“We Strive to Be That Pan-European Infrastructure Provider.”

In a recent interview with The Trade, Rob Cranston, Head Equity Business Development Sales Strategy at Exchanges, reflects on the growing European footprint and ambition of SIX in the context of the acquisitions of the Spanish stock exchange and Aquis.

Furthermore, he shares insights about the drivers behind BME’s market share gains and outlines how SIX is approaching retail trading and future growth opportunities across its venues, in particular in the ETF space. This is exemplified by Quote on Demand, the on-exchange RFQ trading service of SIX Swiss Exchange that offers access to ETFs not just from Switzerland, but from across Europe.

As the only exchange operator providing listing and trading venues in all major European financial centers, including Switzerland, the EU, and the UK, SIX offers access to 16 capital markets with an aggregated market share of 15% in European equity trading. The interview was filmed during the TradeTech Europe Conference 2026 in Amsterdam, where SIX Swiss Exchange and BME Exchange were present with a booth, alongside Aquis Exchange. 

To support clients and other stakeholder in successfully operating in today’s complex markets, SIX Swiss Exchange regularly publishes its Trading InfoSnacks – a series of research papers that feature unique analysis and insights. Discover the latest edition Take Half the Spread – Go Lit or Go Dark? which analyses differences in order submission behaviour and execution performance between displayed (lit) and non displayed (dark) orders in Swiss Blue Chips.