Company

Innovation is in our DNA

From Berlin's first fintech to Europe's largest retail exchange

With a clever idea, pioneering spirit, and a highly motivated team, we founded the ECN Tradegate in 2001 as Berlin's first fintech company.

Initially operating as an off-exchange trading platform, it convinced investors with fast, automatic executions without brokerage fees or other charges.

Strong across the entire value chain

Tradegate AG successfully operates throughout the entire securities trading value chain.

Market Making

Liquidity is guaranteed

Tradegate AG ensures high liquidity at all times on the Tradegate Exchange.

Tradegate.Direct

Smart trading with our app

With our app, investors trade directly on Tradegate Exchange, the largest and most liquid retail exchange in Europe.

Berliner Effektenbank

At the highest level – and highly personal

Berliner Effektenbank combines traditional private banking with top-tier expertise in the world’s financial markets.

Mini Futures

Real prices, fair spreads

Since 2021, we have been issuing Mini Futures on liquid stocks listed on the Tradegate Exchange.

Reliability and Performance

Our systems are among the best in the world

In addition to managing its own IT infrastructure, Tradegate AG oversees the entire technical infrastructure of Tradegate Exchange. Our systems are housed in multiple data centers.

„Tradegate AG's mission is to make securities trading accessible, more efficient, and permanently cost-effective for private investors. We have been achieving this for over 25 years – and we have many more ideas to come."”

Holger Timm CEO and Founder
A Success Story

We have been shaping the future of securities trading for over 25 years.

1986

Predecessor firm is incorporated as Berliner Freiverkehr (Aktien) GmbH as a market specialist on the regional exchanges of Frankfurt and Berlin.

1999

Berliner Freiverkehr (Aktien) GmbH becomes Tradegate AG by transformation resolution dated June 18, 1999. Start of development of our own ECN.

2000

Launch of the ECN TRADEGATE®; extension of trading hours from 8:00 to 22:00 CET to align with US markets. This eventually becomes the German industry standard.

2007

The German federal regulator BaFin awards Tradegate AG a full banking license, effective January 1, 2008; recognition of trading platform TRADEGATE® as an MTF under MiFID guidelines.

2009

Berlin state authorities grant a license to operate a full stock exchange; bonds and ETFs are first listed on TRADEGATE®. Deutsche Börse AG acquires a strategic stake in Tradegate AG and the newly founded operating company for Tradegate Exchange.

2010

Official launch of trading on Tradegate Exchange. It is the first new stock exchange founded in Germany in over 150 years.

2011

The market share of Tradegate Exchange among retail investors surpasses the combined share of all German regional exchanges.

2015

Tradegate Exchange sets a new daily record with over 1 million individual transactions.

2016

Tradegate Exchange achieves a new milestone with over EUR 2 billion in daily turnover.

2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) formally recognizes Tradegate Exchange as the most significant European trading venue for major international stocks such as Amazon, Apple, and Tesla.

2019

Tradegate AG cements its position as a leading Berlin-based FinTech by acquiring the operating company of the historic Berlin Stock Exchange.

2020

Tradegate AG reaches a new daily turnover record of EUR 3.7 billion.

2021

Tradegate AG sets new records on Tradegate Exchange: At the beginning of the year, 8.1 million individual transactions with a trading volume of EUR 43 billion; at the year's end, a daily turnover record of EUR 4.22 billion. The company also expands its business to include the issuance of Mini Futures.

2024

A world first for private investors: Direct trading on Europe’s most liquid retail exchange, Tradegate Exchange, via tradegate.direct.

2025

Extension of trading hours to 07:30-22:00 CET

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