WIG20

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The WIG20 is a capitalization-weightedstock market index of the twenty largest companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Established on April 16, 1994. WIG is an acronym for "Warszawski Indeks Giełdowy", which translates to Warsaw Stock Index in Polish. However, so that no sector would dominate the index, the rule was introduced that there can be a maximum of 5 companies per sector. In this way, for example, there are 5 banks in the index. Companies also have different shares in the index, with clear consequences.

Warsaw Stock ExchangeThe Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) (Polish: Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie (GPW)) is a stock exchange in Warsaw, Poland. Founded in 1817, it was located in the Saxon Palace until 1877 when it was moved to the Exchange Building at the Saxon Garden. Currently, it is located at ul. Książęca 4 in the Śródmieście District of Warsaw in the Exchange Center Building (Polish: Centrum Giełdowe) opened in 2000.

Stock market indexIn finance, a stock market index or stock index is an index that measures the performance of a stock market, or of a subset of a stock market. It helps investors compare current stockprice levels with past prices to calculate market performance. Two of the primary criteria of an index are that it is investable and transparent: The methods of its construction are specified.

WIG30The WIG30 is a capitalization-weightedstock market index of the thirty major Polishblue chip companies traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). The WIG30 index has been published since 23 September, 2013, based on the value of the portfolio of shares of the 30 largest and most liquid companies on the WSE Main Market. The base value of the index was established on December 28, 2012, and amounted to 2,582.98 points. The index is published alongside WIG20 index.

Blue chip (stock market)A blue chip is capital stock of a joint-stock company with a national reputation for quality, reliability, and the ability to operate profitably in both good and bad times. OriginAs befits the sometimes high-risk nature of stock picking, the term "blue chip" derives from the card gamepoker. The simplest sets of poker chips include white, red, and blue chips, with American tradition dictating that the blues are highest in value.

Capitalization-weighted indexA capitalization-weighted (or cap-weighted) index, also called a market-value-weighted index is a stock market index whose components are weighted according to the total market value of their outstanding shares. Every day an individual stock's price changes and thereby changes a stock index's value.

Erste Bank PolskaErste Bank Polska SA is a Polish universal bank based in Wrocław, Poznań and Warsaw. It is the third largest bank in Poland in terms of assets value and the number of outlets. It was formed in 2026 by rebranding of Santander Bank Polska following the purchase of a controlling stake by the Vienna-based Erste Group. HistoryIn June 2025 Santander announced the sale of 49% of the bank to Erste Group.

Xetra (trading system)Xetra (Market Identifier Code: XETR) is a trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange based in Frankfurt, Germany. In 2015, 90 percent of all trading in shares at all German exchanges was transacted through the Xetra trading venue. With regard to DAX listings, Xetra has 60 percent market share throughout Europe.

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