into the most promising growth opportunities within that field, creating an attractive value proposition for shareholder value creation.
SIX aims to remain number one in its home markets, grow as a leader in Europe, and become a significant player globally.
The Swiss Financial Center aims to be a global leader in sustainable finance, supporting the transition to a sustainable and prosperous economy.
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SIX has stood for innovation and stability on the global financial markets since 2008. Our strength is founded on our history: SIX was formed from the merger of experienced financial companies – with their beginnings going back to around 1930.
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