Market Quality

Investors and trading members benefit from the excellent quality of Euronext markets, guaranteeing enhanced execution.

Given the variety of choices for places to trade, there is an implicit search cost. The higher the quality of a market the lower the explicit costs will be for the investor, therefore assuring a better quality of execution.

Why trade on Euronext markets

  • Transparency
  • The largest and deepest pool of liquidity in Europe
  • Liquidity Provider/Market Maker schemes ensuring liquidity provision
  • Best execution for market participants
  • A secured, reliable environment for investors
  • Optiq® cutting-edge trading technology offering ultra-low latency, stability and reliability.

Latest about market quality

As a leading pan-European exchange, it is our mission to set a level playing field for all and support investors and market participants in making their best execution choices.

With that goal, we provide:

  • Quantitative research papers on market microstructure and related regulatory topics, such as trading mechanisms and market flows 
  • "Euronext Equities Espresso”, a series of brief publications on equity trading, presented in a clear, easy-to-read format to deliver quick insights and key takeaways.
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The strength of ‘Made in Italy’ Equity Trading

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Available Euronext Statistics

Make better informed trading decisions with our wide range of quality market data on Euronext Cash and Derivatives Markets. Our statistical reports provide traders and issuers with vital information about market activity.

Cash Statistics

Cash market - Monthly statistics
Euronext Paris - New listings (historical document)
Euronext Paris sectorial indices - Complete historical key figures
Euronext Paris indices - Complete historical figures
Euronext Indices Monthly Key Index Facts
Euronext Indices Monthly Performance Report

Cash Statistics

Derivatives Statistics

Euronext - Daily Derivatives Statistics
Derivatives Market - Monthly Statistics

Derivatives Statistics

Fair and orderly markets

Market surveillance

Euronext strives to maintain a fair and orderly market at all times, ensuring a secure environment for investors. Activity on the market is closely monitored by our market surveillance teams in Amsterdam, Dublin, Oslo and Paris. 

Market surveillance

Trading safeguards

Euronext’s philosophy is not to halt trading except in extreme circumstances. To achieve this we have developed a full set of trading safeguards, including circuit breakers, designed to prevent situations of disorderly markets and detect unusual events.

Trading safeguards

Euronext Playbook for Incident Management

Euronext protocol for incident management and market outages, covering trading platforms on Optiq technology, including regulated Markets and MTFs. A strengthened Serious Incident Process (SIP) and more robust communication processes.

Read the playbook

Resilience during volatility

These are challenging times for everyone, and that is why operating resilient, fair and orderly markets has never been more crucial than today…

Resilience during volati…