Basel Stock Exchange

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The Basel Stock Exchange was a stock exchange in Basel, Switzerland between 1866 and 1993, where it merged into SWX Swiss Exchange.

Basel Stock Exchange building at the Aeschenplatz Basel - 2017 - Gebaude Basler Borse.jpg
Basel Stock Exchange building at the Aeschenplatz


It had two homes: the original Alter Borse site at Aeschenplatz  [ de ] in 1866 and the newer Marktgasse building from 1906. [1] Both buildings are apparently referred to as the Old Bourse.

Activities in the Basel Stock Exchange building ceased in 1998. [2]

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References

  1. "Alte Börse - Basel, Switzerland - Current and Former Exchanges". WayMarking.
  2. "Basler Börse - Basel, Switzerland - Current and Former Exchanges". WayMarking.