Jim Cowles, Citigroup head of Equities in Europe, said: "Direct access to the Finnish market is an important step in Citigroup's continuing expansion of its pan-European equity platform. We are pleased that our presence will not only add value for our institutional clients around the world but will also help us to continue to provide an excellent service to our Finnish clients."
Including Citigroup Global Markets Ltd, Helsinki Stock Exchange now has 45 cash market trading members of which 29 members trade from abroad.
ABOUT OMX
OMX owns and operates the largest securities market in the Northern Europe and is a leading provider of marketplace services and solutions for the financial and energy markets. OMX consists of two
divisions: OMX Exchanges and OMX Technology. OMX Exchanges owns and operates the stock exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius as well as the central securities depositories in Finland, Estonia and Latvia. Through OMX Exchanges OMX offers access to 80 percent of the Nordic and Baltic securities market. OMX Technology is a provider of transaction technology, processing and outsourcing solutions. OMX is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the Helsinki Stock Exchange. For more information please visit www.omxgroup.com.
