The German stock exchange is one of the world's main movers on the financial markets and makes Frankfurt, along with London, a major European financial centre.

Visitor Centre - admission and opening hours

Discover the world of finance in the interactive visitor centre, where you can find out all about how shares are traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

The centre will offer many interactive modern displays and lessons on whether it makes sense to buy shares even for ordinary retail investors.

You will learn all about the history of the financial markets and you can also see the main room where shares on the German DAX are traded through a glass wall.

Admission - free
Opening hours - 10:00 to 16:30, Monday to Friday (closed Saturday and Sunday)

As the room capacity is limited, we strongly recommend booking online at the official website: deutsche-boerse.com.

The statue of the bull and the bear

On the Börsenplatz right in front of the main building you will find the iconic bronze statues of a bull chasing away a bear.

The sculpture carries a clear symbolism, as it is the rising financial markets that are referred to as "bullish" and investors anticipating rising prices are called "bulls".

Conversely, falling markets are called 'bearish'.

The statues were unveiled in 1985 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Their architect is the artist Reinhard Dachlauer.

A similar and even more famous statue Charging Bull can also be found in New York, the financial capital of the world.

How to get there

The German Stock Exchange building is located on the small, unassuming Börsenplatz square right in the centre of Frankfurt.

The nearest public transport stops are:

U-Bahn - Hauptwache station (approx. 200 metres)
- lines U1, U2, U3, U6, U7, U8
S-Bahn - Hauptwache station (approx. 200 metres)
- lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S6, S8, S9
Tram - stop Römer/Paulskirche (approx. 650 metres)
- lines 11, 12, 14, 16, 18