Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA

Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA was acquired by Euronext N.V. Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA operates and develops marketplaces for listing and trading of securities, registration and settlement of securities, and financial market data and Internet solutions in Norway. It operates through three segments: Oslo Børs, Verdipapirsentralen (VPS), and Oslo Market Solutions. The Oslo Børs segment organizes listing and trading of equities, equity certificates, ETPs, fixed income, and derivatives products. The VPS segment develops and markets products and services for banks, investment firms, investment management companies, and other financial institutions. This segment offers Web-based services, including VPS Corporate, a work platform for account operators; VPS Company Services, a solution that allows VPS-registered issuers to make use of the information registered about the securities; VPS Fixed Income, a work platform for account operators that operate fixed income VPS accounts for issuers; VPS Investor Services, a work platform used by account operators for operating investor accounts; and VPS Client Services, which provide investors access to information on their holdings of VPS registered securities. It also provides clearing and settlement services for trading in securities; and fund services for investment managers and other distributors of mutual fund products. The Oslo Market Solutions segment captures, processes, distributes, and presents financial market data. It sells information related to Norwegian securities; and specialized Web and Internet solutions for trading in securities and real-time presentation of market data. This segment serves issuers, investment firms, media players, and other parties involved with the financial markets. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Oslo, Norway.