Aquis Exchange PLC operates as a multilateral trading facility in Europe. The company operates through three segments: Aquis Exchange, Aquis Stock Exchange, and Aquis Technologies. It also provides exchange and regulatory technology to third parties. The company offers a trading platform with a subscription-based pricing model based on electronic messaging traffic; and access for clients to trade in approximately 1,700 stocks and ETFs across 15 European markets, as well as licenses its exchange related technology to various international financial services clients across various asset classes. It also provides data services to third party vendors. The company offers its platform for investment banks and brokers acting on behalf of institutions, such as pension funds, asset managers, and retail brokers. Aquis Exchange PLC was incorporated in 2012 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Aquis Exchange PLC

Aquis Exchange PLC (“Aquis”) is a creator and facilitator of next-generation financial markets, through the provision of accessible, simple and efficient stock exchanges, trading venues and technology.

Aquis consists of three divisions: Aquis Markets, a subscription-based exchange offering pan-European cash equities trading; Aquis Technologies, which develops and licenses next-generation exchange technology globally; and Aquis Stock Exchange, a growth and regulated primary exchange delivering capital to companies via the listing and trading of shares.

Aquis Markets operates lit and dark order books, periodic auctions, and Europe's largest alternative closing auction service, covering 16 European markets. For its lit books, Aquis uses a subscription pricing model which works by charging users according to the message traffic they generate, rather than a percentage of the value of each stock that they trade.

Find Aquis Technologies at www.linkedin.com/company/Aquis-Technologies

Find Aquis Stock Exchange at www.linkedin.com/company/AquisStockExchange

Aquis is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and France's Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution and Autorité des Marchés Financiers to operate Multilateral Trading Facility businesses in the UK & Switzerland markets and in EU27 markets respectively. Aquis Exchange PLC is quoted on the Aquis Stock Exchange and on the Alternative Investment Market of the LSE (AIM) market.

Aquis Exchange

We are pleased to announce our unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2023, with highlights including:

✔ Net revenue up 17% to £9.7m 
✔ Profit before tax up 64% to £1.1m 
✔ All four divisions were profitable over the period
 
Aquis CEO, Alasdair Haynes, said:

“2023 so far has been a year of continued momentum for Aquis, with revenues continuing to increase across all divisions. 

“Following the successful integration of the Aquis Matching Pool in 2022, Aquis Markets has seen increased revenues. We have also worked to further diversify the products that will be made available to members, adding block trading via OptimX Markets and changing our proprietary trading rule to give members greater execution choice along with best execution outcomes. These changes are laying the foundations for future growth in market share over the medium-term.

“Our Aquis Technologies contract pipeline has continued to develop as expected, with a renewal and an extension over the period demonstrating the long-term nature of these relationships.

“Within Aquis Data, we were pleased to see significant progress towards an EU consolidated tape during the period, which is likely to disproportionately benefit Aquis.

“And finally despite challenging market conditions, we remain positive on the long-term potential of the Aquis Stock Exchange, which remains profitable. 

“With economic uncertainty continuing to affect all market participants, we are pleased to be delivering continued growth, strategic progress and value for shareholders. We have had a positive start to 2023, with continued revenue growth across all divisions and trading remains in line with Board expectations for the full year.”

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Did you know that approximately a quarter of all value traded on European exchanges executes at the close?

In the second blog of his series on the most popular trading mechanisms in Europe, Max Wildenberg explores and explains the mechanics of the closing auction and the ways in which trading firms leverage its unique features to meet their best execution requirements.

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As many of you know, men’s health has been an issue close to our hearts at Aquis this year as our founder Alasdair Haynes battled cancer last Christmas.

Thankfully Alasdair is now in full health and more energised than ever, but many others are not as lucky. This Movember, inspired by Alasdair, 32 Aquis staff (and one staff spouse) have chosen to fundraise for men’s health through moustache-growing, running, walking, rowing and push-ups.

We’ve raised £4,021 so far but donations remain open for the next week – if you can donate and would like to support a worthy cause, please find our fundraising link here: 

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This week marks 10 years since the first trade on Aquis Markets.  🎇 

It was a pleasure to celebrate earlier in the year with clients, partners and supporters of Aquis Markets, Aquis Technologies and Aquis Stock Exchange. 

We've come a long way over a decade - and we're just getting started! 

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