Bourse de Paris, Paris Bourse, Euronext Paris

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Bourse de Paris, Paris Stock Exchange

 

The Bourse de Paris, also called the Paris Bourse, was renamed last 2000 to Euronext Paris. The building is the famous Paris stock exchange. Stock trading activities in Paris have been housed in various locations in the city. One of the more popular venues is the Bourse de Paris, but other more informal spots include the rue Quincampoix, the rue Vivienne, and the back of the Paris opera house.

 

Finally, during the early 19th century, the stock trading activities were housed in the Palaise de la Bourse, also known as the Palais Brongiart in honor of architect Alexandre-Theodore Brogniart. Under the direction of the stockbrokers’ council, the Compagnie des agents de change operated the stock markets in Paris from the second half of the 19th century.

 

Around 60 agents de change, who were the Paris Bourse’s official stockbrokers, participated in the formation and establishment of prices and exchange. All agents de change has to be French citizens. They were nominated by former agents and approved by the Minister of Finance before being

appointed by the President of the Republic through the passing of a decree. As the years passed, the trading processes changed and during the late 1990s, the Euronext initiative was launched. This involved the alliance of the European stock exchanges.